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Graduate Certificate in Family Violence - Prevention and Practice

  • Graduate Certificate

The course also offers a specialisation in working with men. Graduates of the prevention and practice specialisation of the course can look forward to employment within the health and community services or the family violence sector.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
6 months full-time, 12 months part-time
Course Code
CRS1400479
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb

About this course

The course also offers a specialisation in working with men. Graduates of the prevention and practice specialisation of the course can look forward to employment within the health and community services or the family violence sector.

Further information about Chisholm's accreditation as a Higher Education provider can be found at Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency (TEQSA). Chisholm Higher Education College participates in surveys administered by Quality Indicators in Learning and Teaching (QILT).

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Entry requirements

Please refer to the course entry requirements document (available above in the course description) for current requirements.

Study locations

Dandenong

What you will learn

Demonstrate advanced communication, digital literacy, and interpersonal skills.
Articulate and apply an understanding of the global evidence on the gendered nature of family violence and the broader international health and human rights context.
Demonstrate a critical understanding of relevant legislation, regulations and frameworks that govern specialist FV practice along with the integrated service system and cross-sector nature of family violence work.
Demonstrate advanced self-reflection of own values and beliefs alongside an awareness of the centrality of the personal, societal and cultural values of others.
Demonstrate advanced communication, digital literacy, and interpersonal skills.
Articulate and apply knowledge of the importance of record keeping and information sharing obligations, including ethical principles.
Illustrate knowledge of local and international resources, responses and reforms in relation to family violence work.

Career pathways

  • migrant / refugee advocate
  • youth worker
  • juvenile justice support worker
  • community corrections officer
  • counsellor
  • child protection practitioner
  • senior policy officer
  • case manager
  • specialised family violence worker
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