Graduate Certificate in Service Coordination and Rehabilitation and Postgraduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies
Course code/s: Melbourne (HCSCR), Melbourne (HPRS)
A Master of Health Sciences with a stream in Rehabilitation Counselling is also availble to students who may wish to complete a comprehensive study program.
Coordinator: Associate Professor Greg Murphy
Tel: (03) 9479 1745 or 9479 1750
Email: g.murphy@latrobe.edu.au or phe.postgrad@latrobe.edu.au
Duration: Graduate Certificate: six months (full-time), one year (part-time)
Postgraduate Diploma: 1 year full-time, 2-5 years part-time
Rehabilitation concepts and practices are relevant to professionals working in a wide variety of settings including the health, education, welfare, occupational and industrial arenas. These courses are designed to prepare students from a range of health and human service delivery backgrounds to work with populations characterised by chronic illness or disability. Students who take the rehabilitation counselling stream in the postgraduate diploma are eligible to apply for membership of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors. These courses aim to develop within participants an approach to rehabilitation service delivery that is focused on client involvement, coordination of services, and maintenance of individuals in the community. The content reflects recent developments in rehabilitation at both the Commonwealth and state levels, including occupational and community-based rehabilitation systems. The Graduate Certificate in Service Coordination and Rehabilitation provides a starting point for professionals seeking to undertake postgraduate studies in the rehabilitation area. It provides a flexible program that allows students not proceeding to higher level studies to obtain a valuable professional qualification.
Admission requirements
Prospective students for the Graduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma are usually required to hold a degree or equivalent. Applicants with relevant experience may be permitted entry into the graduate certificate or single subjects. Students who enrol in the Graduate Certificate may apply to progress to the Postgraduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Studies. The Graduate Certificate will be subsumed upon completion of the Postgraduate Diploma. Students who do not have a health science qualification may be required to complete a structured reading program in medical aspects of disability prior to undertaking the core rehabilitation subjects PHE5REC.
Course structure – postgraduate diploma
Students are required to complete eight subjects to take out the postgraduate diploma (120 credit points). All subjects listed below are teaching period length. The course is offered on a part-time basis over two to five years or on a full-time basis over one year. Students must take the following five core subjects:
Students are required to complete eight subjects to take out the postgraduate diploma (120 credit points). The course is offered on a part-time basis over two to five years or on a full-time basis over one year. Students must take the following five core subjects:
| Teaching period | Subject code | Subject title | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE5SCC | Service Co-ordination and Case Management | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE5VOR | Vocational Rehabilitation | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE5HDD | Health Date for Decision Making1 | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE5SUP | Service User Perspective in Health Care | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE5REC | Rehabilitation Counselling | 15 |
| plus three subjects from the following: | |||
| TE-SEM-S | PHE5EMD | Employment and Disability | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | PHE5AHS | The Australian Health Care System | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | PHE4RCP | Rehabilitation Counselling Practicum | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1/2 | PHE5SDS | Community Based Service Delivery Systems | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1/2 | PHE5RRD | Rehabilitation Research Design | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1/2 | Elective2 | 15 | |
Key: 1 This subject is also available online
2 Must be taken from those postgraduate subjects offered in the Faculty of Health Sciences in the areas of gerontology, occupational health, health promotion, health services management, ergonomics or community health.
Students who wish to major in rehabilitation counselling and meet educational requirements for membership of the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors must take both PHE5RCP
Course structure – graduate certificate
The graduate certificate will normally be undertaken part-time over two teaching periods (one year) with provision for full-time study over a shorter period. In order to complete the graduate certificate, students are required to complete four subjects from those listed above for the postgraduate diploma program. Within this range, subject choice is flexible. Each student’s program is developed in consultation with the course coordinator, but students are generally required to take at least two of the core subjects: PHE5SCC Service Coordination and Case Management.