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Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs

CHC43215

At a glance 

Take the next steps into your career in a community services role that specialises in helping people deal with their drug and alcohol issues. This course will prepare you to enter the workforce in a community services role, and will give you the skills to work with clients who are facing a variety of problems related to drugs and/or alcohol

Study the Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs (CHC43215) with our industry trainers to receive a competitive qualification to further students in their future endeavours and enable them for eligibility in university credits. Star College Australia provide all students with the guidance and assistance they may require to reach your full potential. The Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs (CHC43215) reflects the role of entry level workers who provide services and interventions to clients with alcohol and other drugs issues and/or implement health promotion and community interventions. Undertaking this course will allow students to advance their careers and provide them with the skills, knowledge and confidence to last a life time. 

Completion of this nationally recognised qualification will allow you to obtain a role as a manager or supervisor within a broad range of industries. Students undertaking this course will be guided through the following subject areas, learning the resource materials with the support of your dedicated trainer. 

  • Providing brief interventions 

  • Providing first aid 

  • Working legally and ethically 

  • Working with clients who are intoxicated 

  • Developing and maintaining networks and collaborative partnerships

  • Increased safety of individuals at risk of suicide 

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Career Outcomes

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Community Support Worker

Case Worker

Drug and Alcohol Worker

Outreach Worker

Family Support Worker

Entry Requirements

There are no entry requirements for the Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs (CHC43215). It however is expected that students have appropriate language, literacy and numeracy skills to complete the training requirements. 

Course Requirements 

Successful achievement of this qualification requires you to complete 12 core and 5 elective units, as listed below. You will also be required to undertake a minimum of 120 hours of vocational placement in an approved setting. 

Course Breakdown

Core Units 

CHCAOD001

Work in an alcohol and other drugs context

CHCAOD004

Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues

CHCAOD006

Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues

CHCAOD009

Develop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans

CHCCCS004

Assess co-existing needs

CHCCCS014

Provide brief interventions

CHCCOM002

Use communication to build relationships

CHCDIV001

Work with diverse people 

CHCLEG001

Work legally and ethically

CHCMHS001

Work with people with mental health issues

CHCPRP001

Develop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships

HLTAID011

Elective Units 

CHCMHS005

Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues

CHCCCS019

Recognise and respond to crisis situations

CHCDFV001

Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence

CHCCSM004

Coordinate complex case requirements

CHCPRP003

Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Provide first aid

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