Course Title: Manage service response to young people in crisis
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5331 Diploma of Youth Work
Course Title: Manage service response to young people in crisis
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 150
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Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
HWSS6024C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
365T Global, Urban and Social Studies |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term2 2017, Term1 2018, Term1 2019 |
HWSS6024C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
375T Vocational Design and Social Context |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2020, Term1 2021 |
Course Contact: Sarah Davidson
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 8871
Course Contact Email: sarah.davidson@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
In this course you will develop the skills and knowledge required to develop an agency approach to young people in crisis.
This unit is taught and assessed in a cluster with:
CHCYTH005 - Develop and implement procedures to enable young people to address their needs
CHCYTH008 - Support young people to take collective action
CHCYTH009 - Support youth programs
CHCYTH011 - Work effectively with young people and their families
CHCDEV002 - Analyse sociological factors on clients in community work and services
120 hours of work placement undertaking youth work practice support the learning and assessment of these units
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
CHCYTH012 Manage service response to young people in crisis |
Elements: |
1. Implement a framework for preventing crisis situations 2. Support staff in responding to a crisis 3. Follow-up crisis situations |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Overview of Assessment
To demonstrate competency in this course you will need to complete all of the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard. You will receive written feedback on all assessment (refer to MyRMIT for assessment criteria).
Assessments will include:
Assessment Task 1
Knowledge Questions
Assessment Task 2
Knowledge Questions
Assessment Task 3
Working with Youth Services - Presentation
Assessment Task 4
Role Play - Working with youth and their families
Assessment Task 5
Community Youth Project
Assessment Task 6
Collective Action - Supporting Youth Participation
Assessment Task 7
Placement research and reflection
Assessment Task 8
Student placement observation checklist
120 hours of work placement undertaking youth work practice support the assessment tasks
You should refer to the assessment plan which is available on Canvas for details of each assessment task and for detailed assessment criteria.
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CA: Competency Achieved
NYC: Not Yet Competent
DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
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