Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs Online
If you want to help others improve their lives this nationally recognised qualification is the Alcohol & Other Drugs online course for you.
Who is this online course for?
The CHC43215 Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs Online is ideal for people who are looking for a rewarding career helping others improve their lives who have been effected by alcohol and/or other drugs.
This online qualification will equip you with the knowledge and understanding to help those affected by mental health issues.
What will you learn online?
The CHC43215 Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs Online prepares you for an entry level role in the alcohol and other drugs sector, where you will provide services and interventions to clients with drug and alcohol dependency. The online course will teach you how to provide a range of services and interventions for clients with AOD and other complex care issues.
Available Online Units
Core Units
CHCAOD001: Work in an Alcohol and Other Drugs Context
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work in an alcohol and other drugs context. It covers identifying clients with AOD issues, working with clients who have AOD issues, and referral of clients with AOD issues.
This unit applies to workers who provide direct alcohol and other drugs services to clients. They work under general supervision and may have responsibility for leading other workers.
CHCAOD004: Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct an assessment of clients with alcohol and other drug issues in order to develop case plans and coordinate service provision.
It applies to workers who conduct holistic assessments of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues and develop case plans in consultation with the client.
The skills in this unit must be applied within jurisdictional alcohol and other drugs legislation, policies and guidelines.
CHCAOD006: Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work collaboratively with clients to provide alcohol and other drugs interventions.
It involves identifying client goals, strengths and protective factors, developing and implementing intervention plans, monitoring the effects of interventions, evaluating outcomes and modifying interventions as required.
This unit applies to workers who provide alcohol and other drug services in a range of settings. They work under general direction and take responsibility for their own outputs.
CHCAOD009: Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and review alcohol and other drugs (AOD) treatment plans in consultation with clients, carers and other health professionals.
It applies to workers who provide support and direct client services in AOD treatment settings.
This unit requires workers to exercise judgement in relation to selecting equipment, resources and techniques for themselves and others and to manage the activity.
Workers must be able to identify client problems and implement responses that are defined by legislation, organisational policy and protocols.
CHCCCS004: Assess co-existing needs
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to assess the co-existing needs of clients. It includes a review of assessment frameworks and tools, and an examination of how best to consider the impact of co-existing needs on service delivery.
This unit is important because it helps to ensure that co-existing needs are considered when providing services to clients. This can help to improve the overall service experience for clients and help to ensure that all of their needs are being met.
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand the importance of assessing co-existing needs
- Review assessment frameworks and tools
- Consider how co-existing needs can impact service delivery
- Develop an action plan to address co-existing needs.
CHCCCS014: Provide brief interventions
This unit provides students with the skills and knowledge required to provide brief interventions. Students will learn how to identify and respond to the needs of individuals and groups using a range of communication methods.
This unit is important because it helps students to develop the skills they need to provide support to people who are experiencing difficulties in their lives. By completing this unit, students will be better equipped to provide effective support to clients.
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify and respond to the needs of individuals and groups
- Use a range of communication methods
- Provide support to clients
CHCCOM002: Use Communication to Build Relationships
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to use communication to build relationships. It includes identifying opportunities and strategies for building relationships, using effective communication techniques, and maintaining relationships.
This unit is relevant to workers in a range of community, health and human service contexts who work with clients, co-workers and other stakeholders.
This unit is important because it will provide you with the skills and knowledge to use communication to build relationships. It is also important to be able to maintain these relationships.
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify opportunities and strategies for building relationships
- Use effective communication techniques
- Maintain relationships.
CHCDIV001: Work with Diverse People
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively with a range of diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities.
It applies to workers who interface with diverse people as part of their job role. It includes interacting with people from diverse backgrounds in a range of contexts. It also includes having an awareness of own personal values, attitudes and beliefs and how these may impact working with diverse people.
At the end of this unit, students should be able to:
- Engage diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities in a way that meets their needs promote their strengths and are culturally safe.
- Communicate with diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities using methods and language that are appropriate to their needs.
- Promote the inclusion and participation of diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities.
- Use effective interpersonal skills to support the development of respectful relationships with diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities.
- Reflect on personal values, attitudes and beliefs and how they may impact working with diverse individuals
It applies to workers across a range of community work and services contexts who take responsibility for their own outputs within an established framework. They work under broad supervision and guidance from others.
CHCLEG001: Work Legally and Ethically
This unit covers the legislation and professional, ethical frameworks governing the mental health industry. Learners will be able to identify and apply appropriate legal and ethical principles in the provision of mental health services.
This unit is important because it ensures that workers in the mental health industry are providing services in a legal and ethical manner. It is crucial that all workers in this industry understand the relevant legislation and professional, ethical frameworks in order to provide safe and effective services to their clients.
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Identify and apply relevant legislation and professional, ethical frameworks in the provision of mental health services
- Understand the implications of non-compliance with legal and ethical requirements
- Access and interpret mental health legislation and professional, ethical frameworks
CHCMHS001: Work with people with mental health issues
This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide services and interventions to young people with mental health issues. Workers at this level have a diploma-level qualification and work independently under broad directions from senior management.
This qualification is designed for people working in youth work and other community contexts who provide direct support to young people with mental health issues.
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will have the skills and knowledge required to:
- Work with young people with mental health issues
- Develop and implement support plans
- Provide crisis intervention
- Liaise with other agencies and professionals
- Promote the recovery model
- Reflect on and improve your own practice.
CHCPRP001: Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships.
It applies to workers who work with young people in a range of contexts.
At the end of this unit, students should be able to:
1. Develop partnerships
- Determine purpose of developing partnerships
- Develop networks and linkages
- Identify potential partners
- Develop partnerships
2. Maintain partnerships
- Maintain networks and linkages
- Evaluate the effectiveness of partnerships
3. Develop collaborative relationships
- Develop collaborative relationships
- Implement collaborative relationships
4. Maintain collaborative relationships
- Maintain collaborative relationships
- Evaluate the effectiveness of collaborative relationships
5. Facilitate community participation
- Facilitate community participation
- Evaluate the effectiveness of community participation
6. Advocate for community development
- Advance the interests of community development
- Evaluate the effectiveness of advocacy activities
7. Foster community self-reliance
- Evaluate community needs
- Encourage community initiatives
- Evaluate the effectiveness of fostering community self-reliance
HLTAID011: Provide first aid (Learners will need to complete unit externally and provide a valid First Aid certificate for a credit transfer prior to completion of course)
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid in an education and care setting.
This unit applies to educators who work in all education and care settings.
They may be required to provide first aid, emergency life support or manage minor and major injuries and illnesses in children.
If you complete this Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs, you will gain the skills to:
- Understand addiction and its causes
- Work with clients with alcohol and other drug problems
- Implement interventions with clients
- Provide support to families and carers of clients with AOD problems
- Plan and coordinate services
Elective Units
CHCDFV001: Recognise and Respond Appropriately to Domestic and Family Violence
This unit covers the knowledge and skills required to recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence. This includes understanding the dynamics of domestic and family violence, identifying signs of domestic and family violence, and responding safely and effectively to disclosures of domestic and family violence.
Handling domestic and family violence is a complex task. This unit will give you the skills and knowledge to safely and effectively support people experiencing or at risk of domestic and family violence.
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
- Understand the dynamics of domestic and family violence
- Identify signs of domestic and family violence
- Respond safely and effectively to disclosures of domestic and family violence
- Refer clients who disclose domestic and family violence to appropriate services.
CHCDIV002: Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Cultural Safety
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety within own job role.
This unit applies to workers across a broad range of community service contexts who work collaboratively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people. They may work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander individuals, families or communities in a direct service capacity or in an indirect service capacity.
Workers at this level maintain cultural safety by ensuring their own attitudes, knowledge, behaviours, and values do not judgementally affect service provision.
They work to ensure that the service environment and delivery are culturally safe for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients. This includes promoting the use of interpreters and other strategies to facilitate communication.
Workers may be required to provide leadership and guidance to others in promoting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety.
This unit applies to workers across a range of community work and services contexts who take responsibility for their own outputs within an established framework. They work under broad supervision and guidance from others.
CHCMHS011: Assess and Promote Social, Emotional and Physical Wellbeing Course Details
This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to assess and promote the social, emotional and physical wellbeing of individuals experiencing mental health challenges. It includes understanding the interconnectedness of social, emotional and physical factors in mental health, identifying individual wellbeing needs and implementing strategies to enhance overall wellbeing. Learners will develop the ability to support clients by assessing their needs and promoting approaches that improve mental health outcomes through holistic, person-centred care.
This unit is crucial for workers who support individuals with mental health conditions. It equips workers with the skills to assess not only the emotional and mental aspects of wellbeing but also the social and physical dimensions, promoting an integrated approach to health and recovery. By learning to consider all aspects of an individual's health, workers can help create tailored support plans that contribute to a balanced and sustainable recovery journey.
Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Assess the social, emotional and physical wellbeing of individuals with mental health challenges
- Develop strategies to promote holistic wellbeing, including addressing the emotional, social and physical factors that impact recovery
- Collaborate with individuals to create person-centred wellbeing plans
- Identify and apply interventions that support positive wellbeing outcomes
- Monitor and review wellbeing strategies to ensure ongoing effectiveness and client satisfaction
CHCPRP003: Reflect on and Improve Own Professional Practice
The unit reflects the role of workers who are engaged in applying a range of well-developed community service, case management and facilitation skills to work collaboratively with clients and other professionals. They may provide services in a range of community service contexts.
On completion of this unit, workers will have the skills and knowledge required to reflect on their own professional practice, to identify opportunities for improvement and make changes to enhance their effectiveness.
By the end of this unit, students should be able to:
1. Reflect on practice
- Evaluate own performance against relevant standards
- Identify areas of practice that need improvement
2. Seek feedback on practice
- Seek feedback from colleagues, clients and others on areas of practice that need improvement
3. Identify opportunities for improving practice
- Analyse feedback received to identify opportunities for improving practice
4. Implement improvements to practice
- Develop and implement a plan to improve own professional practice
5. Monitor and review changes to practice
- Monitor and review changes to own professional practice against the plan
HLTWHS006: Manage personal stressors in the work environment
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to maintain health and wellbeing by preventing and managing personal stress.
This unit applies to work in a range of health and community services settings, in particular work roles that operate in high stress situations and circumstances.
What career could I have?
Possible careers include:
- Community Support Worker
- Detoxification Worker
- Alcohol and Drugs Worker
- Case Worker
FAQ
- Be at least 18 years of age.
- Be and Australian citizen or permanent resident.
- Have completed their education to a level which is equivalent to an Australian Senior High School Year 12 or has completed an AQF Certificate IV level qualification.
- Have suitable language, literacy and numeracy skills to read and comprehend learning materials and perform tasks related to recording workplace documents including reading and writing detailed reports, case notes, reports and other documents, interpreting workplace policy and procedure and reporting hazards. Learners are required to pass an online LLN assessment test at or above level 3 in reading, writing and numeracy.
- Have sound computer skills to navigate simple software to complete the online component of this course and must be able to use intermediate level Word features in order produce and present word-processed documents/ reports.
- Have access to a laptop and internet to complete this online course.
- These entry requirements will be confirmed through information collected on the online application and during the enrolment interview.
This is a blended online delivery model which incorporates Trainer led synchronous online zoom classroom sessions for 3 hours per week in the evening, a monthly one hour one-on-one mentoring session with your trainer (zoom, phone) plus you will need to complete 15 hours per week undertaking structured self-paced study.
All online learning and assessment materials are accessed via the Learners online portal. You will have the support of a trainer/assessor throughout your studies.
Hader Institute provides support to all learners through the trainer and the Hader Institute of Education Learner Support Officer.
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