Course Title: Provide community focused promotion and prevention strategies

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5318 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 2014,
Term1 2015

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:

1. Determine promotion and prevention strategies relevant to the specific community

2. Prepare for promotion and prevention activities

3. Conduct promotion and prevention activities

4. Report and document information


Learning Outcomes

By completing this course you will achieve the learning outcomes as identified by the above mentioned elements.

You will be able to assess, prepare and deliver relevant community based strategies and document outcomes.


Overview of Assessment

This course will be assessed via a research task and class presentation directly linked to the design of a community health promotion campaign linked to complex care. You will be required to undertake a variety of tasks throughout this stage specifically designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your competency working with clients presenting with multiple and complex needs.