Course overview
Get the targeted counselling skills you need to work with people who are struggling with drugs and alcohol, with Open Colleges’ CHC43215 Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs.
Change lives by helping people through their struggles with alcohol and drugs, with this nationally recognised online course.
You will gain a specific set of skills and knowledge that you can use to help people who are struggling with drugs and/or alcohol.
The accredited online drugs and alcohol course has been designed to provide you with a strong knowledge base as well as practical skills to help you to put that knowledge to work.
Job outcomes
- Case Worker
- Community Support Worker
- Detoxification Worker
- Drug and Alcohol Worker
- Family Support Worker
- Outreach Worker
- Support Worker
What you'll learn
- Learn targeted skills to intervene in the lives of everyday people who are suffering under the grip of addiction to drugs and/or alcohol.
- Get the skills you need to work with addicts to help them understand their addiction and make concrete steps toward recovery.
- This course will also train you to assess individual client needs and to develop and review alcohol and drug treatment plans to best meet these needs.
Recognition
Study method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
Duration study load
- Maximum 18 months
- 120 hours of work placement
Entry requirements
Minimum age
You will need to be at least 18 years old.
English
Entry to the course requires the successful completion of English to Year 12 level.
If you haven’t successfully completed English at Year 12 level, you can demonstrate equivalency through one of the following:
- Successful completion of a Nationally Recognised Training qualification at Certificate III level or higher; or
- 3 years relevant industry experience in a role that requires the use of written documentation and communication
Work placement
This course contains a minimum of 120 hours of work placement.
You will need to undertake your work placement in an organisation involved in the delivery of alcohol and other drug related services to clients. The workplace will need to be able to provide you with access to specialist equipment and resources. Your workplace assessor will ascertain whether the workplace is appropriate.
Assessment
- Case studies
- Multiple choice questions
- Portfolio of evidence
- Short-answer questions
- Workplace assessments
- Written reports
Additional information
Open Colleges offers this qualification in association with Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd (Provider number: 90197). The testamur will be issued by Integrated Care & Management Training Pty Ltd.
Delivery
Studying online with Open Colleges is fully flexible. This means you can study whenever you want, wherever you want. You can access your learning materials anytime via your online campus, OpenSpace and make your way through the course at a pace that suits your lifestyle.
Subjects
- Prepare for assessment
- Analyse the person’s needs using a collaborative approach
- Determine appropriate services
- Complete reporting
- Evaluate assessment and referral processes
- Identify and assess the person’s current suicide risk
- Collaborate to increase immediate safety
- Facilitate links to further support
- Review and report on support provided
- Prepare for intervention
- Confirm intervention requirements with client
- Conduct intervention.
- Monitor and record activities
- Prepare for assessment
- Conduct assessment
- Record assessment and provide feedback
- Identify and respond to need for referral
- Establish respectful relationships with people with mental health issues
- Determine the needs of people with mental health issues
- Work with people with mental health issues to meet aspirations and needs
About Open Colleges
Open Colleges puts you at the centre of everything. As an institution, it measures its success in the success of its students. With more than 100 years of experience in distance learning, Open Colleges has the expertise in delivering education and training to individuals seeking to launch, change or accelerate their careers.
Open Colleges Australia focuses on meeting the specific needs of adult learners by delivering highly flexible, accessible and affordable learning opportunities. Its unique learning model provides you with ultimate control – to study anywhere, anytime and at your own pace. Its online campus – OpenSpace – provides you with access to learning resources, expert trainers and assessors, collaboration with other learners and a comprehensive range of support services. Open Colleges is the perfect solution for time-poor students with busy schedules, as it makes getting your qualification possible from wherever you are.
Open Colleges Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organization (RTO 90796)
