Program Overview

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Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Health Specialisation

Overview

The Child and Adolescent Health specialisation is available to study as a graduate certificate and as part of the Master of Advanced Practice. It is suitable for registered nurses interested in designing and implementing early intervention strategies at the individual, family and community level.

Key Components

• Child and adolescent health within the collaborative primary healthcare framework, and best practice sociocultural health support
• Physical and psychosocial development of children aged 0 to 18 years within family, education and community environments
• Applying the evidence-based community models of healthcare planning and clinical decision-making

Why Study This Specialisation?

• Curtin is an industry-partnered university. This specialisation is designed to meet the health sector’s need for advanced expertise in Child and Adolescent Health.
• The graduate certificate for this specialisation is progressive. You can pause your postgraduate studies after gaining this qualification or continue studying for your master’s degree.

What You'll Learn

• Identify and apply principles of primary health care into practice to maintain optimal wellbeing of the individual, family and community
• Assess the environmental, physical and psychosocial aspects of the individual, family and/or community to determine and plan the health care needs within a community practice setting
• Locate, extract and interpret relevant evidence and scientific literature
• Communicate both verbally and written, in a way the individuals, family and professional colleagues can understand
• Use appropriate technologies to practice community health practice
• Demonstrate ability in interdependent and self-directed learning
• Incorporate learning opportunities in community practice
• Recognise national and global community health issues and strategic health care directions; relate these to community practice
• Provide culturally aware and respectful health care provision to multicultural groups and Indigenous communities; demonstrate professional and ethical practice in community health; work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary health care team

Course Essentials

Qualification

Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Health Specialisation

Duration

1 year full-time (part-time only, recommended 1-2 units of study per semester)

Credit

100 credits (approximately four units)

Location

Curtin Perth

Fees and Scholarships

Fee information is not available for this course at this time. Find estimated course fees.

Location

• Curtin Perth

How to Apply

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• Curtin Perth

Deadlines for Applying Direct to Curtin

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• Curtin Perth

Intake | Application Open | Application Close

• Semester 1, 2025 | 12 August 2024 | Applications now closed!
• Semester 1, 2026 | Applications now open! | 3 February 2026

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