Course Title: Manage service response to young people in crisis

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5244 Diploma of Youth Work

Course Title: Manage service response to young people in crisis

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 150

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)
HWSS5436C	City Campus	TAFE	365T Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace	Term1 2012, Term2 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 to develop an agency approach to young people in crisis.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

To gain entry into CHC51408 Diploma of Youth Work candidates must:

1. Be recognised, as competent through a recognised training package or recognition process, against the following compulsory units of CHC41808 Certificate IV in Youth Work:

• CHCCOM403C Utilise specialist communication skills to build relationships
• CHCCS404A Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
• CHCCS422A Respond holistically to client issues and refer appropriately
• CHCYTH401A Engage respectfully with young people
• CHCYTH402A Work effectively with young people within the youth work context
• HLTHIR403B Work effectively with culturally diverse clients & co-workers
• HLTOHS300A Contribute to OHS processes

OR

2. Have suitable relevant youth sector experience and knowledge to indicate likely success at this level of qualification in a job role involving:

 The application of knowledge with depth in some areas and demonstration of a broad range of technical and other skills
 A wide range of tasks and skills in a variety of contexts, with a complexity in the range and choices of actions required
 The exercise of discretionary judgement and decision making under general guidance.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	CHCYTH608C Manage service response to young people in crisis
Elements:	Follow up crisis situations. Implement a framework for preventing crisis situations. Support staff in responding to a crisis.

Learning Outcomes

By completing this unit you will achieve and demonstrate competence in the following elements;

Follow up crisis situations.
Implement a framework for preventing crisis situations.
Support staff in responding to a crisis.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment in this unit enables participants to gain skills and knowledge that are directly applicable to their workplace while being encouraged to share current work practices. Assessment tasks involve team and individual projects and written assessment including questions and case studies. Based on your individual learning plan, you will be offered a number of learning strategies including workshop attendance, project work development and workplace support to your assessment needs for this program.