Working with Children and Young People

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to: 

  1. Describe the theories of child development and normal development trajectories
  2. Identify common disorders of childhood and adolescence
  3. Evaluate the process of attachment in children and its role in development
  4. Evaluate the impact of the experience of trauma and illness on development
  5. Implement the knowledge and skills for engaging children and adolescents in therapy

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-COU-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

• TAS-KHA501-Counselling Skills 1

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: 2 x 3-hr workshops per semester and 3 hrs of independent learning (self-directed learning activities) per week

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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