TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Acquire knowledge on symptoms and etiology of trauma. 2) Learn what the individual and wide scale traumas are. 3) Acquire knowledge of different theories in the trauma literature. 4) Learn the post-traumatic disorders. 5) Learn approaches of intervening to post-traumatic disorders.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	In this course students acquire the knowledge of psychological trauma, traumatic experiences and how individuals may be affected by traumatic experiences. Another important purpose of the course is to teach theories of psychological trauma. The topics that will be covered through the course as follows: Theories of psychological trauma, prevalence of traumatic stress, biological bases of traumatic stress reactions, psychological risk factors, Acute Stress Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, post-traumatic growth, natural disasters and trauma, human-made trauma.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Getting Started, What is Trauma? 2nd Week Concepts and Definitions 3rd Week Classifications of Stressful Events 4th Week Leading Trauma Theories 5th Week Effects of Stress on Individuals 6th Week Effects of Stress on Couples and Families 7th Week Effects of Stress on Communities 8th Week Mid-Term Exam 9th Week Developmental Perspectives 10th Week Cultural Aspects 11th Week Individual Interventions 12th Week Interventions with Couples and Families 13th Week Community Interventions 14th Week General Evaluation and Closing
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Berger, R. (2015). Stress, trauma and posttraumatic growth: Social context, environment and identities. NY: Routledge.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Practice,Questions/Answers,Project,Other
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 5 70 Preparation for Final exam 1 35 35 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 30 30 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework Total Workload 179 Total Workload / 30 5,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No