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About the course
This postgraduate Graduate Certificate develops core knowledge and practical skills used in child protection decision-making. You’ll learn approaches to assessment, intervention and case management that support planning, reviewing and working with children and families in complex situations. The course is designed for professionals seeking focused, practice-relevant capability in child protection practice within the social welfare context. The programme develops advanced psychological assessment, intervention planning, and evidence-based practice for professional settings.
Career outcome
Graduates can pursue roles requiring child protection expertise across statutory and community services. Career pathways include work in statutory child protection settings, community-based child and family welfare agencies, and out-of-home care and leaving-care services. This Graduate Certificate supports professional development for practitioners involved in assessment, intervention and case management in child and family services and social work-related sectors. Preparing graduates for organisational psychology, counselling support, human services, and specialist practitioner pathways.
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