Module Title
Adversity and Resilience 2 (Adult Residential Care)
Keywords
Trauma, Abuse, Adversity, Therapeutic relationships, Resilience, Personal and Professional Development |
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Prerequisites for Module
Satisfactory completion of all Stage 2 modules or equivalent.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To enable students to understand the rationale for therapeutic interventions and to be able to select appropriate interventions for working with adults. To develop the knowledge and skills required to develop a relationship based intervention with adults. To develop personal and professional awareness around development of the social pedagogical role.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Appraise the rationales and theoretical frameworks for therapeutic work in the context of abuse and associated trauma with adults.
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Assess therapeutic needs, techniques and strategies to draw on strengths, aid recovery and develop resilience when working in adults.
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Evidence awareness of the dynamics of relational work and management of the personal and professional impact of working with abuse and trauma.
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Indicative Module Content
Theoretical basis of creative therapeutic approaches. Communication. Working with the short and long term impact of adversity. Assessment of needs and strengths. Creative therapeutic approaches. Therapeutic relationship with adults. Group Care. Safe care. Health and wellbeing. Professional and personal competencies. Values. Reflective practitioners. Codes of Practice. Evidence based practice.
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Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Distance Learning | Lectures and Tutorials
| 20 |
Directed Study
| | ODL Materials
| 90 |
Private Study
| | Private Study
| 40 |
Mode of Delivery
This module is based on directed and private study supplemented by lectures, seminars and tutorials. Introductory lectuers are linked to work materials.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2,3
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All learning outcomes will be assessed by an essay.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | MURPHY, D. and JOSEPH, S., 2013. eds. Trauma and the Therapeutic Relationship: Approaches to Process and Practice. London: Palgrave MacMillan.
| | 2. | REICH, J. W., ZAUTRA, A. J. and STUART HALL, J., eds. 2010. Handbook of Adult Resilience. New York: Guilford Press.
| | 3. | SOUTHWICK, S.M., LITZ, B.T., CHARNEY, D, and FRIEDMAN, M.J., eds. 2011. Resilience and Mental Health: Challenges Across the Lifespan. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
| | 4. | UNGAR, M., 2013. Ed. The Social Ecology of Resilience: A Handbook of Theory and Practice. New York: Springer.
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