Monash University: University Handbooks: Postgraduate Handbook 2002: Units indexed by faculty
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Graduate Diploma of Arts (Family-Centred Practice)


General information

Course code: To be advised + Off-campus distributed learning + Gippsland campus + Course fees (all fees subject to confirmation): local students -- $A7900; international students -- $A13,500 pa (equivalent full-time) + Coordinator: Margaret Lynn
On successful completion of this course, students will have enhanced their professional knowledge, skills and values, so as to perform competently in the complex field of family centred practice. They will demonstrate advanced practice and conceptual skills to augment their contribution to the field, to their communities and to society. They will have developed a critical understanding of the relationship between family and the social conditions impacting on families and individuals. Their practice will reflect their understanding of the use of self, personal qualities, resources, style and family of origin influences. Second-level units will develop further theoretical depth and will focus on evaluation of practice.

Entry requirements

Candidates must have: (a) a bachelors degree in social work, social welfare, nursing, education, psychology or a related field; and (b) be working with families in the field of human services.

Course structure

The course will consist of four 12-point units, taken over two years.

All units include a compulsory two-day residential school component.
Advanced standing
Students who have completed relevant units at level four may apply for a maximum of 50 per cent advanced standing. Advanced standing will not normally be granted for units undertaken in a course where the student has subsequently taken out a degree or an award of any kind.

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