Working with Children and Young People

About this subject

• What you'll learn

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

  1. understand theories of child development and normal development trajectories
  2. understand the different disorders of childhood and adolescence
  3. understand the process of attachment in children and its role in development
  4. understand the impact of the experience of trauma and illness on development
  5. gain knowledge and skills for engaging children and adolescents in therapy

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-CEP-GCE-2022 - Graduate Certificate in Counselling for Education Professionals
• TAS-COU-GDI-2022 - Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

• TAS-KHA501-Counselling Skills 1

Others

Subject available as postgraduate open access, with the requirement of a completed bachelors level degree or equivalent.

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.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.