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.
During this course you will cover a number of core skills and strategies needed to support children and families, how to respond to specific situations, working effectively with children and young people, and provision of a safe environment. This qualification reflects the role of workers in residential facilities and/or non-residential 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
- may supervise other workers
- may, depending on the focus of their role, carry out activities related to improvement of personal living and emotional circumstances of a child or young person at risk
- may exercise legal authorities and delegated decision-making on relevant statutory matters.
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 sixteen (16) units of competency. Nine (9) 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.
Diploma of Child, Youth & Family Intervention – Offered Units
CORE UNITS (9 units)
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| CHCCCS004 | Assess co-existing needs |
| CHCCCS016 | Respond to client needs |
| CHCCSM005 | Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management |
| CHCDEV003 | Analyse client information for service planning and delivery |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety |
| CHCPRT004 | Work effectively in child protection to support children, young people and families |
| CHCPRT006 | Build professional practice and sectoral expertise |
| CHCPRT010 | Work with children and young people with complex trauma and attachment issues and needs |
ELECTIVE UNTS (7 units)
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| CHCCOM003 | Develop workplace communication strategies |
| CHCMGT005 | Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes |
| CHCMHS001 | Work with people with mental health issues |
| CHCPRP001 | Develop and maintain collaborative networks and partnerships |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
| CHCPRT012 | Undertake and implement planning with at-risk children and young people and their families |
| CHCYTH001 | Engage respectfully with young people |
