Crisis and Trauma Psychology

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:11.00

Study Course Accepted:12.10.2022 09:05:33

Study Course Information
Course Code:		VPUPK_052		LQF level:		Level 7
Credit Points:		2.00		ECTS:		3.00
Branch of Science:		Psychology; General Psychology		Target Audience:		Psychology
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Jeļena Koļesņikova
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 5 J. Asara Street, vppkrsu[pnkts]lv, +37167061587
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		6	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		12
Classes (count)		6	Class Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Classes		12
Total Contact Hours								24
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
General knowledge at the bachelor's level.
Objective:
Deepen knowledge and skills about the risk factors, manifestations, consequences of psychological crisis and psychological trauma and the possibilities of psychological help for people in crisis.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Psychological crisis and trauma. Events causing a traumatic crisis. The course of a crisis, its manifestations and its peculiarities in different age groups. Consequences of a crisis. History of mental trauma research. Acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
2	Violence. Types of violence. Consequences of violence.			Lectures		2.00	auditorium
3	Suicide. Risk factors. Guidelines for suicidal risk assessment. Suicide prevention.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
4	Basic principles of crisis and trauma interventions.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		2.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
1. Independent reading of the indicated literature; case analysis, development and demonstration of an intervention plan. 2. Analysis of case study crisis intervention protocols. 3. Provide feedback at the end of the study course (fill in the questionnaire).
Assessment Criteria:
Characterise and describe the basic principles of psychological help for people in crisis. In small groups, one of the given learning cases is analysed according to the plan. Requirements /assessment criteria (20%): Students develop a crisis intervention plan, conduct case study crisis intervention in small groups. 1) Purpose of crisis counselling. 2) Conceptualisation of the case. 3) Consultation plan. 4) Justification of the chosen methods. Requirements /assessment criteria (30%): Conduct a written analysis of the given case according to the criteria and present it on the theoretical basis. 1) Conceptualisation of the case. 2) Demonstration of crisis intervention methods. 3) Plan of further consultations, recommendations. 4) Self-reflection. Requirements /assessment criteria (50%): Independently read the indicated sources and literature, producing summaries according to the given sample. Analyse case studies. Requirements: Submit written study case protocols and their analysis. 1) Purpose of crisis counselling. 2) Conceptualisation of the case. 3) Consultation plan. 4) Justification of the chosen methods. 5) Plan of further consultations, recommendations. 6) Self-reflection.
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam (Written)
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Students explain the risk factors, manifestations and consequences of psychological crisis and mental trauma. Describe the psychological aspects of suicide. Characterise and describe the basic principles of psychological help for people in crisis.
Skills:		Students analyse the possible risk factors, manifestations and consequences of crisis and mental trauma in given cases. Students evaluate the manifestations of acute and post-traumatic stress disorder based on current classifications of diseases. Students develop a crisis intervention plan, conduct crisis intervention in groups of three.
Competencies:		Using the acquired knowledge about psychological crises and trauma, students analyse cases of psychological crises and trauma, develop a crisis intervention plan, perform a case study crisis intervention in groups of three, explain crisis, PTSD, suicide prevention measures.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Gold, L. H., & Frierson, R. L. (Eds.). (2020). The american psychiatric association publishing textbook of suicide risk assessment and management. American Psychiatric Publishing.
2	Glenn R. Schiraldi. (2017). The Resilience Workbook : Essential Skills to Recover From Stress, Trauma, and Adversity. New Harbinger Publications.
3	King, M. (2020). The crisis of school violence : A new perspective. Michigan State University Press.
4	Levers, L. L. (2012). Trauma Counseling: Theories and Interventions. New York: Springer Pub. eBook, Datubāze: eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost)
Additional Reading
1	American Psychiatric Association (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – 5 (5th ed.). Washington
2	France, K. (2014). Crisis Intervention : A Handbook of Immediate Person-to-person Help: Vol. 6th ed. Charles C Thomas.
3	Mārtinsone, K. un Sudraba, V. (red.). (2019). Veselības psiholoģija. Teorijas un prakses starpdisciplinārā perspektīva. RSU izdevniecība.
Other Information Sources
1	Dattilio, F. M., & Freeman, A. (Eds.) (2010). Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies in Crisis Intervention, 3rd ed. NY: The Guilford Press.
2	Fortuna, L. R., & Vallejo, Z. (2015). Treating Co-occurring Adolescent PTSD and Addiction : Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Adolescents with Trauma and Substance-Abuse Disorders. Context Press.
3	Stokenberga, I., Freimane, G., Sudraba, V. un Bite, I. (2015). Veselība un slimība psiholoģijā. No Mārtinsone, K. un Miltuze, A. (red.). Psiholoģija 2. Personība, grupa, sabiedrība, kultūra. 171 – 230, Rīga: Zvaigzne ABC.