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Graduate Certificate in Domestic and Family Violence

  • Graduate Certificate

Join this important field and make meaningful change in the lives of individuals and families.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
1 year part-time
Course Code
GC164
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
Domestic Fees
$12,000 per year

About this course

This graduate certificate course is designed to prepare both new graduates and experienced practitioners for a rewarding career in the domestic and family violence sector.

Practitioners and students in sectors including community services, youth and social work, mental health, education, alcohol and drugs, housing and homelessness, local and state government, criminal justice, criminology, and psychology will benefit from this course's practical and theoretical content.

Taught by leading policy academics and professionals, this graduate certificate combines studies in gendered violence, responding to family violence, preventing violence against women, and more. To help you prepare to take on a role in this important field, you'll choose from specialisations in case management practice, primary prevention, policy advocacy or research and course evaluation. You'll explore the latest debates, issues, and approaches to domestic and family violence response, prevention, policy and management.

Graduates will be ready for employment in both responding to family violence and in the prevention of violence against women. This may include family violence intake, outreach, prevention course design and implementation, as well as roles as policymakers, advocates, and managers in government, and non-government organisations.

Entry requirements

You must have:

  • successfully completed an Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent overseas qualification) in any discipline

    OR
  • undertaken significant work experience or professional practice.

    As a guide, significant work experience would generally be a minimum of five years of professional work experience in Australian domestic and/or family violence services, or an allied human and/or community services sector.

To have your professional experience considered you must submit with your application a CV and a personal statement detailing your experience.

Study locations

Melbourne City

Career pathways

After successful completion of this course, your career prospects include roles in:

  • family violence intake, response and/or case management
  • preventing violence against women
  • family violence policy, advocacy and/or research
  • management.