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Specialist Certificate: Specialist Certificate in Advanced Social Work

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The Specialist Certificate in Advanced Social Work equips social workers with advanced skills for leadership and specialist roles in health, mental health, and human services sectors. It emphasizes evidence-informed practice and provides pathways to further qualifications.

Key details

Degree Type
Certificate
Duration
6 - 6 months part-time
Course Code
SC-ASW
Study Mode
Online
Domestic Fees
$8,496 per year

About this course

OverviewCourse overview

The Specialist Certificate in Advanced Social Work provides advanced skills relevant to social work practice and social policy and addresses the complex and growing challenges faced by this sector.

This course develops your leadership skills and connections in the community and health and services sector and equips you to make a profound impact on the health and well-being of individuals and society.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed to prepare social workers for leadership and specialist roles in the health, mental health and human services sectors. It's suitable for qualified social workers at varying stages of their careers, including recent graduates, established practitioners and those seeking to advance their careers or move into a new field of professional practice.

Course aims

By undertaking this course, you will push the boundaries of knowledge, understand and benefit from evidence-informed practice and then respond to the problems that affect individuals, families, communities and organisations. You will develop a deep understanding of knowledge, policy and research as it relates your practice, and learn from leading academics who conduct evidence-based research in the fields of health, mental health, child and family welfare, ageing, social policy, policy evaluation and leadership.

Pathways

By successfully completing this course you may be eligible for credit toward the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Social Work and the Master of Advanced Social Work.

You may also be interested in the following courses:

  • Specialist Certificate in Implementation Science
  • Specialist Certificate in Service Navigation.

If you're not a qualified social worker, but you have an undergraduate degree in a field related to health and human services, you may be interested in one of our Health and Human Services courses.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

Course aims

By undertaking this course, you will push the boundaries of knowledge, understand and benefit from evidence-informed practice and then respond to the problems that affect individuals, families, communities and organisations. You will develop a deep understanding of knowledge, policy and research as it relates your practice, and learn from leading academics who conduct evidence-based research in the fields of health, mental health, child and family welfare, ageing, social policy, policy evaluation and leadership.

Credit for prior study or work

By successfully completing this course you may be eligible for credit toward the Graduate Certificate in Advanced Social Work and the Master of Advanced Social Work.