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A range of other community contexts where
psychiatric disability is an issue.
Course Duration
The course will initially be provided only part-time at
Swinburne, Prahran Campus, one afternoon and evening
per week. The course will commence in March 1996 and is
also likely to be offered full-time in 1997.
Entry Requirements
The prospective students will normally be at least 23 years
of age, and have the equivalent of one year full time
experience in the last years, in the psychiatric disability
area.
Applicants will be able to demonstrate written and
language skills equivalent to Year 12 standard. Values,
attitudes and awareness of issues relevant to working with
people with psychiatric disabilities are essential.
Course structure
Stage 1 Modules
Orientation to Social & Community Services (SACS)
Interviewing Skills
Presenting Reports
Principles and Practice SACS
Psychiatric Disability Support I (Introduction)
The Psychiatric Services System
Psychology
Sociology
Professional Integration Tutorials I
Stage 2 Modules
Casework
Psychiatric Disability Support I1 (Consumer Perspective's)
Working with Groups I
Consumer Health & Safelv
Community Development
Fieldwork I
Professional Integration Tutorials I1
Stage 3 Modules
Counselling Skills
Working with Groups II
Psychiatric Disability Support 111 (Worker Focus)
Managing Crisis
Fieldwork I1
Professional Integration Tutorials III
Stage 4 Modules
Occupational Health & Safety
Organisational Structure & Process
Psychiatric Disability Support IV (Program Design)
Supervision & Support
Fieldwork III
Professional Intearation Tutorials IV
Please note: subject details for these subjects were
unavailable at time of print please contact the department.
2507~BC Diploma of Community
Services (Welfare Studies)
This course is offered at the Prahran campus.
The course is designed for people already employed and for
those people wishing to enter the welfare area. Swinburne
is also committed to facilitating entry of people from non-
English speaking backgrounds into welfare professions. A
feature of the course is a commitment to support individual
students through tutorials.
Career potential
Welfare workers provide services to individuals, families
and groups within a community service context, in both
govirnment and non-government settings.
This course provides students with the knowledge and
skills to function effectively as professional social welfare
workers.
Recognition of prior learning
Student's prior experience and relevant training are an
essential and valued part of selection into Residential and
Community Services. RPL is offered in a number of
subject areas, where the student can fully demonstrate
comDetence alreadv pained. Information on RPL will be
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available from Swinburne at enrolment.
Course duration
The course is currently being offered on a part-time basis
with completion time of four years. The core subjects are
provided in an extended session, one day each afternoon
and evening at the Prahran campus.
Course content
Students are required to complete core welfare subjects plus
electives, seminars and skills workshops. Students also
undertake the equivalent of fourteen weeks in field
education (placements) over the whole course.
Entry requirements
Prospective students should be at least twenty years of age
and have two or more years of relevant experience in
working (waged or unwaged) in the welfare area.
Admission to the course is dependent on the ability of the
applicant to demonstrate app;opriate maturity and
interpersonal skills. Students should have completed a year
12 or equivalent study, however special entry may be
available on the basis of work experience, previous study
or demonstrated skills.
Course strudure
VAG679 Welfare Practice
VAD686 Law for Welfare Work
VAF783 Sociology
VAF171 Psychology 1
Introduction to Social and Communitv Services
VAD520
Further information VAB005 Casework
Contact the Department of Family and Community VAB381 Community Work 1
Studies, Prahran Campus, 144 High Street, Prahran 3181, VAB382 Community Work 2
telephone 9214 6866. VAB607 Counselling Skills
VAC441/443Field Education 1 and 2
VAC878 Groupwork 1
VAC879 Groupwork 2
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