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Adjustment to Change

Postgraduate | TAS-KHA507 | 2021

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Part of a degree
Duration
13 weeks

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Adjustment to Change

About this subject

  • Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to: 

    1. Identify and articulate the challenges of coping with life events and the diversity and variability of experiences of change, loss, grief, trauma and the meanings attached to them.
    2. Demonstrate an understanding of key theories related to change, loss, grief or trauma
    3. Respond constructively to the change experiences of others through the application of the understandings gained in Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
    4. Identify and articulate key themes in the understanding of the nature of trauma and of trauma responses and its assessment
    5. Assess and intervene appropriately in the aftermath of the experience of trauma

Entry requirements

To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s).

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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