Course Title: Work effectively with young people
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2012
Course Code: HWSS5663C
Course Title: Work effectively with young people
School: 365T Global Studies, Soc Sci & Plng
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4262 - Certificate IV in Youth Work
Course Contact : Jennifer Brooker
Course Contact Phone: +(61 3) 9925 4115
Course Contact Email:jennifer.brooker@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Not Applicable
Course Description
This unit describes the knowledge and skills required to work with and for young people within an ethical, social, political and economic context.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCYTH301E Work effectively with young people |
Element: |
Address issues associated with the culture of young people |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 In all actions and decisions, take into account the culture of the young person |
Element: |
Develop a professional rapport with young people |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Conduct interactions with young people in a fair, just, humane and positive manner |
Element: |
Recognise that youth culture is distinct |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 In all interventions, take account of youth culture the young person identifies with |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
This unit will apply to community services work in a range of contexts involving young people.
Classes are held throughout the academic year, at the beginning and towards the end. This will help the student to consolidate their learning, both in the classroom and during their 240 hours of work placement.
Teaching Schedule
Classes awill be held throughout the academic year. During this time students will participate in a variety of learning experiences designed to consolidate their learning. Actitivies will be class-based and some assessment tasks will be set to be submitted after the scheduled class times.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Assessment tasks are directly linked to the competency through class-based assesement tasks and work placement of 240 hours.
Assessment Tasks
Studntes will be asked to partiicpate in a number of class-based assessment tasks including a group presentation, scenarios/simulations, class discussions and written and/or oral tasks.
Assessment Matrix
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