10238NAT Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support is designed to provide a specialised program of study to prepare professionals to support people with disabilities who present with behaviours of concern to live a life of dignity in the community.

Our Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support will provide participants with a range of knowledge, and skills to perform the following functions associated with a Core Practitioner to:

• Conduct quality of life and environmental assessments
• Conduct a functional behavioural assessment
• Undertake mediator analysis with diverse stakeholders in the person’s life and environments
• Develop an implementation plan
• Develop a plan to monitor and evaluate the behaviour change plan
• Develop appropriate reinforcement strategies that adhere to the principles of positive behaviour support
• Develop person-centred support plans
• Develop functional behavioural hypotheses specific to individual client need
• Increase an individual’s quality of life by person centric principles to individual planning and educating stakeholders to implement the person’s behaviour support plan
• Mentor organisation peers in functional behavioural assessment

Next intake: Monday the 11th of October 2021

Timeframe: Up to 12 Months

Cost: $7200

Program delivery - online: Delivery of the program will be a combination of webinars, and online education.

Mandatory sessions: The following sessions are mandatory:

• Orientation
• 1st Lecture
• 1st Tutorial

These sessions are run online and require you to attend via the zoom links provided to you in your welcome email.

Your participation is important to ensure that you receive all the key information around the delivery of this course, including communication procedures, access to technology, access to learning resources, and assessment requirements.

Orientation date: Wednesday October 6th, 2021 6.30 pm – 8.00 pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Timetable:

• Lectures are on Mondays 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
• Tutorials are on Wednesdays 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

For further information please contact the College on (07) 3346 8222 or through info@uqcollege.edu.au

Program Outcomes

The outcomes of this program meet the disability support sector needs to respond to individuals who display challenging behaviour.

The NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Framework was developed to establish consistency across all states and territories and promotes the need for a safe and competent workforce. This includes introducing consistent quality requirements for behaviour support practitioners to support the needs of a diverse range of clients.

The Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support leads on to the Graduate Diploma of Positive Behaviour Support.

Program Units

To achieve the Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support, students must complete:

BSBLED805 - Plan and implement a mentoring program

PBSPIA801 - Provide high-level independent assessment services within a positive behaviour support framework

Entry Requirements

To gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support a candidate must have:

An undergraduate degree or higher qualification in Allied Health, Nursing, Human Services, Social or Behavioural Sciences or a related field.

OR

Significant previous experience working in providing disability services, in a job role involving the self-directed application of knowledge of positive behaviour support planning and implementation, with substantial depth in this specialised area of practice and exercise of independent judgment and decision-making.

Recognition of prior learning (RPL) is all about the skills and knowledge you’ve collected through work and life experiences and then transferring them to current training course requirements.

RPL must take place at the start of the program after enrolling with UQ College.

Resources Required

This program will require 2 textbooks to be purchased by the student for the unit:

PBSPIA801 - Provide high-level independent assessment services within a positive behaviour support framework. These are:

Applied behaviour analysis (3rd ed.) By Cooper, Heron & Heward, Published by Pearson. Approximate cost $100 hard copy and $65 e-book.

Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behaviour: A Practical Handbook (3rd Edition) By Robert E. O'Neill, Richard W. Albin, Keith Storey, Robert H. Horner, Jeffrey R. Sprague, Published by Cengage. Approximate cost $150 hard copy and $65 e-book.

Both are available in Hardcover and e-book formats.

Issuance of Qualification Award

On successful completion of the training and assessment requirements of the 2 Core Units of Competency, you will receive a Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support issued by UQ College.

Statement of Attainment

On completion of one unit of competency, you will receive a Statement of Attainment issued by UQ College.

Documentation Required to Enrol

One form of photographic identification is required as part of your Graduate Certificate IV in Positive Behaviour Support enrolment.

For Australian and New Zealand citizens

• A copy of your passport or driver’s licene or age Card

Holder of a permanent Visa including a Permanent Humanitarian Visa

• A copy of your Passport or Immigration Card; AND
• A copy of your Visa or letter from the Dep. of Immigration and Citizenship

Previous Qualifications

If you have undertaken additional studies or achieved qualifications, we may need to assess the qualification. You may be asked to provide your Academic Record/ undergraduate degree or higher qualification in Allied Health, Nursing, Human Services, Social or Behavioural Sciences or a related field.

Credit Transfer Rules

Credit transfer is a process that provides you with credit for previous formal study that is equivalent to a unit or units of competency in your nominated qualification.

Current and prospective students are eligible to apply for credit transfer when:

• You have previously successfully completed the unit/s through other registered training organisation or higher education provider;
• The unit/s for which you are applying for credit was not awarded by the previous registered training organisation or higher education provider through credit;
• You are applying for admission or currently enrolled in unit/s with UQ College for which you are applying for credit;
• The unit/s is embedded within the qualification in which you are applying for admission or enrolled. Where the relevant unit/s are electives within the qualification’s packaging rules, only the required number of electives for the qualification will be eligible for credit

Credit Transfer Applications

To make a credit transfer application you will need to:

• complete a Credit Transfer Application Form (VET)
• submit your application prior to the start of study

Along with this form, you should also submit any relevant qualification testamurs, Record of Results, statements of attainment, graduation statements, or a USI Transcript. These documents should either be copies certified by a Justice of the Peace, or originals for sighting by an appropriate UQ College staff member.

Credit Transfer Decisions

UQ College will advise you of the credit transfer decision in writing as soon as possible after your application and all relevant documentation is received.

Downloads

VET Student Handbook

Payment Options

To enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support, a student will have two options:

Payment in full

or

Payment Plan set out below.

UQ College is giving students the option to gradually pay for your qualification over a 6-month period.

To be eligible for a payment plan you must meet the following criteria:

• You are a domestic student and over the age of 18 years.
• You have no outstanding debt with UQ College.
• You have the financial capacity to meet the payment plan instalments.

If you have difficulty meeting the payment plan instalments, please call our friendly staff on 3346 8222 who can discuss your options with you.

The Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support Payment Plan schedule:

• 1st or Initial Payment $3600
• 2nd payment within 3 months $1800
• 3rd payment within 6 months $1800

How to Apply

As you go through the Online Enrolment Form, you will receive specific instructions on each page on how to successfully complete your enrolment.

A typed signature and date will be accepted on the completed enrolment form.

The Unique Student Identifier (USI) is a reference number allocated to each person undertaking recognised training courses. It is now a requirement to have a USI number to receive your Qualification or Statement of Attainment. If you don’t already hold a USI, you will need to go to www.usi.gov.au to create one.

IT Support

UQ College provides an IT Support forum every Monday from 6pm - 6.30pm for our online students. Your Zoom link for this forum will be in your welcome email.

This is to assists all online students with their journey seeking advice and support to ensure the best quality educational outcome.

Areas that you may wish to discuss are:

• Accessing your Office 365 emails.
• Forwarding your student email to your private email
• Using 365 Online
• Navigating ‘My UQ’
• Getting into BlackBoard and navigating your courses.
• Getting comfortable with Zoom and screen sharing

Terminology

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