Course Title: Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5360 Diploma of Financial Counselling
Course Title: Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 90
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS6089C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2017, Term1 2018, Term1 2019 |
HWSS6089C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet |
Term1 2020, Term2 2020 |
Course Contact: Jo Wallwork
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3983
Course Contact Email: mary-josephine.wallwork@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This course describes the skills and knowledge required to assess capacity to support clients with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues. This includes implementing processes for collaborative approaches to providing support for clients and facilitating links to other services.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None.
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCMHS005 Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues |
Elements: |
E1. Assess capacity to provide support to a person with co-existing mental health and AOD issues E2. Work collaboratively to provide support services to address co-existing issues E3. Facilitate links to further care E4. Collaborate with the person to minimise risk E5. Review and report on support provided |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through:
- demonstrations of skills and knowledge using case studies
- assignments/questions requiring written responses.