Pearson BTEC Diploma in Practice Leadership in trauma Informed Practice
About the Qualification
This new, much-needed diploma level qualification is designed to develop:
- Knowledge on the underpinning theories that support the understanding of trauma
- skills related to implementing trauma informed practice in a service or organisation
- learners’ personal growth, critical thinking skills and engagement in learning.
The course will focus on prompting cultural change through trauma informed relational working.
All learners will be assigned to a tutor group. Each tutor group will meet monthly with their tutor to deepen learning through active application of theory to practice using reflective thinking; this is an essential part of the learning.
The course is led by lead tutor, Dr Noelle Blackman.
Who is the Qualification For?
The diploma will be of interest to those working in health, social care, education or secure services seeking to develop trauma informed practice within their place of work. It is particularly suitable for learners in supervisory or leadership roles and those aspiring to become practice leaders.
Designed for those working directly with people accessing services, the qualification combines practice leadership with trauma informed theory, allowing learning to be put into practice.
Embedding of a trauma informed approach is most effective where there is consensus and support from organisational leadership.
For those who have gained the BTEC Level 4 Certificate in Trauma Informed Practice (SRF), the diploma covers next steps, supporting them in their progression towards practice leadership. The certificate is not a prerequisite to completing for the diploma.
What is involved?
Duration The time given to complete this course (5 units) is 18 months. There are learning hours in the Diploma.
Credits The BTEC Level 5 Diploma carries 36 credits.
Delivery The qualification is delivered in a blended learning format, including online activities, tutorials and practice-based activities.
Online self-directed activities include webinars, films, reading and interactive activities. Most of the course can be worked through at learners’ own pace and at a time to suit them.
There are also practice-based activities – such as assessments and case studies – plus online group and individual tutorials, allowing a chance for discussion, work presentations and reflection on new knowledge and skills.
What will you learn?
Unit 1
- Understand the widespread occurrence and nature of trauma
- Understand the different ways in which trauma can affect people
- Understand how people affected by trauma are supported to recover and avoid unnecessary or unhelpful re- traumatisation and trauma related distress
- Understand how people affected by trauma are supported to recover and avoid ‘re-traumatisation’ and distress associated with trauma
- Understand the impact on oneself when responding and being exposed to trauma
- Be able to identify experiences and situations that could be traumatic or bring back memories of trauma for an identified focus person
- Be able to respond appropriately when a person communicates their experience of trauma or abuse
- Be able to adapt own practice to reduce risk of trauma related distress for an identified focus person
- Be able to support people affected by trauma to access appropriate support
- Be able to recognise and respond to the impact of secondary trauma on oneself
Unit 2
- Understand the essential components of a capable environment and how they relate to the tiered model of positive behaviour support
- Understand how to enable communication, rapport and choice between carers and the people they support
- Understand environmental factors and sensory needs
- Understand how to promote physical and emotional wellbeing to minimise health inequalities
- Understand the approaches and models that underpin capable environments
- Be able to assess and improve communication
- Be able to evaluate rapport between carers and the people they support
- Be able to assess and meet sensory needs
- Be able to evaluate the quality of active support provided by carers
- Be able to develop and implement an improvement plan for physical and emotional wellbeing
Unit 3
- Understand the evidence base for reducing restrictive practice
- Understand the activities required at all organisational levels for successful restraint reduction
- Understand how to evaluate workforce development activities for successful restraint reduction
- Understand how to review current organisational data-based decision-making regarding restraint and restrictive practice reduction
- Understand evidence-based strategies for restraint reduction
- Be able to develop an action plan for the reduction of restrictive practices and restraint
Unit 4
- Understand the impact of the key principles of co-produced commissioning on culture change
- Understand how to mitigate power differentials while co-working
- Be able to apply the principles of fair, respectful person-centred trauma informed co-working
- Be able to develop colleagues’ understanding of co-production in practice
- Be able to determine the effectiveness of own co-working to develop colleagues understanding
- Be able to generate solutions to challenges of co-production in organisations
- Be able to co-produce a strategy to reduce restrictive practice at service or organisational level
- Be able to implement the restrictive practice reduction strategy at service or organisational level
Unit 5
- Understand why it is important that people affected by trauma and their dependents have their immediate needs for safety identified as soon as possible
- Understand how people affected by trauma are supported to disclose trauma safely
- Understand the needs of workers exposed to traumatic events or to the details of trauma experienced by others in the workplace
- Understand how to encourage natural recovery following trauma and recognise and support individual strengths and resources
- Understand how trauma can impact on children’s early development and key relationships
- Understand the current distress and difficulties of people affected by trauma
- Understand how to enable people affected by trauma to access timely care, support and treatment
- Be able to recognise the impact of trauma on people and respond in a trauma informed way at service level
- Be able to support people affected by trauma and their dependents in having their immediate needs for safety identified at the earliest possible opportunity
- Be able to support people affected by trauma to safely disclose trauma
- Be able to recognise and address the needs of workers exposed to traumatic events or to the details of trauma experienced by others
- Be able to ensure people affected by trauma experience a consistent and professional relationship that engenders trust
- Be able to encourage natural recovery following trauma, recognising and supporting individual strengths and resources
- Be able to respond to the current distress and difficulties experienced by people affected by trauma
- Be able to support people affected by trauma to access timely care, support, and treatment, where appropriate
- Be able to set conditions for disclosure of trauma and abuse, where appropriate
- Be able to prioritise the needs of people affected by trauma over systems and procedures to reduce risk of re-traumatisation
- Be able to support people affected by trauma to recognise and build on their own strengths, skills, and resources to live a personally valued life.
Fees
RRN member: £1940 + VAT (£1746 + VAT with early bird discount)
Non-member: £2200 + VAT (£1980 + VAT with early bird discount)
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Our next cohort will commence in early 2025. Speculative applications are now open, with dates to be announced soon.
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