Undergraduate Certificate in Arts for Wellness

• Develop specialist communication skills for direct practice for clients with complex needs

• Analyse models of sustainable community engagement and participation to facilitate community capacity building

• Increase individual functioning and community capacity building through group work

• Apply theories and techniques in a studio environment that can be used for arts for wellness

• Compare and contrast a range of intervention models for individuals with complex needs

• Apply theories and techniques in a studio environment that can be used for arts for wellness

• Employ arts for wellness to boost clients' wellbeing

• Use artistic, communication and interpersonal skills to effectively work with individual clients, groups and communities

• Apply problem solving skills to new and complex situations in a broad range of community services practices

You must demonstrate that you have achieved one of the following:

• A NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) or its equivalent or

• A Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation or its equivalent or

• A completed certificate IV qualification or higher vocational qualification or

• Completion of at least one year full-time or equivalent in a degree course at a higher education institution

Note:

• Your certificates, transcripts and other entry requirement evidence must be certified through a Justice of the Peace or other authorising officer

• The ability to work with people with complex needs

• An interest in visual arts practice and its potential to promote wellness in group or individual settings

• The ability to attend Kingswood campus 1 day per week for your practical subjects

• Access to a computer and reliable internet to complete the two online subjects, access additional study materials and complete your assessments. You can access this equipment on campus, however, it is highly recommended you have your own equipment available.

• Capacity to login and participate in a range of online learning activities plus readings and assessment work each week for the online subjects (10hrs per week)

• The ability to purchase some art materials for the course. A list will be supplied on enrolment. The approximate cost of these materials will be between $100 and $300.