Graduate Diploma of Human Services (Child and Adolescent Welfare)
GradDipHumanServ(AdolesandChildWelf)
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Fees apply
This course is designed
as a program of study in child and adolescent welfare that meets the needs of
persons who have no formal award in this area but who have long and sustained
experience (preferably at a senior level) of working with children and
adolescents. It is also suitable for holders of an Associate Diploma. There are
no residential schools.
Enrolment through
Wagga Wagga Campus
Study mode
Distance education
Normal course duration
Part-time 2 years (4
sessions)
Admission criteria
Entry is available to
those applicants without a tertiary degree who have substantial industry
experience and whose employing body attests to their likely academic and
vocational success; or people who, in the opinion of the Course Coordinator,
would be suitable for the program.
Applicants with degrees
in relevant fields should apply for entry to the Master of Child and Adolescent
Welfare.
Credit
Credit of up to four
subjects (32 points) may be awarded to a student who has completed equivalent
study at Master, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma level at a recognised
tertiary institution and on the basis of approved training courses combined
with certain levels of experience in the child and adolescent field. All credit
applications will be considered by the Course Coordinator.
Progression to the Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare
Students who complete
this award may proceed to the Master of Child and Adolescent Welfare with
credit for four subjects.
Graduation requirements
To graduate, students
must satisfactorily complete 64 points, consisting of eight session-length
subjects.
Enrolment pattern
Session 1
PSY111 Foundations of Psychology 1S
SOC101 Introductory Sociology
Session 2
PSY113 Child and Adolescent Psychology
WEL420 Working in Child Protection
Session 3
WEL421 Family Support and Casework
WEL403 Child and Adolescent Welfare: Philosophy and Policy
Session 4
LAW401 Legal Issues in Child and Adolescent Welfare
and one from:
ETH401 Ethics and Social Welfare
PHL404 Ethics and the Public Sector
Inquiries
Course Coordinator
Mr Lew Wilson
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Telephone: (02) 6933 2558
Facsimile: (02) 6933 2792
Email:
lwilson@csu.edu.au