Essay on Social Work Trauma Informed Practice With a Chosen at-risk Population Group

Learning Outcomes to be assessed

1. Utilise relevant concepts and theories from professional literature in practice situations involving trauma
2. Identify and implement various appropriate interventions to help client work on trauma
3. Recognise the indicators of post-traumatic stress disorder and various strengths, resources and resilience among people experiencing trauma

Purpose

This assessment provides you with the opportunity to choose a population at risk and discuss how social work practice and trauma informed responses can support wellbeing, healing, and recovery. The aim of this assessment is to demonstrate your understanding of trauma with population at risk, discussing trauma informed approaches and responses to support this group. This discussion paper brings together learnings from the entire topic and will demonstrate consolidation of knowledge and practice.

Task Overview

Note; this is not a case study - do not use an existing client or previous client.

• A brief introduction and
• Literature Review on a chosen population at risk
• Highlight and discuss from the literature the impact and effect of trauma on a group of
• Include an intersectional lens, ecological and cultural considerations
• Highlight resilience and strengths of this population group

Get Your Customize Task on any subject starting 10$/Page

Order Now Whatsapp Now

Social work trauma informed response

• Discuss how trauma informed social work practice could support an individual from the population group (supported by theory), this would include key trauma informed
• Apply the phased based approach (Herman) in your discussion. Centre your responses to respectfully support a person's wellbeing, healing & recovery. You can begin your discussion from phase 1, highlighting considerations required at the beginning of the helping relationship and to support healthy daily functioning (stability practices). Discuss what is needed for the person before they can move to the next phase, remembrance, mourning and meaning making and what you need to consider at this stage. In the 3rd phase, discuss how you might support the person to reconnect, integrate and be Throughout this discussion

refer to interventions that are trauma informed and relevant (supported by literature) to support an individual from this population group.

Self in practice

• Discuss social work qualities required to apply trauma informed care with this population and through critical self-reflection discuss what you bring to the helping relationship, what might be challenging, and what your skills you need to develop
• Refer to trauma theory and brain-based theory discussed in this topic to guide your discussion, practice and chosen approach. Your paper will demonstrate your understanding of the critical experiences and circumstances of the population group and how this impacts their wellbeing but also how they survive and remain resilient. Refer to trauma informed literature to articulate the effect of trauma on the
• Discuss the phase-based approach in depth and provide a clear rationale for chosen interventions, supported by informed theoretical considerations and suitability for the chosen population group.