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CHC52025

Diploma of Community Services

Study Method Online
Provider Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
Recognition Nationally Recognised Training
Start Date Enrol anytime
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors

Course overview

Community Services is one of the fastest growing sectors in the country. The Diploma of Community Services is ideal for gaining the necessary skill sets for a profession in the Community Services sector. You can become an advocate in areas such as family welfare, community health, employment services and disability services

Who's It For?

The Diploma of Community Services is suitable for:

  • Those seeking a fresh start in a rewarding profession in community services.
  • Professionals wanting to acquire community services or counselling skills as an adjunct to their core profession — such as teachers, nurses, ministers of religion, corrective services officers and administrators.
  • Anyone over 18 with the required entry-level qualifications or life experience.

Job outcomes

  • Family welfare
  • Community health
  • Employment services
  • Disability services

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Recognitions

Nationally Recognised Training

This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia

Study method

  • Online Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual Virtual info icon
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Duration study load

  • Self-paced study; most full-time students complete the course in 12 months.

  • The course comprises 20 units (one specialisation) or 24 units (both specialisations). Taking both specialisations adds four units and extends the typical study duration.

Delivery

The Diploma of Community Services is delivered fully online. Students can work through the material at home and at whatever pace suits them. The course is self-paced, allowing students to set their own schedule rather than following term dates.

The practical components can be completed via:

  • Online group workshop via Zoom/Skype
  • Uploading a video demonstration
  • One-on-one or small group session with a private assessor (available in numerous regional areas across Australia)

Entry requirements

You are able to gain entry to the Diploma of Community Services if you are over 18 years of age and have:

  • Completed Year 12, or
  • Completed a Certificate III qualification, or
  • At least 3 years of sufficient life experience (work or study), if over 21 years of age.

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Course features

Key features of the Diploma of Community Services at AIPC include:

  • Career ready: Graduates are well prepared to pursue employed or self-employed careers in Community Services, supported by AIPC's strong industry reputation.

  • Extremely applicable: Suitable for people from all backgrounds, including those seeking a career change or professionals such as teachers, nurses, ministers of religion and corrective services officers.

  • Counselling education specialists: AIPC focuses exclusively on counselling and community services education.

  • Flexible learning: Fully self-paced, online study designed to be completed from home around other commitments.

  • Specialist content: Course materials draw on leading authors and texts in community services from around the world, examining prominent models and approaches used in the industry today.

  • Student support: Unlimited access to the Institute's Toll Free Study Assistance Line (1300 number), 9am–5pm EST Monday to Friday, staffed by degree-qualified Education Advisers.

  • My.AIPC Student Portal: Access to electronic workbooks, activity submission and marking, Knowledge Base, Online Education Adviser contact, and seminar scheduling.

  • Student Support Centres: Located in Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast & Northern Rivers, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth.

Work placement

This course requires completion of a minimum of 100 hours of work placement, supporting real clients under the supervision of experienced staff. Placement is completed in a community services organisation local to the student.

Several units also require students to demonstrate their skills before placement. Units marked with a # require the practical demonstration of skills in a real or simulated work environment.

Professional Recognition

NRT – The Diploma of Community Services (CHC52025) is a nationally recognised training program in Australia.

Assessment

Assessment includes practical demonstrations of skills in a real or simulated work environment (for units marked #) and a minimum of 100 hours of work placement (for units marked *).

Practical components can be completed via:

  • Online group workshop via Zoom/Skype
  • Uploading a video demonstration
  • One-on-one or small group session with a private assessor

Activities are completed and uploaded for marking through the My.AIPC Student Portal.

Subjects

Core Units
CHCDEV005Analyse impacts of sociological factors on people in community work and services
CHCMHS001Work with people with mental health issues
CHCDIV001Work with diverse people
CHCDIV002Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCLEG003Manage legal and ethical compliance
CHCCOM003Develop workplace communication strategies
CHCADV002Provide advocacy and representation services
CHCPRP001Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
CHCCCS004Assess co-existing needs
CHCCSM017Facilitate and review case management
HLTWHS003Maintain work health and safety
CHCCCS007Develop and implement service programs
CHCDFV001Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
CHCCCS019Recognise and respond to crisis situations
CHCMGT005Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes
CHCPRP003Reflect on and improve own professional practice
CHCCSM009Facilitate goal-directed planning (Specialisation: Case Management)
CHCCSM010Implement case management practice (Specialisation: Case Management)
CHCCSM012Coordinate complex case requirements (Specialisation: Case Management)
CHCCSM014Provide case management supervision (Specialisation: Case Management)
CHCMHS007Work effectively in trauma informed care (Specialisation: Responding to Family Violence)
CHCDFV012Make safety plans with people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence (Specialisation: Responding to Family Violence)
CHCDFV006Counsel clients affected by domestic and family violence (Specialisation: Responding to Family Violence)
CHCMHS011Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing (Specialisation: Responding to Family Violence)

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Payment options

  • Upfront and Payment Plans available

  • AIPC is approved as a Higher Education Provider by the Australian Government so you can choose to finance your unit fees via the FEE-HELP system. FEE-HELP is a loan scheme that assists eligible fee-paying students in paying their tuition fees.

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About Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors

The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC) is Australia’s largest and longest-established educator of Counsellors. Our specialist training programs include our acclaimed Diploma of Counselling, Bachelor of Counselling, and Master of Counselling. All our programs are government and industry-accredited.

We are an organisation founded on the principle of enabling people to help others. At the very heart of our logo, designed three decades ago, is the statement “Caring for people.” That’s the core of what we do, and that’s why our work matters.

RTO Provider Number: 0670 | Institute of Higher Education: Provider ID PRV12083.

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