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Faculty Certificate in Family-Centred Practice

Course code: 3066 + Course abbreviation: FacCertFamCentPr + Total credit points required: 24 + 1 year part-time

Study mode and course location

Off-campus (Gippsland)

Course description

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 therapy. 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.

Entry requirements

Candidates must have a three-year degree in social work, social welfare, psychology or allied field, together with current employment working with families in the field of human services. Students who do not meet this criterion may be accepted into the faculty certificate if they hold a Diploma of Arts (Social Welfare) or its equivalent; or hold a senior position with at least five years practice, in the human services sector.

Course structure

Students complete 24 points consisting of two units, taken over two semesters, in the following order:

  • SCW4301 Family-centred practice: concepts and skills
  • SCW4302 Models of family-centred practice: critical perspectives

Contact details

Course coordinator

Barbara Fraser and Margaret Lynn

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