Course Title: Work effectively with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4262 Certificate IV in Youth Work
Course Title: Work effectively with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 70
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) |
HWSS5509C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term1 2012 |
Course Contact: Jennifer Brooker
Course Contact Phone: +(61 3) 9925 4115
Course Contact Email: jennifer.brooker@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required for working with people who are experiencing homelessness or risk of becoming homeless,including women and children experiencing family violence
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
There are no Pre-requisites or Co-requisites for this course
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCCH427A Work effectively with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness |
Elements: |
Address issues associated with people who are experiencing homelessness or risk of becoming homeless Demonstrate commitment to the central philosophies and legal requirements of working with people who are experiencing homelessness or risk of becoming homeless Develop a professional rapport with people who are experiencing homelessness or risk of becoming homeless Develop knowledge of causes and impacts of homelessness Support people who are experiencing homelessness or risk of becoming homeless |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
This course is assessed using a combination of both parctical and theoretically based tasks