BACHELOR OF APPLIED SOCIAL SCIENCE (COMMUNITY SERVICES)

The Bachelor of Applied Social Science (Community Services) is an approved course of the Australian Community Workers Association.

As a graduate of this course, you’ll be able to apply for membership of the ACWA, the peak body for community services professionals.

Delivered by Jansen Newman Institute (JNI), experts in community services education, this course focuses on practical training while providing a solid grounding in the relevant theory.

It includes fieldwork placements, ensuring that you graduate with valuable experience and industry contacts.

To graduate you will need to complete 24 subjects (240 credit points). There are 21 core subjects (210 credit points) and 3 elective subjects (30 credit points). A normal full-time study load would mean completing 80 credits per year for 3 years. A part–time student may typically complete the 240 credit points over 6 years.

YEAR 1

• Core Units
• WEL102A Health and Wellbeing
• WEL101A Introduction to Community Services
• SOC103A Developing Social Policy
• SOC102A Understanding Societies: An Introduction to Social Analysis
• COU104A Applied Counselling 1
• COU103A Human Development Across the Lifespan
• COU102A Theories of Counselling
• COU101A Interpersonal Communication

YEAR 2

• Core Units
• SOC202A Introduction to Social Research Methods
• WEL201A Managing the Needs of Diverse Client Groups
• WEL202A Ethics and Professional Practice
• FLD201A Fieldwork 1
• SOC201A Mediation and Conflict Management
• COU203A Applied Counselling 2
• COU202A Mental Health and the Community
• Elective 1 (Level 200 or 300 subject)

YEAR 3

• Core Units
• SOC301A Qualitative Research Methods
• WEL303A Human Rights and Social Advocacy
• WEL302A Case Management and Program Development
• WEL301A Community Development
• FLD302A Fieldwork 2 for Counselling
• COU301A Working with Addicted Populations
• Elective 2 (Level 300 subject)
• Elective 1 (Level 200 or 300 subject)

ELECTIVE UNITS

• Electives
• FLD301A Fieldwork 2 for Community Services
• WEL201A Managing the Needs of Diverse Client Groups
• WEL305A Protection of Children
• WEL304A Death and Dying
• COU310A Spirituality and Psychotherapy
• COU309A Introduction to Gestalt Therapy
• COU308A Focusing: Enhancing the Mind-Body Connection in Therapy
• COU307A Existential Therapy
• COU306A Narrative Therapy
• COU304A Alcohol and Other Drugs
• COU302A Counselling for Grief and Loss
• COU204A Applied Counselling 3
• COU201A Relationship Counselling

• Apply specific counselling modalities and interventions to meet the needs of clients
• Explain mental health and the impact of mental ill health on individuals and families
• Apply effective counselling interventions with people presenting with alcohol, drug abuse and addiction