Course Title: Provide community focused promotion and prevention strategies

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5289 Diploma of Community Services (Alcohol, other drugs and mental health)

Course Title: Provide community focused promotion and prevention strategies

Portfolio: DSC Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 60

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)

HWSS5459C

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

This course describes the knowledge and skills required to develop and deliver a range of promotion and prevention strategies to the community

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCPROM503A Provide community focused promotion and prevention strategies

Elements:

Determine promotion and prevention strategies relevant to the specific community
Prepare for promotion and prevention activities
Conduct promotion and prevention activities
Report and document information


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 -

health promotion campaign:using the information gained through workshops and on-the-job experience students will be expected to produce a health promotion campaign addressing key issues surrounding dual diagnosis in their community of interest

self and supervisor assessments

class presentations

direct observation of actual and simulated class based activities