Graduate Certificate in Child and Family Health Nursing

Description

This course is offered as a joint initiative between UTS: Nursing, Midwifery and Health and Tresillian Family Care Centres. Child and family health nurses work in partnership with parents as they learn the skills of parenting and caring for the infant and growing child. The primary health care role of the child and family health nurse includes health teaching with parents, health promotion in the community, group work and counselling for parents and care givers, and health surveillance of infants and children. Applicants do not need to be employees of Tresillian, nor do they need to be concurrently employed in child and family health services.


The program of study is designed to build on nursing knowledge and skills to develop capacity to work in a primary health care setting with young children and their families. The comprehensive study program focuses on infant care and child health, and the promotion of maternal and family health and wellbeing. The accompanying clinical experience program provides placements in community child and family health services as well as Tresillian Family Care Centres.

Career options include positions in primary health care services, such as early childhood health or community health centres, secondary level services in family care centres or breastfeeding clinics for mothers and babies, and tertiary services such as those offered by Tresillian or Karitane.

Requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Applicants must hold current registration as a nurse in Australia. Registered nurses who do not have an undergraduate diploma or degree but who have recent relevant work experience may also be eligible to apply. Such applicants must present evidence of the capacity to undertake tertiary study. Applicants must hold a current Authority to Practise, or be a registered nurse in their own country or place of residence and hold a current Authority to Practise. Applicants must have concurrent employment in, or access to, the area of study and one year of post-registration clinical experience. Students' current nursing/midwifery registration will be confirmed via the National Register of Practitioners at: www.ahpra.gov.au/Registration/Registers-of-Practitioners.aspx Students should ensure that details of their registration are up-to-date on this register.

Notes

Students must complete a total of 24 credit points, comprising four specified nursing subjects. The course is offered as a mix of face-to-face teaching sessions and web-based learning through UTSOnline. There are 10 days of face-to-face teaching over the duration of the year requiring attendance on campus. These are presented as four workshops of two or three days each. The remainder of the learning is in web-supported distance mode.