Professional Outcomes
The Diploma of Applied Social Science prepares graduates for entry level roles in various community services and community development contexts which may include roles such as support worker, mentor, and project and/or group assistant.
The Diploma of Applied Social Sciences is the perfect fast-tracked qualification to equip you with the competencies to become a chaplain. More information here.
Successful completion of the Diploma guarantees entry into the Bachelor of Counselling or Bachelor of Youth Work.
About This Course
The Diploma of Applied Social Science introduces you to the areas of social science and counselling or youth work. It will provide you with the fundamentals of social analysis and insights into human development and behaviour. It will orientate you to some research methodologies and social policies. This course is offered fully online unless you choose the Counselling Skills specialisation unit which needs to be done on campus.
Course Learning Outcomes
Graduates will have a broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge of youth work or counselling practice and client concerns from multiple disciplines. This includes sociological and psychological academic disciplines, as well as spiritual traditions, cultural humility, ethical issues and community services perspectives on practice modalities, sector dynamics, social policy, self-care and professional ethics.
Graduates of a Diploma of Applied Social Sciences (DASS) will have technical and theoretical knowledge of community service frameworks, working with cultural diversity, professional communication skills and spiritual traditions with depth in youth work practice or counselling skills. They will apply these to:
Identify, analyse, synthesise and act on theory and practice from youth work or counselling sources relevant to community services practice, professional communication and helping conversations.
Analyse, plan, design and evaluate approaches to unpredictable social problems and/or management requirements relevant to practicing within the community services context and informed by youth work or counselling practice knowledge.
Express youth work or counselling ideas and perspectives relevant to enhancing the well-being of clients of community services organisations.
Communicate and apply their understanding of community services frameworks, diversity and specialised skills in youth work or counselling for helping conversations.
Graduates will be able to:
Demonstrate specialised counselling skills or youth work practice in known or changing contexts within community services.
Transfer and apply theoretical concepts and/or technical and/or creative youth work practice or counselling skills in a range of situations relevant to community services contexts.
Perform complex technical youth work or counselling operations with responsibility of own outputs in relation to broad parameters for quantity and quality of outcomes with clients of community services organisations.
Organise the work of self and others to plan, coordinate and evaluate the work of teams within broad but generally well-defined parameters within the community services sector.
Related Courses
Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling
Undergraduate Certificate
The Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling introduces students to foundational counselling concepts and skills and how these are used in counselling practice and guides them through the challenges of interpersonal communication.
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Bachelor of Youth Work
Undergraduate Course
Young people are actively involved in shaping our world. So, what will this world look like for all of us in the future? How will life be better for citizens of the next century? The Tabor Bachelor of Youth Work is developed around a central, optimistic ideology – that young people enrich society. Such enrichment requires unity and collaboration. Human experience is fundamentally relational and Tabor believes that any society is made better by the presence of multiple voices.
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Bachelor of Counselling
Undergraduate Course
For more than 30 years, Tabor has been teaching students what it means to listen. And we mean really listen – without agenda, prejudices or judgment. Counselling another human through a challenging time in their life can be truly transformational for the individuals involved.
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8
Unit Total
6
Core
2
Electives
CORE
ELECTIVES
Students have the flexibility to choose from three distinct elective options, allowing them to specialise in either counseling or youth work
Where can I study?
You can study on campus at Adelaide – Millswood SA, or partially online.
Field education placement is a requirement of this course and is offered at: Adelaide – Millswood SA
How much does it cost?
Learn more about
fees and available payment options.
Pre-requisites:
There are no pre-requisites for entry into this course. Specific units within the course may have pre-requisites. Further details can be found in the unit outlines.
Assumed Knowledge:
None
Application Process:
Applications may be accepted up to two weeks after the semester begins.
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What do I need for entry?
60 ATAR
OR
Completion of Certificate IV or above
OR
Qualify for mature age entry
OR
Tabor School Supported Entry (TSSE) – An alternative entry pathway for Secondary Students (no ATAR) Learn how it works here.
How long does it take?
1 year full-time or part-time equivalent.
When can I start?
Semester 1 – February
Semester 2 – July
Additional Information
COURSE CODES
Tabor: H_DSS
SATAC: Not applicable
COURSE LEVEL
Undergraduate Course
MAKE AN ENQUIRY
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Email: enquiry@tabor.edu.au
Phone: 1300 482 267
This qualification is TEQSA accredited and is recognised within the Australian Qualifications Framework