YH803 Engaging and Working with Young People
Unit Description
Pre-requisites
None.Co-requisites
None.Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:
Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills for understanding and integrating theoretical and ethical frameworks for working with young people.
Apply specialised knowledge about the interface between young people and legal frameworks that apply to their care.
Demonstrate advanced skills to engage collaboratively with young people, build therapeutic relationships, and work with their families to create positive outcomes.
Apply advanced knowledge and technical skills for working with young people within complex systems and know where and when to refer them for help.
Unit Description
This unit explores the practical complex issues associated with working with young people. It explores ethical and legal frameworks. How to navigate the government, health, and other service systems in Australia, and know which referral pathway to use. It explores issues of power and stigma and how to advocate for good outcomes. It builds skills for listening, establishing repour, empathy, working with families.
Topics
- Ethical and systems frameworks
- Legal issues – sexual consent, working with young people, abuse and neglect, mental health.
- Working within complex systems – health, education, child protection, mental health.
- Building therapeutic relationships – listening, empathy, empowerment, transparency, partnerships, building repour, engaging with families
- When and who to refer a young person to for help
- How to reduce stigma
Unit offerings
Face to face: (Every Year, Semester 2)Face to face: (Demand based)
Please note
The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.
This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.