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Western Sydney University

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Graduate Diploma in Child and Family Health (Karitane)

  • Graduate Diploma

This program provides Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives with the theoretical knowledge and skills to work autonomously and across a variety of clinical settings with children and families.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
2 years part-time
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Mar, Jul
Domestic Fees
$29,280 per year

About this course

This program provides Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives with the theoretical knowledge and skills to work autonomously and across a variety of clinical settings with children and families.

Study locations

Online

Career pathways

Graduates of this program can look forward to enhanced professional status and career opportunities in their chosen fields, including:

  • Primary settings, including home visiting and centre-based services

  • Secondary level service delivery including family care centres, sustained home visiting programs and outreach specialist services

  • Tertiary level service delivery including residential family care facilities.

Early Childhood Nurse

Early Childhood Nurses care for children from birth to school age and their families with an emphasis on the prevention, early detection and early intervention in, physical, emotional and social problems. They also assist with parentcraft, immunisation and developmental milestones.

Personal Care Worker

Personal Care Workers provide assistance, support and direct care to patients in a variety of health, welfare and community settings.

Child and Family Health Nurse

Provide nursing care to children from birth to school age and their families with an emphasis on the prevention, early detection of, and early intervention in, physical, emotional and social problems affecting children and their families.

Community Health Nurse

Provides nursing care, health counselling, screening and education to individuals, families and groups in the wider community with a focus on patient independence and health promotion.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Health Services & Support courses at Western Sydney University.
81.4%
Overall satisfaction
82.1%
Skill scale
74.3%
Teaching scale
60.3%
Employed full-time
$86k
Average salary