Certificate IV in Alcohol & Other Drugs

[CHCDIV001] Work with diverse people
[CHCDIV002] Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

In this unit, you will be guided to reflect upon gender, culture, ethnicity, subcultures, sexuality and ability, and how they are each to be valued and respected within our community and a counselling context. You will also learn to communicate effectively and respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds and situations, including people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders. This unit also explores the concept of cultural safety from the perspective of counselling service provision and development of community services programs.

[CHCLEG001] Work legally and ethically

This unit explores the legal and ethical frameworks in which you are required to work within. You will learn how to fulfil specific legal and ethical responsibilities as well as how to address common legal and ethical issues within your practice.

[CHCCOM002] Use communication to build relationships #

Students will learn how to use specific communication techniques to establish, build and maintain relationships with clients, colleagues and other stakeholders based on respect and trust.

[CHCCCS014] Provide brief interventions #

In this unit, you will learn about the key theoretical underpinnings of brief interventions and how to implement this to facilitate client changes. Specifically, you will learn to provide appropriate support to clients at different stages of change.

[CHCCCS017] Provide loss and grief support #

This unit specifically explores the issues of grief and loss and how counsellors can support clients through this process. You will learn some key theories and skills that will help you to understand and respond appropriately to clients experiencing grief and loss.

[CHCAOD004] Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues #
[CHCCCS004] Assess co-existing needs

Through this unit, students will learn how to conduct assessments to assess needs of new alcohol and other drugs clients. You will learn how to assess the diverse and multi-faceted needs of people and determine both internal and external services required to meet those needs.

[CHCPRP001] Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships #

This unit focuses on developing networks, service delivery and improving your professional practice.

[CHCAOD009] Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans #

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work collaboratively with clients to establish treatment goals, and to develop and evaluate individual treatment plans to meet these goals.

[CHCAOD006] Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues #

You will learn the skills and knowledge to confirm, conduct and monitor intervention strategies to address alcohol and other drug issues. You will also learn strategies, such as conflict resolution and mediation to managing challenging situations that often arise during the implementation of these interventions.

[CHCMHS001] Work with people with mental health issues #

This unit focuses on how to work respectfully with clients experiencing mental health concerns. You will learn about the key principles and practices in working collaboratively with a client, their support network, and other service providers, in order to best meet their needs.

[CHCMHS005] Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues #

This unit introduces you to the skills and knowledge to work together with clients with co-existing mental health and AOD issues, such as working collaboratively to develop and implement a plan of action to address their co-existing needs. You will also learn how to provide support and services to clients such that the risks they may experience are minimized and address their needs for further care, if required.

[CHCCCS019] Recognize and respond to crisis situations #

This unit focuses on working effectively with clients at risk or in crisis. Particularly, you will learn how to identify, address, and respond to various crisis situations and facilitate referrals where appropriate. You will also learn about the importance of self-care and supervision in crisis support work.

[CHCPRP003] Reflect on and improve own professional practice #

Students will learn how to evaluate their own professional development through evaluation and reflection practices.

[HLTAID011] Provide first aid

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