Curtin University
1 year
This postgraduate certificate prepares registered nurses to become specialists in child and adolescent healthcare, enabling them to design and implement evidence-based early intervention strategies that enhance wellbeing for children aged 0-18 and their families within community health contexts.
Applicants must hold a bachelor degree and be registered as a general nurse in Division One with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) or be registered as a midwife. You must be able to attend a compulsory five-day pre-clinical skills workshop at Curtin's Bentley campus prior to clinical placement. Communicable Diseases and Criminal Record Screening and Clearance is required. English language requirements must be met, with IELTS being the primary test accepted.
The course covers child and adolescent health within a collaborative primary healthcare framework, focusing on best practice sociocultural health support and the physical and psychosocial development of children aged 0-18 years. Students learn to apply evidence-based community models of healthcare planning and clinical decision-making within family, education, and community environments. The curriculum includes a clinical practice unit completed in an approved community agency under the preceptorship of a community health nurse, with a five-day pre-clinical skills workshop providing foundational preparation for clinical placement.
Curtin University is an industry-partnered institution that designs this specialisation to meet the health sector's specific need for advanced expertise in Child and Adolescent Health. The university combines academic rigor with practical, work-integrated learning through clinical placements and interprofessional collaboration, ensuring graduates are equipped with contemporary, evidence-based practices valued by employers in community health settings.
Graduates are prepared for advanced roles in community health nursing focused on child and adolescent health. Career opportunities include positions as community health nurses specializing in child health, early intervention coordinators, health promotion officers in child and family services, and roles within primary healthcare organizations. The qualification also provides a pathway to further postgraduate study through the Master of Advanced Practice.
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