Fees: US$600 Course Dates: |
Overall Objectives
The general objective of the course is to share knowledge on Trauma with an aim of equipping participants with core competences necessary for Trauma healing and management.
Specific Objectives
By the end of the course, the participants should be able to:
- Discuss four core theories in counselling and their view of the human being;
- Engage in counselling practice and employ techniques of attending, non anxious listening, observation of verbal and non verbal communication and empathic communication;
- Define stress and state its effects on the human person and identify at least three coping mechanisms
- Discuss the relationship between stress and trauma;
- Identify the signs and symptoms of trauma;
- Define reconciliation and identify different models of reconciliation at the work place and in the community at large;
- Conduct a training of trainers session.
Target Group
The course targets health and development workers or those with the potential to offer psychological support to persons that have been through a traumatic moment. It is beneficial to diverse sectors such as health and health-related and educational institutions, social services institutions, faith-based and non-governmental organisations.
Course Organisation
Unit 1: Understanding Counselling (Concepts and Self awareness
Unit 2: Theories of counselling
Unit 3: Communication in Counselling
Unit 4: Concept of Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Unit 5: Trauma in children
Unit 6: Psychological Debriefing
Unit 7: Care for the Care Giver
Unit 8: Reconciliation
Unit 9: Training of Trainers
