CHC52108 - Diploma of Community Services (Financial counselling)
Diploma of Community Services (Financial counselling)
This qualification applies to financial counselling, which is a specialist service assisting people faced with debt and other financial issues. This work requires:
specialist knowledge, paralegal skills and competencies especially in regard to credit and debt issues affecting clients and their rights and obligations
solid understanding of social and systemic issues that impact on financial counselling clients.
It may be applied in casework, community development and social justice contexts.
Occupational titles may include:
Financial counsellor
Rural financial counsellor
Senior financial counsellor
NOTE:
This qualification is NOT related to the work performed by financial planners or financial advisers whose role is to provide clients with strategies to address their investment options
This qualification does NOT refer to therapeutic counselling Psychological issues, which affect individuals, families and groups such as gambling, substance abuse, child abuse, and mental or physical health problems require referral to a professionally qualified practitioner However, a recognition of, and an ability to work within, a counselling framework on the way in which other issues may interact with personal financial issues is highly relevant to financial counselling practice.
Subjects
PACKAGING RULES
17 units are required for award of this qualification including:
11 core units
6 elective units
A wide range of elective units is available, including:
Group A OHS electives of which one unit must be selected
Group B electives of which one unit must be selected
Group C electives of which three units are required for rural financial couselling as specified below
Group D elective which is recommended for culturally aware and respectful practice
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
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PACKAGING RULES (contd)
A wide range of elective units is available, including:
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
RTE5916A Prepare and monitor budgets and financial reports
The importance of culturally aware and respectful practice
All workers undertaking financial counselling work 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.
Group D electives - recommended for culturally aware and respectful practice
Where work involves a specific focus on Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and/or culturally diverse clients or communities, one or more of the following electives is recommended:
HLTHIR403C Work effectively with culturally diverse clients and co-workers
HLTHIR404D Work effectively with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people
Electives are to be selected in line with specified Packaging Rules. The following grouping of relevant electives is provided to facilitate selection and does not necessarily reflect workplace requirements. Electives may be selected from one or more groups. Employers may specify that certain electives are required to address specific workplace needs.
CHCSW402A Undertake bicultural work with forced migrants in Australia
Pathways...
Not Applicable
Entry Requirements
Entry requirements
To gain entry into CHC52108 Diploma of Community Services (Financial counselling) it is recommended that candidates have sufficient relevant work experience to indicate likely success at this level of qualification in a job role involving:
The self-directed application of knowledge with substantial depth in some areas
The exercise of independent judgement and decision-making
The application of relevant technical and other skills.
Licensing Information
Not Applicable
Employability Skills
Refer to the Topic: Introduction to the Employability Skills Qualification Summaries