Not offered in 2012
PgCertHumServs(Lead)
40 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year part-time.
Course available at:
Canberra ACT*
(*Available only to Sponsored Cohort)
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
-
- 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, comprising:
- 30 cp from Core Units; and
- 10 cp from Electives.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|
| SOCI608 |
10 |
Contemporary Human Service Management |
| SWTP602 |
10 |
Leadership in Human Service Organisations |
| SWTP603 |
10 |
Professional Supervision and Consultation in the Human Services |
Electives
| Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
|---|
| COUN615 |
10 |
Leadership and Communication |
| COUN616 |
10 |
Relationship and Family Counselling
(Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills2) |
| 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: SWTP618 Ethics of Human Services Practice) |
| SOCI607 |
10 |
Managing the Research Process |
| SWTP604 |
10 |
Special Studies in the Human Services |
| SWTP605 |
10 |
Child Protection Context and Policy |
| SWTP615 |
10 |
Families with High and Complex Needs |
| SWTP616 |
10 |
Models of Intervention in Human Services |
| SWTP617 |
10 |
Cross-Cultural Practice |
| SWTP618 |
10 |
Ethics of Human Services Practice
(Inc: PHIL506 Ethics in a Faith-Based Organisation) |
| 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.
Page last updated:
2017-06-27
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/344485
