Course Overview
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Course Content
Assess co-existing needs
Core unit
Develop and implement service programs
Core unit
Recognise and respond to crisis situations
Core unit
Facilitate and review case management
Core unit
Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services
Core unit
Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
Core unit
Work with diverse people
Core unit
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Core unit
Manage legal and ethical compliance
Core unit
Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
Core unit
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Core unit
Maintain work health and safety
Core unit
Identify and report abuse
Elective unit
Counsel clients affected by domestic and family violence
Elective unit
Work with people with mental health issues
Elective unit
Work effectively in trauma informed care
Elective unit
Implement trauma informed care
Elective unit
Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
Elective unit
Identify and report children and young people at risk
Elective unit
Work collaboratively to maintain an environment safe for children and young people
Elective unit
Common Questions
The course is delivered through a blended learning model that includes face-to-face training two days per week in classroom and simulated work environments, self-paced independent study, and work placement. The total volume of learning is 1,632 hours, comprising 768 hours of structured training and 864 hours of assessment activities, structured over 8 terms of 10 weeks each.
Yes, work placement is a required component of the course. Students must complete 32 days (256 hours) of practical work placement throughout the course to apply their learned skills in real-world scenarios.
The total course fee is $23,300.00 AUD. This includes an upfront enrolment fee of $300.00, a materials fee of $2,000.00, and tuition fees paid in instalments across multiple terms. The first tuition instalment (covering Terms 1 and 2) is $7,550.00, and the second instalment (Term 3) is $2,625.00, with further instalments across subsequent terms.
The CHC52021 Diploma of Community Services includes two specialisations: Child, Youth and Family Welfare and Responding to Family Violence. Elective units cover areas such as counselling clients affected by domestic and family violence, implementing trauma-informed care, and working collaboratively to maintain safe environments for children and young people.
Students are assessed through diverse and practical methods including workplace observation (assessing skills in real-world settings), a portfolio of work (comprehensive documentation reflecting workplace competency), written responses (case studies and research-based tasks), role play observation (simulating scenarios to assess application of skills), and workplace supervisor feedback during work placements.
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