Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs
Make a difference to the lives of others
Assist with supporting clients with alcohol and drug issues
Make a difference to the lives of others
This qualification focuses on providing assessment and support to clients with alcohol and drug issues. You will learn about interviewing in the initial client assessment, responding to crisis, working with people with mental health concerns, and providing alcohol and other drugs (AOD) interventions.
Diploma of Counselling
Gain a competitive edge to employment in this fast-growing industry.
Gain the skills and knowledge to work with clients experiencing complex situations requiring advanced interviewing and communication skills in a community services setting.
Gain a competitive edge to employment in this fast-growing industry
This qualification will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work with clients experiencing complex situations requiring advanced interviewing and communication skills in a community services setting.
Our counselling qualification focuses on giving you the necessary skills to communicate effectively, work within a case management framework, apply core counselling methodologies to assist your clients and establish and maintain positive relationships in community services work.
During the course you will gain industry experience and grow your expertise. You may find yourself working in the areas of mental health, drugs and alcohol abuse, family and domestic violence, housing, adolescent development, or parenting and relationships - completing this course will give you a competitive edge to secure employment in this fast-growing industry.
The Diploma of Counselling may be of particular interest to graduates of Diploma or higher qualifications in Community Services, Youth Work, Mental Health, Allied Health or applicants already working in these industries wanting to acquire counselling skills as an additional skill to your core profession.
This course will be delivered through a combination of online and on campus training.
The online delivery will be done via Collaborate sessions (on Blackboard), which are live classes run online with a lecturer taking you through the training.
On campus sessions will be run in smaller groups in class where there are practical skills and assessments to be performed.
Diploma of Mental Health
Develop the skills to work with clients experiencing a mental health illness
Learn about current approaches to mental health that focus on the person not the illness.
Develop the skills to work with clients experiencing a mental health illness
You will learn about current approaches to mental health that focus on the person not the illness. The Diploma of Mental Health will enable you to undertake community service work that includes mental health.
Working in the community services industry you will provide services to clients in relation to mental health issues that may include case management, referral, advocacy, individual support, and education/health promotion services.
This course will be delivered through a combination of online and on campus training.
The online delivery will be done via Collaborate sessions (on Blackboard), which are live classes run online with a lecturer taking you through the training.
On campus sessions will be run in smaller groups in class where there are practical skills and assessments to be performed.