Diploma of Community Services
Course Overview
This course provides the advanced skills and nationally recognized qualification to work autonomously in the community services sector, managing person-centred support for individuals and groups. Graduates are prepared for roles in case management, program coordination, and supervision, with a pathway to meet the specific requirements for child protection practice in Victoria. Successful completion awards the CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services.
Key Program Highlights
- Earn the nationally recognised CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services
- Develop specialised skills for autonomous work in case management and program coordination
- Learn to provide person-centred support and supervise other workers and volunteers
- Meet the minimum education requirements for child protection and youth justice in Victoria (with approved specialisation)
- Prepare for a leadership role managing and delivering critical community services
Course Overview
This course provides the advanced skills and nationally recognized qualification to work autonomously in the community services sector, managing person-centred support for individuals and groups. Graduates are prepared for roles in case management, program coordination, and supervision, with a pathway to meet the specific requirements for child protection practice in Victoria. Successful completion awards the CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services.
Key Program Highlights
- Earn the nationally recognised CHC52015 Diploma of Community Services
- Develop specialised skills for autonomous work in case management and program coordination
- Learn to provide person-centred support and supervise other workers and volunteers
- Meet the minimum education requirements for child protection and youth justice in Victoria (with approved specialisation)
- Prepare for a leadership role managing and delivering critical community services
Requirements
Modules
- Assess co-existing needs
- Develop and implement service programs
- Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services
- Manage legal and ethical compliance
- Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
- Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- Recognise and respond to crisis situations
- Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
- Work with diverse people
- Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- Maintain work health and safety
- Facilitate and review case management
- Provide advocacy and representation services
- Plan and conduct group activities
- Lead the work team
- Develop and implement policy
- Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
- Implement community development strategies
- Develop workplace communication strategies
- Manage and promote diversity
