HENAE6119 Responding to Challenge: Trauma Informed Practice
This course is designed to develop knowledge and understanding of ways in which trauma experiences can impact mental health, social and emotional wellbeing, behaviour and learning within school contexts. Trauma can affect behaviour presentations, the capacity to self-regulate and the ability to form trusting relationships with others, creating the need for teachers to manage safety, support wellbeing and co-regulate behaviour. Underpinning the content of the course is the understanding that effective teachers manage challenging behaviour through supportive, responsive techniques rather than coercive or punitive measures. Within this course, brain-based insights, relationship-based approaches and responsive teaching methods are explored to identify effective strategies for establishing a safe, supportive learning environment for all students. This includes learners who have experienced harm, (physical, mental, social and/or emotional), are at risk of harm, or have caused harm to others. A range of universal, targeted and individual strategies for supporting communication, wellbeing, participation, engagement and achievement will be investigated through a trauma-informed, multi-tiered approach to planning. Students will examine relationships between wellbeing, behaviour and learning to enhance an understanding of the nuances of characteristics, causes and presentation of learning challenges, social disruptions and problematic behaviours. Particular attention will be given to examining trauma-informed pedagogies and implications of legislative requirements, government and community initiatives and whole school approaches.
Commonwealth supported place (CSP)
A CSP is subsidised by the Australian Government and students pay a contribution amount. Each unit is classified into a band, depending on the study area of the unit (this discipline may be different from the study area of your course).
2025 contribution amount* $578
2025 grandfathered contribution amount* $578
Grandfathered contribution amount - if you are a continuing student, who commenced your course before 1 January 2021, you will continue paying the same amount as you would have, had legislative reforms not been implemented, for any units that would otherwise have an increased student contribution amount.
* For Clinical Psychology & Professional Pathways bands the unit fee amount is determined by accredited courses. Students in Postgraduate Clinical Psychology, Professional Pathway Psychology or Professional Pathway Social Work accredited courses should refer to the information below.
