Supporting a Person and Implementing Diversional Therapy Plans (Level 4)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 4 |
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About the course
This short programme is for support workers coming from another support role and moving into a diversional or recreation therapy role. Expected Outcomes The programme includes recognising and developing the following competencies in your staff:
Being able to demonstrate the philosophy, purpose, benefits and role of quality assurance diversional therapy. Ability to provide assessment, development, and implementation of diversional therapy care plans for individuals and groups suffering grief and loss.
Prerequisites Learners must have completed the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community) (Level 4) with strands in Community Facilitation, Community Health Work, Mental Health and Addiction, or Social Services (delivered as Careerforce apprenticeship programmes) or completed another New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 4) or above programme with Careerforce. Enrolments will be accepted where an approved programme has been completed with another provider.
About the provider
Start a career and contribute to New Zealand’s social good The growing and vital health and wellbeing sectors have a shortage of qualified workers. There are significant employment opportunities for young people to start a lifelong, rewarding career. Through on-the-job training such as an apprenticeship, there’s an opportunity to earn while you learn, get practical skills and work towards achieving a nationally recognised qualification without taking on a student loan. Careerforce is the Industry Training Organisation (ITO) for the health, wellbeing, social and community sectors, we support New Zealand workplaces to run workplace training programmes for their staff. Visit the Careerforce website for more information: https://www.careerforce.org.nz/