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November 12, 2015 at 2:57 PM

Auckland University Postgraduate Violence Studies 2016

Auckland University are offering a new Violence Studies programme starting in Semester next year. This includes a Postgraduate Certificate programme, plus options in either Health Sciences or Social Work for a Postgraduate Diploma.

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Postgraduate Certificate courses and key topic areas are:

POPLHLTH 769 Interpersonal & Family Violence (Semester 1)

• epidemiology of violence
• causes of violence
• development and evaluation of interventions
• Violence as a health issue
• reporting systems

SOCCHFAM 700 Domestic Violence: Challenges and Responses (Semester 2)

• collaboration and interagency work
• intergenerational trauma and the impact of colonization
• Sociological and societal issues
• Strategies for intervention at the individual, family, and community level
• Self-care

Following completion of the core courses, other courses that can be taken include specialised trauma counselling skills, health promotion, mental health promotion, and health organisation and policy. A postgraduate programme can be constructed to meet the learning needs of the individual. this programme will commence in semester one, 2016 with each course taught over three, 2-days blocks.

Check out the flyer for more information