CHC41608 - Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Family support)
Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Family support)
This suite of qualifications covers those who work in youth and family intervention, including practice specialisations in residential and out of home care, child protection, family support and early intervention. Workers are under a broad supervision framework and operate within clearly defined organisation guidelines, service plans and position specifications.
These workers may include paraprofessional and recognised entities who:
Carry out activities related to maintenance of a child or young person at risk, personal care and/or other activities of living
Report directly to a supervisor and may at times be partially responsible for providing support to other workers
Possibly undertake higher levels of report preparation and case notes, especially in relation to supervised access visits
May provide out of home care.
Please note:
Foster carers may access units from the suggested foster care electives
Child protection workers in some jurisdictions may be required to select particular electives to address jurisdictional requirements
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander workers in child protection may, in some jurisdictions be required to select the elective unit: CHCPROT422A Undertake child protection work within an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander framework
Occupational titles may include:
Alternative care workers
Early intervention worker
Care worker
Entry level case worker
Case support worker
Family support/prevention worker
Child protection support worker
Foster parent/carer
Children's/youth support worker
Home based care worker
Community visitors
Out of home care provider
Cottage parent
Residential care worker
Direct care worker
Subjects
PACKAGING RULES
15 units are required for award of this qualification including:
7 core units
8 elective units
Packaging for each specialisation:
Electives must be packaged to provide a qualification with a specialisation in residential and out of home care, child protection or family support
For award of the Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and out of home care):
All three Group A electives for Residential and out of home care specialisation must be selected
Five additional electives are to be selected in line with the packaging rules below
For award of the Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Child protection):
All four Group B electives for for Child protection specialisation must be selected
Four additional electives are to be selected in line with the packaging rules above
For award of the Certificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Family support):
All three Group C electives for Family support specialisation must be selected
Five additional electives are to be selected in line with the packaging rules above
Note: Some occupational jurisdictions may require selection of specificelectives.
In addition to electives identified for the three specialisations, a wide range of elective units is available, including:
Other relevant electives listed below
Units of competency to address workplace requirements and packaged at the level of this qualification or higher in Community Services and/or Health Training Packages
Where appropriate, to address workplace requirements, up to 3 units of competency packaged at the level of this qualification or higher in other relevant Training Packages or accredited courses where the details of those courses are available on the NTIS or other public listing
Core units
CHCCHILD401A Identify and respond to children and young people at risk
CHCCHILD505B Work effectively in child protection and out of home care for children and young people
CHCCOM403A Use targeted communication skills to build relationships
CHCCS400B Work within a relevant legal and ethical framework
The importance of culturally aware and respectful practice
All workers undertaking work with children, youth and families need foundation knowledge to inform their work with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients and co-workers and with clients and co-workers from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. This foundation must be provided and assessed as part of a holistic approach to delivery and assessment of this qualification. Specific guidelines for assessment of this aspect of competency are provided in the Assessment Guidelines for the Community Services Training Package.
Where work involves a specific focus on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients or communities, the following elective is recommended:
HLTHIR404D Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
Relevant electives
Electives are to be selected in line with specified Packaging Rules. Employers may specify that certain electives are required to address specific workplace needs.
This suite of qualifications includes specialisations in:
Residential and out of home care
Child protection
Family support
Group A electives - Residential and out of home care specialisation
The following three units of competency are required for award of CHC41408C ertificate IV in Child, Youth and Family Intervention (Residential and out of home care):
CHCINF505C Meet statutory and organisation information requirements
CHCLD315A Recognise stages of lifespan development
CHCLEG411A Use relevant legislation in response to client needs
CHCLLN403A Identify clients with language, literacy and numeracy needs and respond effectively
CHCORG428A Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Foster care
Foster care competency requirements are determined by state and territory statutory regulations. The following units of competency are suggested electives: