Youth Work Short Course

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

This diploma course is designed for those who want to pursue a career in youth work. It will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work effectively with young people in the youth sector.

You will learn how to:

- Plan and implement youth work programs

- Develop and maintain relationships with young people

- Promote the rights and interests of young people

- Work effectively in a team

- Facilitate group activities

- Promote and model ethical behaviour

You will also learn how to support young people in their personal and social development as well as their physical, intellectual and emotional wellbeing.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to plan and conduct group activities in accordance with agreed guidelines.

It applies to workers who facilitate groups, including program and project workers, recreation officers, youth workers, and volunteer coordinators.

At the end of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Plan group activities:

• Access relevant information and resources to plan group activities
• Consult relevant personnel to identify the purpose, structure and content of activities
• Develop activity plans that are consistent with organisational guidelines
• Source resources and materials required to implement activities

2. Conduct group activities

• Facilitate activities in accordance with agreed plans and organisational guidelines
• Respond to individual and group needs during activities
• Monitor participation levels and progress towards objectives
• .Prepare required resources and materials

3. Evaluate group activities

• Review activities against agreed plans and objectives
• Consult participants, relevant personnel and others to obtain feedback on activities
• Identify areas for improvement and suggest options for future activity development

4. Record information about group activities

• Prepare accurate and complete records of activities in accordance with organisational procedures.  
  

This unit applies to individuals working under broad supervision who take responsibility for planning and conducting group activities and evaluating outcomes against pre-determined goals and objectives. They work within organisation guidelines, relevant legislation and regulations, agreed network protocols and industry codes.