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Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Health Nursing
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00099F
This course is offered as a joint initiative between UTS: Health and Tresillian Family Care Centres. Child and family health nurses work in partnership with parents as they learn the skills of parenting and caring for the infant and growing child. The primary health care role of the child and family health nurse includes health teaching with parents, health promotion in the community, group work and counselling for parents and care givers, and health surveillance of infants and children. Applicants do not need to be employees of Tresillian, nor do they need to be concurrently employed in child and family health services. The course prepares registered nurses for beginning practice in the clinical nursing specialty of child and family health. The program of study is designed to build on nursing knowledge and skills to develop capacity to work in a primary health care setting with young children and their families. The comprehensive study program focuses on infant care and child health, and the promotion of maternal and family health and wellbeing. The accompanying clinical experience program provides placements in community child and family health services as well as Tresillian Family Care Centres. Career options include positions in primary health care services, such as early childhood health or community health centres, secondary level services in family care centres or breastfeeding clinics for mothers and babies, and tertiary services such as those offered by Tresillian or Karitane.
Designed for
Registered nurses or midwives keen to work with families with children up to 5 years of age
Structure
- Students must complete a total of 24 credit points, comprising four specified nursing subjects. The course is offered as a mix of face-to-face teaching sessions and web-based learning through UTS Online. There are eight days of face-to-face teaching over the duration of the year requiring attendance on campus. These are presented as three workshops of two to four days each. Dates for 2016 are: 4-8 April
- 16-17 May
- 8-10 August. The remainder of the learning is in web-supported distance mode. The course is offered on a one-year, part-time basis.
Subjects
- Nursing-child and family health
Standard entry requirements
- UTS recognised bachelor degree, or equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies. Applicants must hold current registration as a nurse in Australia. Registered nurses who do not have an undergraduate diploma or degree but who have recent relevant work experience in a related area may also be eligible to apply. Such applicants must present evidence of the capacity to undertake tertiary study. Applicants must have one year of post-registration clinical experience. The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0
- Or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21
- Or AE5: Pass
- Or PTE: 58-64
- Or CAE: 176-184.
Further information
This course articulates with the Graduate Diploma in Advanced Nursing and the Master of Advanced Nursing (for registered nurses only). This course includes a compulsory clinical practice component to be undertaken after the block teaching periods. This course is not offered to international students.
