Diploma of Social Care

The social care and community sector is a rapidly growing field offering a wide variety of employment options.

Whether you are seeking a new career, or looking to build on your existing experience, this one-year course provides you with knowledge and skills for a range of community and human service roles.

You will learn about working with individuals, groups and communities to help people access the care, support and services they need.

You will also learn to locate and analyse key information to help you make practice decisions.

As a graduate you will have the skills for employment in community work, residential care, support services, youth work and aged care.

This course provides a direct pathway into the Bachelor of Social Work degree at Charles Darwin University, with full credit for the first year of study.

Core Units(6 units) - 60cp

Compulsory Core units totalling 60 credit points as detailed below.

HSC132

SWK101

SWK102

IAS245

HSC230

SWK202

Specialist Elective(2 units) - 20cp

Specialist Elective Units totalling 20 credit points selected from the following specialist elective streams:

PSY140 Psychology A SWK103 Social Work Skills A SWK201 Human Service Organisations AOD201 Alcohol and Other Drugs PSY202 Developmental Psychology

- 80cp

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.