Graduate Diploma of Domestic and Family Violence Practice

The Graduate Diploma in Domestic and Family Violence Practice will provide the opportunity for you to develop advanced industry-related knowledge, skills and competencies to respond to domestic and family violence.

You will have the opportunity to enhance your learning in key specialist practice areas, such as sexual violence within intimate partner relationships, in relation to domestic and family violence.

Units related to responding to victims and perpetrators, and leadership and management are available to you in this course.

The knowledge and skills you will gain through completing this course are transferable across a wide range of professions and occupations where workers respond to domestic and family violence.

This course will meet the gap in post-professional education for the domestic and family violence sector as noted, for example, in the ‘Not Now Not Ever’ report of the 2015 Queensland Domestic Violence Taskforce and in Australia’s National Plan to Reduce Violence Against Women and their Children (2010).

Core Structure

Course Structure

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Core Structure

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To be eligible to graduate with a Graduate Diploma in Domestic and Family Violence Practice students must complete

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Entry Requirements

To be eligible for entry into this course, applicants must demonstrate one of the following:

1. A completed Australian Bachelor degree, or equivalent qualification, in any discipline from a recognised tertiary institution OR

2. A completed diploma PLUS 3 years relevant work experience OR

3. A completed Graduate Certificate in Domestic and Family Violence Practice or equivalent.

Note: Relevant work experience must include employment in the domestic and family violence field, or a related field (such as child safety, health, correctional services), where associated written tasks, such as report writing, are demonstrated. Work experience must be outlined on a company letterhead, be signed and dated by a delegated authority from within the organisation.

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Assumed Knowledge

English

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Core Learning Outcomes

• 1.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of theory, policy, and trends in the domestic and family violence field
• 2.
• Evaluate the role and organisational structure of agencies and statutory departments in the domestic and family violence field
• 3.
• Analyse Australian and international domestic and family violence research, interpret implications for practice and develop a framework for applied research
• 4.
• Critique the impact of discrimination and structural inequalities in society, particularly as they affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island peoples
• 5.
• Apply advanced knowledge to address critical issues in domestic and family violence practice contexts with diverse individuals and their families
• 6.
• Apply professional knowledge and skills for domestic and family violence practice; including governance, planning for self-care and evidence-based responses.