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Bachelor of Community Services
La Trobe University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00115M
The Bachelor of Community Services provides graduates with accredited diplomas in community services opportunity to further their career in community service or welfare sectors. Studies provide students the knowledge and skills to pursue careers as support workers, case managers or service coordinators, or leaders across government and nongovernment settings in urban, regional and rural localities. The course strongly focuses on the advanced skills of an effective practitioner including: relationship-building; psychosocial assessments; working with cultural diversity and advocacy; and navigation of policy, legal and ethical frameworks across a range of organizational contexts. Two rapidly growing fields of practice, disability and family violence, are covered in the final year. Graduates will make a contribution to the social wellbeing, needs and rights of individuals, groups and communities. The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7.
Subjects
- First-year. Wominjeka La Trobe: Indigenous Cultural Literacy for Higher Education, Academic Integrity Module, Life Course Development, Introduction to the Profession, Social Work in an Unequal World, Introduction to Aboriginal Australia, Introduction to Diversity, Social Work Research A, Understanding the Impact of Organisational Context. Students to select a second-year level subject to the value of 15 credit points from the following list: SOC2SOR Sociology of Relationships, SOC2SEM Sociology of Emotions. Second-year. Social Work Practice Applications A, Social Work Practice Applications B, Fields of Social Work Practice A, Human Rights, Law & Ethics in Social Work Practice, Being the change: Community Services Practice and family violence, Working with people experiencing family violence
- practice applications, Understanding Disability, Working with people with intellectual disabilities: practice applications.
Standard entry requirements
Successful completion of an Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) accredited Diploma.
Recognition
The Bachelor of Community Services, Shepparton, Chisholm, Wodonga, Bendigo, Mildura and Dandenong (Chisholm Institute) are accredited by the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA). Professional registration may require an application to the professional body and may have additional or ongoing requirements beyond the completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details.
