Course
Discontinued
No
Course code
PNUR 4576
Descriptive
Trauma Informed Practices
Department
Nursing - Psychiatric
Faculty
Health Sciences
Credits
3.00
Start date
End term
Not Specified
PLAR
No
Semester length
15
Max class size
32
Course designation
None
Industry designation
None
Contact hours
60 hours/semester
Method(s) of instruction
Lecture
Learning activities
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as discussions, group work, case studies, reading assignments, and teleconferences.
Course description
This course examines trauma and trauma-related disorders. Using the Douglas College Psychiatric Nursing Conceptual Framework, students will gain an understand and evaluate trauma responses that patients and nurses may exhibit, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Secondary Trauma Stress, and Vicarious Trauma. Students will explore and analyze Post-Traumatic growth, resilience, and self-care.
Course content
- Psychiatric Nursing Conceptual Framework
- BCCNM Professional and Practice Standards
- Key disorders and trauma responses:
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disoder
- Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Vicarious trauma
- Secondary trauma stress
- Post-traumatic growth
- Resilience
- Complex trauma in a variety of populations
- Trauma theory relating to Indigenous peoples
- Philosophy and practice of trauma-informed care
- Trauma-specific services
- Key responses of health care professionals:
- Burnout
- Countertransference
- Secondary trauma stress
- Compassion fatigue
- Vicarious trauma
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- Apply the Psychiatric Nursing Conceptual Framework and the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Professional Standards and Practice Standards to identify trauma responses in oneself and others;
- Identify and analyze Secondary Trauma Stress and Vicarious Trauma;
- Apply foundational theories including the ACE study, attachment theory, and affect regulation to psychiatric nursing practice;
- Discuss the links between trauma and psychiatric diagnoses (e.g., Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder);
- Identify intergenerationl and cultural trauma with emphasis on Indigenous perspectives and cultural humility;
- Implement evidence-informed interventions and coping strategies that align with trauma-informed principles;
- Integrate the concepts of self-care and resilience in sustaining trauma-informed practice.
Means of assessment
The course evaluation is consistent with Douglas College Evaluation Policy. An evaluation schedule is presented at the beginning of the course in the Instructor Course Outline. This is a graded course.
Textbook materials
Textbooks and materials are to be purchased by students. A list of required and optional textbooks and materials is provided for students at the beginning of the semester.
Prerequisites
Admission into:
LPN Access to Psychiatric Nursing Degree Program or
Psychiatric Nursing Degree Completion Program
Corequisites
Equivalencies
None