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By the end of the course, learners will be able to:

Relate the relevance of family life cycle concepts to social service practice
Differentiate the main challenges associated with the various family developmental stages
Distinguish between functional and dysfunctional families
Relate how critical life events can affect the functioning of families
Use tools to assess family situations and dynamics

What You'll Learn

This unit covers competencies required for relating the relevance of family life cycle concepts to social service practice, differentiating the main challenges associated with the various family developmental stages, distinguishing between functional and dysfunctional families, relating how critical life events can affect the functioning of families as well as using tools to assess family situations and dynamics.

Minimum Entry Requirement

Be able to apply communication techniques suited to working with a range of clients " ̈
Know the general practices of Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) " ̈
Have general problem-solving and decision making skills " ̈
Have basic language / dialects skills relevant to clients' target group " ̈
Understand the principles and procedures for respecting confidentiality and privacy according to the organisation and the client " ̈
Understand the principles and procedures for gaining informed consent from clients " ̈
Be able to listen, speak, read and write English at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Literacy (WPL) Level 5 " ̈
Be able to use numeracy skills at a proficiency level equivalent to the Employability Skills Workforce Skills Qualifications (ES WSQ) Workplace Numeracy (WPN) Level 5
Have basic Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills