Graduate Certificate in Facilitating Men’s Behaviour Change
Central Queensland University
About
The Graduate Certificate in Facilitating Men’s Behaviour Change will enable you to develop specialised knowledge and skills to respond to domestic and family violence through working with perpetrators.
You will learn about frameworks and theories which support good practice, and strategies to work with men who have used violence within their families.
The course will explore the impact of culture and concepts of masculinity and how these influence behaviour.
You will gain an understanding of the broader service system which responds to families affected by domestic violence, ethics to guide practice, and how policy and legislation apply to this field.
Structure
Course Structure
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Core Structure
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| Number of units: 4 | Total credit points: 24 |
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| Students must complete the following compulsory units: | ||
| --> DFVP20010 | Integrated Services and Systems for Men's Behaviour Change | --> |
| --> DFVP20009 | Advanced Skills for Men's Behaviour Change | --> |
| --> DFVP20001 | Domestic and Family Violence Theories and Perspectives | --> |
| --> DFVP20005 | Men's Behaviour Change Interventions and Practice | --> |
Entry requirements
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Entry Requirements
Eligible applicants will be required to have a bachelor degree or a combination of alternative admission criteria deemed to be equivalent.1. Bachelor degrees that may provide the prerequisite study content include, but are not limited to, the following degrees:• social sciences• justice and legal studies• nursing/ midwifery• health sciences2. Alternative admission criteria may include formal learning undertaken for sub-degree qualifications and non-formal learning through courses provided by recognised professional bodies and employers.
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Assumed Knowledge
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Fees and Charges
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Learning outcomes
Core Learning Outcomes
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- Apply specialised knowledge of theory, policy, and trends in the domestic and family violence field, with a focus on working with men who perpetrate violence
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- Evaluate the role and structure of service systems in the domestic and family violence field, particularly as they impact on men who have used violence
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- Analyse Australian and international domestic and family violence research and interpret implications for men’s behaviour change practice
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- Critique the impact of discrimination and structural inequalities in society, and their relationship to domestic and family violence, particularly as they affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples
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- Apply specialised skills to men's behaviour change practice in domestic violence response contexts.
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| 1. KNOWLEDGE Have specialised knowledge within a systematic and coherent body of knowledge that may include the acquisition and application of knowledge and skills in a new or existing discipline or professional area | --> | --> | --> | --> | |
| 2. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to review,analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge and identify and provide solutions to complex problems | --> | --> | --> | --> | |
| 3. SKILLS Have cognitive skills to think critically and to generate and evaluate complex ideas | --> | --> | --> | ||
| 4. SKILLS Have specialised technical and creative skills in a field of highly skilled and/or professional practice | --> | --> | |||
| 5. SKILLS Have communication skills to demonstrate an understanding of theoretical concepts | --> | ||||
| 6. SKILLS Have communication skills to transfer complex knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences | --> | ||||
| 7. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to make high level, independent judgements in a range of technical or management functions in varied specialised contexts | --> | ||||
| 8. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Be able to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate broad functions within varied specialised technical and/or creative contexts | --> | ||||
| 9. APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILL Be responsible and accountable for personal outputs and all aspects of the work or function of others within broad parameters | --> |
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