Unit of Study INDG1008 Aboriginal Community Wellbeing (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian Peoples
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to recent theories of human development and childhood trauma through group exercises and activities, supported by informed presentations and discussions. The teaching methods employed support students to identify the short and long-term consequences of childhood trauma. Various therapeutical responses are examined and explored, in relation to addressing the effects of childhood traumatisation.

Unit content

Topic 1: Childhood trauma
Topic 2: Cross-cultural child raising
Topic 3: Socio-historical concept of childhood and traumatisation
Topic 4: Emotional first aid/emotional literacy
Topic 5: Healing responses to therapies

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Online	Term1,4	N/A

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate an understanding of the definitions and theories of childhood traumatisation and emotional first aid in working with children

discuss and evaluate the importance of play in a child's life and its role in transforming trauma

demonstrate an understanding of creative and narrative therapies in working with families and children.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Tutorial 2 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Journal	40%
Essay	60%

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Domestic

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