HDSS Apply Family Life Cycle Concepts to Facilitate Social Service Practice (Classroom & Synchronous)
About This Course
By the end of the course, learners will be able to:
1. Relate the relevance of family life cycle concepts to social service practice
2. Differentiate the main challenges associated with the various family developmental stages
3. Distinguish between functional and dysfunctional families
4. Relate how critical life events can affect the functioning of families
5. Use tools to assess family situations and dynamics
What You'll Learn
Entry Requirements
• Be able to apply communication techniques suited to working with a range of clients
• Know the general practices of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH)
• Have general problem-solving and decision making skills
• Have basic language / dialects skills relevant to clients’ target group
• Understand the principles and procedures for respecting confidentiality and privacy according to the organisation and the client
• Understand the principles and procedures for gaining informed consent from clients
• Be able to listen, speak, read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 5
• Be able to use numeracy skills at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Level 5
• Have basic Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills