Graduate Certificate of Social Science: Male Family Violence. Information and Application pack Melbourne 2015 Thank you for inquiring about the Graduate Certificate of Social Science: Male Family Violence for 2015. This course is convened by No To Violence, NTV in conjunction with Swinburne University of Technology. It is a Higher Education course and as such you are required to hold a Bachelor Degree or have at least five years’ experience in the community sector. Course dates and locations Session 1 - 3 August 5, 6, 7 Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street (opposite the Queen Victoria Market). Session 4 - 6 August 19, 20, 21 Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street (opposite the Queen Victoria Market). Session 7 - 9 September 2, 3, 4 Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street (opposite the Queen Victoria Market). Session 10 - 12 September 16, 17, 18 Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street (opposite the Queen Victoria Market). Session 13 - 15 September 30, October 1, 2 Multicultural Hub, 506 Elizabeth Street (opposite the Queen Victoria Market). The course requires you to attend 100 per cent of classes, see the schedule above. All sessions will be from 9.30 – 4.30 pm. 2 Graduate Certificate in Social Science: Male Family Violence 2015 Application. There are two practicums attached to the course: Practicum 1: Observe four sessions at a DHHS funded, NTV approved MBCP (preferably different agencies) Practicum 2: There are two options for completion of the final unit. Students must choose one option only: Facilitate eight sessions of a DHHS funded, NTV approved MBCP Observe a comprehensive assessment including initial partner contact. Observe a partner contact session. OR Facilitate eight sessions of a DHHS funded, NTV approved MBCP plus any two of the following: • attend a walk in her shoes session at the Magistrates Court, • facilitate and participate in two Family Violence team meetings in your agency which will include peer supervision, • organise and attend a Magistrates Court that has a defendant worker and spend a half day with that worker in their role, • participate in a peer supervision session with facilitators/partner contact workers in your region, • observe a comprehensive assessment interview that also includes the initial partner contact, or • observe a partner contact session. Practicum 1 and 2 cannot be done at the same agency. Students will be enrolled in the course from second semester 2015 until the end of first semester 2016. The first three units and their requirements will be undertake in semester 2 2015 (August – October) on the successful completion of these three units the students can commence the final unit – practicum 2 in first semester 2016 (March – May). All assessment requirements including the Practicums and final assessment interview must be completed by the due dates. If all assessment requirements are not completed by these dates students will have to re-enrol at further cost. Included in this pack is all the information you will need to apply for the course. Please make sure you have completed the following application form in full, sign it and include all other required documents. 3 Graduate Certificate in Social Science: Male Family Violence 2015 Application. Once you have gathered all the required documents, please mail them to: Denise Roberts NTV Training Coordinator P O Box 3022 Burnley North 3121 or email them to [email protected] For any further information please contact Denise on [email protected] or 9487 4500. Application must be received by June 30, 2015. You will be advised of your acceptance into the course by July 8, 2015*. Swinburne will then send you an enrolment form which you will also need to complete and submit. * If, due to demand for the course, a waiting list is created, a second round of offers will be made for places that have not been taken up by first round offers. Department of Health and Human Services Funding Any staff member, employed by community agencies funded by the Department of Health and Human Services to provide men’s family violence services may be eligible for a funded place in the course. Course Fee The cost of the course has been set by Swinburne at $4,800 and is due on enrolment. Fee help will be available for those students who require assistance and have not been offered a funded place in the course. Application and required documents: 1. Complete and sign the following application form. 2. A current CV. 3. A letter from your agency on their letterhead stating that you meet the requirements to take up a funded position in the course if offered. The application form is on the next page. 4 Graduate Certificate in Social Science: Male Family Violence 2015 Application. Graduate Certificate of Social Science: Male Family Violence Application Form Title Gender Date of Birth Family Name Given Name Telephone H: W: M: Email Address Post code Postal Address Post code Emergency contact name Their phone number Is English your first language? □ Yes □ No If no, what language is spoken at home ________________________ Are you currently working in a Men’s Behaviour Change Program? □ Yes □ No Agency _____________________________________________________ How long have you worked there? _______________________________ What is your role? ____________________________________________ Have you organised to do Practicum 2 at your agency? □ Yes □ No Have you organised an agency where you will do Practicum 2? □ Yes □ No Agency_____________________________________________________ Signature_________________________ 5 Date_____________ Graduate Certificate in Social Science: Male Family Violence 2015 Application.
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