Adjustment To Change unit (KHA507)

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Introduction

This unit explores current thinking and strategies around dealing with issues of adjustment to change. That change includes changes involving loss, grief and trauma. Death and bereavement will be addressed including dealing with grief as a natural process and with more complicated grief. Non-death losses are also addressed such as divorce, unemployment, disability, chronic illness, infertility, and aging. The second half of the unit will also look at the serious change that trauma can bring - common trauma responses, post-traumatic stress, large scale trauma such as natural disasters, and some models for effective treatment of trauma.

Summary

Unit name	Adjustment To Change
Unit code	KHA507
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Psychological Sciences
Discipline	Psychology
Coordinator	Miss Jess Forward
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Online	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	5/7/2026	27/7/2026	30/8/2026	24/10/2026

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Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Identify and articulate the challenges of coping with life events and the diversity and variability of experiences of change, loss, grief, trauma and the meanings attached to them.
• Demonstrate an understanding of key theories related to change, loss, grief or trauma.
• Respond constructively to the change experiences of others through the application of the understandings gained in Learning Outcomes 1 and 2.
• Identify and articulate key themes in the understanding of the nature of trauma and of trauma responses and its assessment.
• Assess and intervene appropriately in the aftermath of the experience of trauma.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
061700	$1,192.00	$1,192.00	not applicable	$2,919.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

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Requisites

Prerequisites

KHA501

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	2 x 3 hours online workshops per semester 3 hours self directed learning per week
Assessment	Practice Skills Log Sheet|Discussion Board Participation - submission of best 3 discussion posts (20%)|Change Case Scenario. (40%)|Trauma Case Scenario (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required	Readings will be available via the reading list.  Reading Lists provide direct access to all material on unit reading lists in one place. This includes eReadings and items in Reserve. You can access the Reading List for this unit from the link in MyLO, or by going to the Reading Lists page on the University Library website.
Recommended	Recommended readings will be available via the reading list.

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