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Postgraduate Certificate in Human Services
Not offered in 2011
PgCertHumServs
40 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year part-time.
Course available at:
Canberra ACT
Brisbane Queensland*
(*not offered in 2011 )
Nationally online*
(*not offered in 2011)
(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: COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills2 and COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques) |
| COUN620 | 10 | Grief and loss: Issues and Approaches (Pre: COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills2) |
| COUN622 | 10 |
Mediation and Conflict Resolution (Pre: COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills2) |
| 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 |
| 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
1A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2For students who enter the course with recognised expertise in counselling, this prerequisite may be waived by the Course Coordinator.
