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Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services
PgCertHumServs
40 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year part-time.
Course available at:
Brisbane, Queensland*
(*not offered in 2010)
Canberra, ACT
Nationally, online
(http://www.acu.edu.au/student_resources/elearning)
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
- a Bachelor degree in a human services discipline (eg psychology, education, social work, sociology, welfare studies, youth work or related discipline); or
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- a three year Advanced Diploma in welfare or equivalent; and
- at least five years’ work experience in human services.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Postgraduate Certificate
To qualify for the Postgraduate Certificate, a student must complete 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and Incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
COUN615 | 10 | Leadership and Communication |
COUN616 | 10 | Relationship and Family Counselling (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling2) |
COUN620 | 10 | Grief and loss: Issues and Approaches (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling2) |
COUN622 | 10 | Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Pre: COUN621 Foundations of Counselling2) |
LEGL504 | 10 | The Legal Environment (Inc: EXSC661 Sports Law and the Regulatory Environment) |
LEGL505 | 10 | Duty of Care |
PHIL506 | 10 | Ethics in a Faith-Based Organisation (Inc: SWTP Ethics of Human Service Practice) |
SOCI607 | 10 | Managing the Research Process |
SOCI608 | 10 | Contemporary Human Services Management |
SOCI610 | 10 | Social Justice and Advocacy |
SWTP602 | 10 | Leadership in Human Services Organisations |
SWTP603 | 10 | Professional Supervision and Consultation in the Human Services |
SWTP604 | 10 | Special Studies in the Human Services |
SWTP605 | 10 | Child Protection Context and Policy |
SWTP615 | 10 | Families with High and Complex Needs |
SWTP618 | 10 | Ethics of Human Services Practice (Inc: PHIL506 Ethics in a Faith-Based Organisation) |
SWTP616 | 10 | Models of Intervention in Human Services |
SWTP617 | 10 | Cross-Cultural Practice |
THEO567 | 10 | Catholic Ethos and Social Teaching |
THEO667 | 10 | Theology of the Human Person |
YSED600 | 10 | Principles of Effective Youth Work |
YSED601 | 10 | Critical Issues, Young People and Schooling |
YSED602 | 10 | Young People at Risk |
YSED604 | 10 | Youth Cultures |
YSED607 | 10 | Justice and Young People |
YSED610 | 10 | Working with Children and Young People |
Other elective approved by the Course Coordinator
1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2 For students who enter the course with recognised expertise in counselling, this prerequisite may be waived by the Course Coordinator.