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Overview
This qualification reflects the role of child protection workers who provide specialist services to clients with complex and diverse needs, and act as a resource for other workers. Workers at this level use critical thinking, communication and evaluation skills and make complex judgements in specialist contexts as part of a collaborative team. Their role involves service planning, delivery and evaluation and may include responsibility and accountability for the work of both self and others.
There are 0 minimum work placement hours required for this unit.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
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Financial help
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Government funding is not available for this course.
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Cost
Course costs can vary by provider and location. Ask your training provider for a cost estimate.
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VET Student Loans are not available
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You may need to pay for equipment or materials.
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On-the-job training
- Apprenticeships and traineeships are not available for this course.
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Entry requirements
This course has entry requirements. See more information at the National Training Register
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Duration
You complete this course when you’ve learned the skills, not after a set amount of time. The times shown are estimates.
- Qualification only:
6 months – 1 year
- Qualification only:
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Delivery options
You may be able to access this training in these ways:
Course content
This course is made up of units.
All courses have core units—these are mandatory for completing the course. Most courses also have elective units, which you can choose from to suit your needs and interests. Not all training providers offer every elective, so check with your provider to find out which electives they can offer you.
For more information about course content, talk to your training provider or visit the National Training Register.
| Unit | Unit type |
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| Develop, implement and monitor safety strategies in child protection work | Core |
| Initiate and lead applied research | Core |
| Manage and monitor child protection orders | Core |
| Manage complex child protection risk assessments and case strategies | Core |
| Apply learning theories in counselling | Elective |
| Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills | Elective |
| Assist clients to develop parenting arrangements | Elective |
| Contribute to organisational performance development | Elective |
| Counsel clients affected by domestic and family violence | Elective |
| Develop a healing framework for social and emotional wellbeing work | Elective |
| Develop and cultivate collaborative partnerships and relationships | Elective |
| Develop and implement policy | Elective |
| Develop and implement procedures to enable young people to address their needs | Elective |
| Establish and maintain the safety of people who have experienced domestic and family violence | Elective |
| Establish change promoting relationship with users of domestic and family violence | Elective |
| Facilitate the counselling relationship and process | Elective |
| Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes | Elective |
| Implement participation and engagement strategies | Elective |
| Implement trauma informed care | Elective |
| Lead innovative thinking and practice | Elective |
| Lead own professional development | Elective |
| Make safety plans with people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence | Elective |
| Manage domestic and family violence screening and risk assessment processes | Elective |
| Manage responses to domestic and family violence in family work | Elective |
| Plan, implement and monitor provision of out of home care | Elective |
| Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety | Elective |
| Promote accountability and assist users of domestic and family violence to accept responsibility | Elective |
| Promote and represent the service | Elective |
| Provide case management supervision | Elective |
| Provide domestic and family violence support in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities | Elective |
| Provide domestic and family violence support in non-English speaking background communities | Elective |
| Provide leadership across the organisation | Elective |
| Provide support to children affected by domestic and family violence | Elective |
| Provide support to clients affected by loss, grief or trauma | Elective |
| Research and apply personality and development theories | Elective |
| Select and use counselling therapies | Elective |
| Support young people to take collective action | Elective |
| Undertake case management in a child protection framework | Elective |
| Undertake youth work in specific communities | Elective |
| Work according to the principles of social and emotional wellbeing care | Elective |
| Work with involuntary and mandated clients | Elective |
| Work with users of violence to effect change | Elective |
| Work with young people to establish support networks | Elective |
| Work within a child inclusive framework | Elective |
| Work within a clinical supervision framework | Elective |
Job prospects
The Graduate Certificate in Statutory Child Protection sets you up for roles like these, but the skills you learn could take you even further.
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Liaison Officer
ANZSCO 224912
Liaison Officers establish and facilitate communication between different community groups, organisations and governments.
Recommended education level:
Bachelor degree or higher -
Family Support Worker
ANZSCO 411713
Family Support Workers assist the work of Social Workers and Welfare Workers by providing services and support to families.
Recommended education level:
Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree -
Youth Worker
ANZSCO 411716
Support young people in the social, emotional, financial, study and employment aspects of their lives.
Recommended education level:
Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree
Training providers delivering Graduate Certificate in Statutory Child Protection
It's a good idea to research multiple training providers to make sure you're getting the right training for you.
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The Da'Vange Group Pty Ltd (RTO code 45241)
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