Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs

[CHCCSL002] Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills #

This unit introduces you to a range of counselling skills and knowledge that will help you communicate effectively with clients in a counselling setting. Specifically, you will learn about microskills that will help you understand and establish rapport with clients, and specialist counselling skills for facilitating positive client outcomes.

[CHCCSL007] Support counselling clients in decision-making processes #

Counsellors often support clients to clarify their goals, explore options and develop a course of action. This unit introduces you to some key models and practices of decision-making commonly applied within the counselling process. You will also learn about some practice considerations for assisting clients in the decision-making process.

[CHCCSL003] Facilitate the counselling relationship and process #

This unit focuses on essential skills and knowledge for counsellors to support clients throughout the counselling process. This includes working collaboratively with clients to explore concerns, implement interventions, review effectiveness of counselling, and conclude the counselling process.

[CHCDIV001] Work with diverse people
[CHCDIV002] Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island 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.

[CHCMHS007] Work effectively in trauma informed care

This unit provides the skills and knowledge required to practice and contribute to the continuous improvement of trauma informed care within a service.

[CHCCOM006] Establish and manage client relationships

Through this unit, students will learn how to establish and manage professional one-to-one relationships with clients in the context of providing an ongoing health service or intervention.

[CHCADV005] Provide systems advocacy services #

Through this unit students will learn how to advocate for improvements to service delivery to enhance client outcomes.

[CHCAOD001] Work in an alcohol and other drugs context #

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to understand and apply information relevant to working with a client in an alcohol and other drugs context.

[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.

[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 intervention for people with alcohol and other drugs issues #

This is the first of two units where 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.

[CHCAOD008] Provide advanced interventions to meet the needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues #

This is the second of two units where you will learn the skills and knowledge required to design, implement and monitor ongoing therapeutic interventions to support clients with AOD issues. You will also learn factors affecting supporting specific client groups such as young people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; and techniques for dealing with difficult communication situations.

[CHCAOD007] Develop strategies for alcohol and other drugs relapse prevention and management #

This unit explores how you can work collaboratively with AOD clients to develop strategies for preventing and managing relapse, as well as ways to deal effectively with potentially harmful behaviours from using AOD. You will also learn about why relapse occurs, the models of relapse prevention, and the factors and triggers that put clients in high-risk situations that may lead to a relapse.

[CHCMHS005] Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and other 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 minimised and address their needs for further care, if required.

[CHCCCS007] Develop and implement service programs

This unit provides the relevant skills and knowledge to develop programs and services to meet the needs of clients.

[CHCPOL003] Research and apply evidence to practice

This unit focuses on how AOD workers conduct research on best available information to support and improve their work practice. You will learn about identifying topic and purpose of research, sourcing credible information, analysing information within the context of AOD work, and integrating research outcomes into your practice.

[CHCPRP002] Collaborate in professional practice

This unit explores the knowledge and skills required for AOD workers to establish, implement, and evaluate a collaborative approach in service delivery, such as utilising communication, critical thinking, and problem solving skills to address complex and interrelated challenges when collaborating with others.

[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