Youth Work - Diploma

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Summary:This program provides you with the skills, techniques and theories in the area of youth work. You will have the opportunity for practical experience. Graduates completing the program are working as youth workers in the community services field including residential and non-residential programs.
Delivery Mode:4 semesters full-time (approx. 20 hours per week) OR part-time equivalent
Job Opportunities:Manager - advanced skills youth worker in the community services field, including residential and non-residential programs
Entry Requirements:  You must:
- have the Certificate IV in Youth Work or be able to demonstrate equivalent skills and knowledge
OR
- have at least one year of full-time equivalent relevant work experience in the industry including being able to demonstrate sufficient responsibility to exercise discretionary judgement and decision making under general guidance
Availability:Student intake offered in Semester 1
Campus:
Qualification:Diploma of Youth Work (CHC51408)
This qualification meets the requirements of the Community Services Training Package (CHC08)
Program No:DP-HC13
Accredited:Training Package currently endorsed
Subjects:

To gain the Diploma of Youth Work you must successfully complete the following.

Subject

Course No

Title

Nat/State

Complete all

PSYC

181

Applied psychology II

HUSE

424 

Casework II 

 

HUSE 

426 

Counselling II 

 

LEGL

187 

Legal and ethical issues in practice 

 

MGNT 

 

660 

 

Organisations and management 

 

 

HUSE 

 

434 

 

Policy and advocacy

 

 

WELF 

 

412 

 

Planning and conducting group activities 

 

 

WELF 

 

417 

 

Research, evaluation and evidence-based practice 

 

 

SOCI

 

109 

 

Sociology of practice

 

 

WELF

 

423 

 

Work based project 

 

 

WELF 

 

407 

 

Crisis prevention

 

 

WELF 

 

425 

 

Young people and collective action

 

 

WELF

 

427 

 

Youth programs

 

 

WELF 

 

411 

 

Placement II (youth work) 

 

 

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