Course Title: Work effectively in the alcohol and other drugs sector
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5289 Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, other drugs and mental health)
Course Title: Work effectively in the alcohol and other drugs sector
Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 50
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) |
HWSS5458C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2012 |
Course Contact: Xenia Girdler
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4660
Course Contact Email: xenia.girdler@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
The course describes the knowledge and skills required by all workers who may be working primarily with clients with alcohol and other drugs (AOD) issues and provides a basic introduction to values, services and approaches applied to work in this sector
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCAOD402A Work effectively in the alcohol and other drugs sector |
Elements: |
Work within the context of AOD sector |
Learning Outcomes
Overview of Assessment
This course will be assessed via a number of class based and work-integrated
tasks. To be deemed competent in this course you will be required to demonstrate
your skills knowledge and attitude through -
case study - you will be placed into a small working group and assessed on your
ability to case manage a fictitious client over the duration of the course
assessment and screening tool - in your small working group you will be require
to develop an assessment tool which will provide you with the information required
to develop an effective treatment-recovery plan for your case study client
self and supervisor assessments
class presentations
direct observation of actual and simulated class based activities