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USING KNOWLEDGE TO TACKLE
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HELP
MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE

Enquire today and enjoy
an interest free payment plan
from $25 per week

No prior experience or certification needed

Flexible payment plan
(from $25 per week)

Learn Domestic
and Family Violence
Support online –
anywhere anytime

Accredited by ICOES and
fully endorsed by IARC

Your career in Domestic and Family Violence Support
is now within reach and within budget.

The best defence against domestic and family violence is inarguably knowledge. By working as a Support Worker, you are using such knowledge to help thousands of adults and children affected each year and make a positive difference to their lives.

The Advanced Certificate in Domestic and Family Violence Support teaches you all skills and industry secrets to identify, intervene, respond and raise awareness towards domestic violence incidents. You will also be trained in various anger management services, power of communication and how to support victims.

Course Details

Duration / Course Delivery:

This course is self paced, meaning you have no due dates or deadlines, students study when they have time to study and more importantly when they are motivated to study. The advanced certificate in domestic and family violence support will take 500 hours to complete from start to finish. Majority of students graduate within 12 months.

The advanced certificate in domestic and family violence support is delivered completely online. Its units are made up of reading, videos and step by step tutorials catering to everyone’s learning ability and keeping students fully engaged throughout their studies.

Students can enrol at any time.

Enrolment is done over the phone for legal and compliance purposes, it’s very quick and easy then students have access to their course the very next day!

Study Method:

100% Online

Start Date:

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Fees & Charges:

Shouldn’t be a problem now with 2 easy options:
Upfront Payment or a Flexible Payment Plan ($25 per week).

Core Modules

1Child and Adolescent Mental Health

  • Nature and scope of mental health
  • Childhood depression
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Tic disorders
  • Brain disorders
  • Other types of disorders
  • Abuse, neglect and other environmental problems
  • Problems of adolescence
  • Holistic and alternative approaches to treatment

2Child Counselling

  • Introduction to child psychology
  • Cognitive development
  • Language development
  • Emotions and Socialisation
  • Moral development
  • Sexual development
  • Counselling skills – Listening and bonding
  • Counselling skills – Reflection
  • Counselling skills – Questioning
  • Counselling skills – Interview techniques
  • Counselling skills – Changing beliefs and normalizing
  • Finding solutions
  • Ending the counselling

3Crisis Counselling

  • Developmental crises
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder
  • Violence and sexual assault
  • Crisis and drug addiction
  • Family crises
  • Crises and cultural issues
  • Danger of crises and effective intervention
  • Understanding methods of crisis intervention
  • Ethical, professional and legal issues

4Family Counselling

  • Nature and scope of families
  • Family dynamics
  • Identify problems
  • Support structures
  • Approaches to Family Therapy
  • Considering solutions

5Relationships and Communication

  • Stages and problems in relationships
  • Principles of communication
  • Verbal and non-verbal communication
  • Communication in emerging relationships
  • Self-awareness and communication goals
  • Communication patterns in relationships
  • Influences on relating behaviour and PBL
  • PBL to create and plan a counselling intervention for a couple
About Courses4me

Courses4me is the leader in online education with decades of experience in both public and private education. Our founders have a combined 30 years of expertise in education and training and have joined forces to deliver high-quality, low-cost education to anyone wishing to advance their career.

IS COURSES4ME ACCREDITED

Yes. All of our courses are endorsed by the IARC (www.iarcedu.com) and  accredited by ICOES (www.icoes.org). ICOES has an independent board of management that ensures that the Foundation operates in accordance with its purpose. It has an Advisory Board consisting of independent professors who developed and implemented the Accreditation Standards, a quality charter that is used for the annual review of prospective and existing accredited course providers.

Career Opportunities

Upon completion of the advanced certificate in domestic and family violence support, you will have the opportunity to pursue various positions within the domestic violence sector. Certain career paths may necessitate additional training or qualifications. Some of the commonly chosen roles by our graduates include:

  • DV Crisis Counselling
  • FACTS/CP/DOCS worker
  • Community outreach support
  • Case management
  • Emergency accommodation/Refuge/Shelters
  • Advocate for domestic and family violence
  • Support worker
  • DV specialist
  • Crisis and trauma counselling
  • Social services
  • Child and family intervention

This certificate opens up the gateway for you to seek employment in various businesses.

*Some career outcomes may require further training and/or qualifications.

Community Mental Health

Support Worker

Telephone Counselling

Youth Counselling

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