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Overview
The Trauma Aware Practice: Supporting Children Experiencing Adversity programme at the University of Worcester explores experiences such as poverty, family breakdown, homelessness, abuse, bereavement, serious illness, injury and imprisonment.
You will use evidence from education, psychology and health to examine how multiple adversities can affect children throughout their lives. The programme critically considers trauma responses, post-traumatic stress and toxic stress.
Why study the Trauma Aware Practice: Supporting Children Experiencing Adversity programme at the University of Worcester?
Through case studies, you will explore resilience, strength-based practice and therapeutic approaches such as play therapy, nature therapy, family group conferencing, nurture groups, bibliotherapy and life-journal work.
Completing the Trauma Aware Practice: Supporting Children Experiencing Adversity programme at the University of Worcester can help you become more responsive to children’s needs. You will also examine vicarious trauma, compassion fatigue and the importance of professional supervision and self-care.
Programme Structure
Course include:
Childhood adversity and trauma responses
Post-traumatic stress and toxic stress
Resilience and strength-based practice
Therapeutic approaches for supporting children
Vicarious trauma, supervision and practitioner self-care
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 3 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
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Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
Online
Campus Location
- Worcester, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
GPA Lower Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
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Other requirements
General requirements
General admission requirements for entry to the programme are:
- A good honours degree (2.2 or above) and a significant interest in education and/or equivalent professional qualifications, experience and evidence of continuing professional development.
- International students must hold a qualification equivalent to a UK first or second class honours degree.
- All International student for whom English is not their first language are required to achieve IELTS 6.5 or equivalency – with no less than 5.5 in any element.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1622 GBP / full≈ 1622 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1622 GBP / full≈ 1622 GBP / full
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