Study the Diploma in Family Wellness and Crisis Intervention online from the comfort of your own home for just $29 per week.
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Are you passionate about helping families in your community navigate challenging times and crises? Want to learn the best techniques for supporting the mental wellness of children and adolescents or perhaps you’re eager to develop professional skills in family therapy, crisis counselling and child psychological development to level up in your career?
If you feel called to support families, children and young people through life's hardest moments, the Diploma in Family Wellness and Crisis Intervention gives you the knowledge and foundational skills to turn that calling into meaningful work.
Across New Zealand, family support services, youth organisations, community groups, iwi and social services are looking for people who understand how families work, what can go wrong, and how professionals help put things right. With family wellbeing and youth mental health a growing national focus, people with genuine understanding in this space have never been more needed.
This comprehensive diploma is designed by industry experts and combines four certificates into one course, taking you from child development foundations through to how professionals support families in crisis.
Throughout this diploma, you'll cover:
Mental Wellness for Children and Adolescents: Understand youth mental health from the ground up, including common challenges young people face, how development shapes mental wellbeing, the environmental factors at play, and holistic approaches to supporting young people.
Child Psychological Development: Explore how children grow, learn and develop from infancy onwards, including emotional development, cognitive and language development, socialisation and morality, so you understand what healthy development looks like and when something may be wrong.
Crisis Intervention and Counselling: Learn how crises unfold and how professionals respond, covering assessment and immediate response, intervention strategies, working with different populations and contexts, and the legal and ethical foundations of crisis support.
Family Therapy and Support: Gain deep insight into family systems and dynamics, historical and cultural perspectives on families, and the strength-based approaches family therapists use to help families heal and move forward.
Verify Your Credential With SEEK Pass
When you complete your course you won't just walk away with new skills, you'll walk away with a credential you can prove. Upon completion you'll receive a unique SEEK Pass link to verify your certificate, which you can add straight to your SEEK profile. That means employers can see your credential is genuine the moment they view your application, helping you get noticed faster and stand out in a competitive job market.
95% of graduates from this course provider reported an increased ability to get a new job or promotion upon completing their course. This course is your first step towards meaningful work supporting families and young people, or a stepping stone towards further study in counselling, social work or psychology.
This course provider is a member of The CPD Certificate Service (CPD Certification). Many of their courses have received their independent CPD Certification confirming their courses are compatible with global CPD principles.
The course provider is an approved and recognised member of IARC. The IARC is an International association which recognises quality and excellence in education providers in tertiary education.
The International Council for Online Educational Standards (ICOES) Accredited. This course is accredited by ICOES — ensuring you receive high-quality education and content.
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