Undergraduate - Area of Study Community welfare and counselling

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

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All areas of study information should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook. The units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Arts component of any bachelors double degrees.

Managing faculty	Faculty of Arts
Offered by	School of Applied Media and Social Sciences
Campus(es)	Gippsland

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.
Only students enrolled within the Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling (and associated double degrees) can complete a major.

Description

Community welfare and counselling is designed to provide students with an understanding of social issues as they relate to their personal, organisational and socio-political contexts. Students will develop the necessary skills and knowledge to equip them to work effectively in organisational and community contexts, and for bringing about change at personal, community, organisational and political levels. Skills and knowledge are developed for intervention across a range of practice fields, including (but not limited to): counselling, child protection, disability, family support, homelessness, community corrections, youth justice, community development, aged care and family violence.

The major is only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling (and associated double degrees). These students complete a 66-credit-point major sequence chosen from the units listed below, including the full first-year sequence.

Units

First-year level

Students studying a sequence in community welfare and counselling must complete the following two units (12 points):

ATS1362 Interpersonal practice and counselling skills
ATS1363 Counselling and group work skills

Students progressing to a major in community welfare and counselling must also complete:

ATS1361 Governing inequality: Foundations of social welfare provision

Second/Third-year level

Students studying a minor or major in community welfare and counselling must have completed the first-year sequence. In addition:

a minor requires completion of a further two units (12 points) from the level two compulsory units listed below
a major requires completion of ATS1361 and all compulsory units listed below. A minimum of three units must be taken at third year level.

Compulsory units

Level two

ATS2822 Advanced counselling and case management
ATS2823 Community development
ATS2825 Social issues and personal value

Level two and three

ATS2713/ATS3713 Field education and practice
ATS2850/ATS3850 Human services management and practice
ATS3848 Insights into practice
ATS3851 Social policy

Elective units

ATS1361 Governing inequality: Foundations of social welfare provision
ATS3851 Social policy

Relevant courses

Diplomas

2327 Diploma in Liberal Arts
2552 Diploma of Tertiary Studies

Associate degree

4074 Associate Degree in Arts and Social Sciences
4040 Associate Degree in Community Welfare and Counselling

Bachelors

Single degrees

0002 Bachelor of Arts
3920 Bachelor of Arts - at Sunway
4073 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences
1638 Bachelor of Arts as a Participant in the Dean's Scholars Program
3914 Bachelor of Arts (Criminal Justice)
3907 Bachelor of Arts (English Language)
3910 Bachelor of Arts (Global)
4077 Bachelor of Arts (International)
2396 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism)
1366 Bachelor of Arts (Languages)
1708 Bachelor of Arts (Professional Communication)
1712 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
1719 Bachelor of Behavioural Science
2476 Bachelor of Communication - at Sunway
1731 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
4042 Bachelor of Journalism
0202 Bachelor of Letters
1144 Bachelor of Performing Arts
1275 Bachelor of Professional Communication
4086 Bachelor of Social Science

Double degrees

3277 Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
0550 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
0553 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Banking and Finance)
0555 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Management)
0556 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business (Marketing)
0542 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce
0170 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics
1541 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-primary
1641 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education-secondary
0080 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws
3054 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music
0530 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science
3426 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Social Work
0002 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Theology
3779 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Visual Arts
1807 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Business and Commerce
1806 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
4208 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Education
4089 Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences and Bachelor of Visual and Media Arts
4403 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Commerce
3537 Bachelor of Arts (Global) and Bachelor of Science
2131 Bachelor of Arts (Journalism) and Bachelor of Science
1798 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling
1941 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Communication
4423 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Professional Communication
4075 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, Other Drugs and Mental Health)
4076 Bachelor of Community Welfare and Counselling and Diploma of Disability
0116 Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
3281 Bachelor of Mechatronics Engineering and Bachelor of Arts
1945 Bachelor of Professional Communication and Diploma of Professional Writing