Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma Blended

What is this training about?
The 10800NAT Graduate Certificate in Developmental Trauma was initially developed in response to an industry need identified by the Australian Childhood Foundation and continues to be based on the feedback of professionals across Australia.  This innovative, practical and relevant post-graduate qualification is appropriate for professionals who work in child protection, family violence, education, health, justice, and other community services who are interested in enhancing their practice with children, young people, and their families who have experienced abuse and trauma.

The development of knowledge about neurobiology is continuing to form the basis for practice with children and young people who have experienced abuse and violence. It includes an understanding of normative brain and body development and the subsequent effect of abuse-related trauma on the brain architecture and physiological functioning of children and young people.

The qualification presents participants with the knowledge and skills to respond to the needs of children and young people affected by the cumulative developmental and neurobiological harm caused by abuse and violence.  It also provides the basis for participants to learn how to implement creative, consistent and multi-systemic responses to traumatised children, young people, their carers, and family. This course has been consistently highly evaluated by graduates.

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What does the blended delivery course mean?
This delivery model has been developed in response to the identified needs of some participants who want to complete this qualification but do not have the capacity to attend 24 days of face-to-face or virtual classroom learning.

This model blends some virtual classroom sessions with self-paced module-based learning using our online learning platform. Participants will also be offered monthly, one hour tutorial sessions to support their learning and connection. They will need to find some time out of class time to connect with a small group of participants to work on a range of tasks.

How will the course be delivered?
The blended delivery course requires attendance at 7 virtual classroom sessions, including one day as the course commences and then 3 x 2 day blocks throughout the duration of the course. These dates are outlined later in this booklet. Participants also complete 22 online modules at their own pace – with milestone dates for completing set modules prior to each learning block. Participants also have the option to attend a monthly 1 hour online session to provide additional support to their learning experience.

There is also an expectation of up to 400 hours of learning outside of formal session times. This could include individual participant support, group assignment tasks, work on course assignments and application of the course content into participants’ workplace and role.

The delivery model is one that reinforces participants’ skills, acknowledges their expertise and seeks to extend their capacity throughout the course. There are continual opportunities to link theory to practice.

The overall goals of the course are to:

• Increase skills and knowledge to work effectively with children and young people building on the skills developed in the participant’s original qualifications and practical experience to facilitate the best outcomes.
• Provide recognition of professional development about neurobiology and trauma-based practice through an accredited course.
• Build the overall knowledge base of professionals working with children and young people who are traumatized and may be living in a range of settings including within the family home, in foster care, residential care, kinship care or experiencing homelessness, and
• Formalise a trauma-focused response framework across sectors

It is expected that these participants are:

• seeking to enhance current practice
• creative
• looking for challenging information
• seeking inspiration and validation
• focused on positive outcomes for children, young people and their families

The course would suit individuals working in child protection, out of home care, family violence services, family support, drug and alcohol services, youth support programs and education settings. It will also resource the development of individuals with roles providing care in foster and/or residential care.

Course pre-requisites:
To undertake this course, you will need to provide evidence of the following:

• Being over 18 AND
• Having access to a computer and the internet AND
• Being currently employed in a relevant role AND
• Meeting current working with children requirements of the relevant State or Territory AND
• Having obtained an undergraduate or postgraduate qualification in  education, youth work, welfare, social work, psychology, social science or equivalent OR
• Having obtained an Advanced Diploma or Diploma qualification in community services, youth work, nursing or welfare OR
• Having recent significant previous experience (a minimum of 2 years full time or equivalent) working in a community sector organization or relevant equivalent, in a job role involving the self-directed application of knowledge, the exercise of judgment and decision making responsibilities, working with children, young people and/or families.

Application and Enrolment process:

Step 1
Use the link below to commence the application process.  You will be asked a series of information questions about yourself and your role. At this stage, you will also need to complete our language, literacy and numeracy checklist.  You will also be asked if you would like to be considered for eligibility for RPL (Recognition of Prior Learning).

Once you have completed the application form you will receive an application confirmation email, acknowledging that we have received your application.

Step 2
Your registration will be reviewed by our course coordinators and eligibility determined against the course pre-requisites.

Step 3
You will receive an email from us advising whether your application has been successful or an email or phone call if we need further information – such as for an RPL application – or if you are not successful.

Step 4
If your application is successful we will provide you with an enrolment link.
Upon completing the enrolment form, you will need to provide a copy of government-issued ID (Drivers License, Passport etc.) your qualifications, a copy of State/ Territory working with children’s check and your Unique Student Identifier (USI).

Step 5
You will receive confirmation of your enrolment and an invoice, if successful, or receive an email or call from us to either ask for further information or advise you if you are not successful.

Step 6
You can now access your learner portal and will receive further information as required about your specific course.  Welcome to the course!

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This course is nationally accredited by ASQA and aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).  The period of accreditation is 01/07/2019-30/06/2024
The copyright owner of the course, and its units of competency,  is Australian Childhood Foundation.
These details are available at www.training.gov.au
There are no equivalent qualifications
 
To find out more about the below listed intakes, please see the Course Information Booklet available here