Welcome to the PG Diploma Programme in Emotional Health and Trauma Care, an innovative and comprehensive course designed for professionals eager to deepen their understanding of emotional trauma and enhance their caregiving skills. This programme, offered by Transform4Life and is accredited by North East Christian University, equips students with the theoretical knowledge and practical tools necessary to support individuals experiencing emotional distress due to trauma.
Aims of the course
- To enable educators, health care professionals, pastors, counsellors, and similar professionals to provide emotional care with confidence and competency to make a meaningful contribution to the wholistic well-being of people in our spheres of influence experiencing trauma individually and/or collectively.
- To provide knowledge and skills in the practical aspects of caring for victims of emotional trauma, abuse, and violence. (This point seems like a repeat of point 1)
- To equip trainers with the knowledge, skills and attitude required to become effective trainers of emotional trauma caregivers in educational, healthcare, and spiritual settings.
- To enable research in the domain of emotional health and trauma and in the developing of preventive and healing strategies.
Entry criteria:
- Graduate degree or higher qualification in any discipline.
- A statement from candidates indicating how the training will benefit their present or future role in emotional health care and training.
- The candidate’s life, work, and values should be congruent with their role as caregivers or caregiver trainers.
Why choose this course?
- PG Diploma in Emotional Health and Trauma Care is designed to equip caregivers to meet the emotional trauma needs in every community. This course will enable people in any profession and role with opportunities to guide and positively influence those in their spheres of influence.
- This specialisation is the first of its kind in Asia, uniquely designed to address the growing global movement in trauma informed care, especially in educational and health settings.
- The facilitators and trainers bring together a combination of academic qualifications, professional experience and a unique set of life-skills.
- The training materials and methodology are based on the Learning Centred Design (LCD), intended to maximise the multi-layered learning process.
- If you are an educator, counsellor, management or health professional, or anyone who is deeply interested in caring for others, this course will provide an educational experience that goes beyond knowledge and skills to attitudinal and motivational re-orientation needed for trauma-aware caregiving in everyday life situations.