Diploma in Community Welfare and Wellbeing

This course is ideal for those coming direct from school or interested in building on existing industry experience and vocational qualifications in welfare and community service work and healthcare.

Course Aims

The course aims to provide graduates with a foundational set of knowledge, skills and attitudes that underpin employment and further study in health and social care.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: synthesise and apply foundational knowledge and skills to facilitate optimal outcomes for individuals and communities; demonstrate a range of skills in inter-professional and/or transcultural health contexts to meet individual and community requirements; work collaboratively and ethically with individuals or groups to implement socially inclusive and culturally appropriate strategies in a range of welfare and community sector settings; and use strategies to maintain their own health and well-being when working in challenging situations.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline Graduates will possess specific theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in welfare and wellbeing. Graduates will be able to identify the interrelationship among the social determinants of health to the welfare and wellbeing of a range of communities and populations. Communication Skills Graduates will be able to communicate, interact and negotiate with others effectively in both oral and written formats. Problem Solving Graduates will apply logical, critical and creative thinking to a range of commonly occurring situations in individual and community health and wellbeing contexts. They will be able to make and justify decisions as well as delegate and refer appropriately. Information Literacy Graduates will possess information literacy abilities to access and evaluate a wide variety of information. They will be able to use information and information technology in welfare and community as well as academic environments. Ethical Conduct and Social Responsibility Graduates will have a foundational understanding of the core principles underpinning ethical practice and social justice as applied to health, welfare and community work. Lifelong Learning Graduates will have a scholarly attitude to learning and the acquisition of knowledge and skills. They will engage in continuous inquiry and reflective practice in order to enhance their practice in providing welfare and community services. Independence and Collaboration Graduates will be able to work effectively in teams and collaborate with clients, their families and communities and other service providers.