Overview
Take the next step in your career in child protection with this advanced qualification. This course will give you the skills and knowledge you need to work with young people and families in a number of different community settings.
This qualification reflects the role of workers in out-of-home care facilities and settings related to child protection and family support work.
These workers work under limited supervision or within a team and are responsible for planning and prioritising their own work program to achieve targets. They may, depending on the focus of their role, supervise other workers and carry out activities related to improvement of personal living and emotional circumstances of a child or young person at risk. They may exercise legal authorities and delegated decision making on relevant statutory matters.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 100 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.
This qualification may provide an appropriate pathway into higher level qualifications, such as those in child & youth safety, disability and home and community care.
Units
The Diploma in Child, Youth and Family Intervention is made up of eighteen (18) units of competency. Eleven (11) of these units are core units and seven (7) are elective units.
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for Spectrum Training’s Diploma of Child, Youth & Family Services.
CHC50321
Diploma of Child, Youth & Family Intervention – Offered Units
CORE UNITS (11 units)
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety |
| CHCCCS016 | Respond to client needs |
| CHCCSM013 | Facilitate and review case management |
| HLTWHS003 | Maintain work health and safety |
| CHCCCS004 | Assess co-existing needs |
| CHCDEV006 | Analyse information for service planning and delivery |
| CHCDFV001 | Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence |
| CHCPRT028 | Work effectively in child protection to support children, young people and families |
| CHCPRT030 | Build professional practice and sectoral expertise |
| CHCPRT034 | Work with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues and needs |
OUR ELECTIVE UNTS (7 units)
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| CHCCCS003 | Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide |
| CHCDIS019 | Provide person-centred services to people with disability with complex needs |
| CHCINM001 | Meet statutory and organisation information requirements |
| CHCMGT005 | Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes |
| CHCMHS001 | Work with people with mental health issues |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
| CHCPRT036 | Undertake and implement planning with at-risk children and young people and their families |
100 Hours of work placement required
