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Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Develop specialist knowledge and clinical skills required to participate in team-based diagnosis and assessment of Fetal Alcohol Disorders (FASD)
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Career Pathways

Students completing the course are likely to be highly competitive in obtaining employment with government and private agencies engaged in diagnosing and assessing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders or engaged in providing other services to children and adults affected by this disorder.
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Career Pathways

Students completing the course are likely to be highly competitive in obtaining employment with government and private agencies engaged in diagnosing and assessing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders or engaged in providing other services to children and adults affected by this disorder.
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Further Study

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in addition to an Honours degree in Psychology may wish to pursue further study in Clinical Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology through the MPsych/PhD programs offered at UWA.
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Further Study

Students who complete the Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in addition to an Honours degree in Psychology may wish to pursue further study in Clinical Psychology or Clinical Neuropsychology through the MPsych/PhD programs offered at UWA.

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Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.

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24
Total Course Fee - 2020
$8,850.00
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Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.

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The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Health, administered in WA by Rural Health West. The HWSP provides scholarships and bursaries to help health professionals in rural and remote Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practice.

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Health Workforce Scholarship Program

The Health Workforce Scholarship Program (HWSP) is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Health, administered in WA by Rural Health West. The HWSP provides scholarships and bursaries to help health professionals in rural and remote Australia retain and enhance their skills, capacity and scope of practice. It aims to address the priority health needs of communities by funding the training and upskilling of rural health professionals across Australia, and is available to medical, nursing, midwifery, allied health, dental and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals providing primary health care in the Aboriginal Controlled Health Services (ACCHS) sector, non-government organisations or private practice.

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Admission requirements

If you’re interested in furthering your career by studying this postgraduate degree, find out the admission details below.

Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a bachelor's, postgraduate degree or equivalent in speech pathology, social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing or medicine, as recognised by UWA;
(b) an accredited bachelor's honours degree in psychology, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
(c) registration with the professional body of your specialisation, as recognised by UWA.
(d) a satisfactory personal statement, as recognised by UWA;
(e) two satisfactory referees, as recognised by UWA;and
(f) a curriculum vitae summarising relevant occupational and practical experience, as recognised by UWA;
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Admission Requirements

To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a bachelor's, postgraduate degree or equivalent in speech pathology, social work, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, nursing or medicine, as recognised by UWA;
(b) an accredited bachelor's honours degree in psychology, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
(c) registration with the professional body of your specialisation, as recognised by UWA.
(d) a satisfactory personal statement, as recognised by UWA;
(e) two satisfactory referees, as recognised by UWA;and
(f) a curriculum vitae summarising relevant occupational and practical experience, as recognised by UWA;
Course Requirement

Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

You must forward this Qualtrics Report link to your nominated academic/professional referees. Please ensure that you give your referees enough notice to meet the deadline of 31 October 2019.

Course Requirement

Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Ranking and Selection Process

Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on—
(1) Invitation to attend an interview will be based on assessment of admission rule 4 in alignment with the interview quota for the year.
(2) Eligible applicants who are interviewed will be assessed based on the personal qualities considered desirable by the selection panel.
(3) Admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants under rule 4 and 5(2) who fall within the intake quota for that year.
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Ranking and Selection Process

Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on—
(1) Invitation to attend an interview will be based on assessment of admission rule 4 in alignment with the interview quota for the year.
(2) Eligible applicants who are interviewed will be assessed based on the personal qualities considered desirable by the selection panel.
(3) Admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants under rule 4 and 5(2) who fall within the intake quota for that year.

English competency

English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.

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Course details

This online course will provide graduates trained in psychology, speech pathology, social work, occupational therapy, medicine (including paediatrics and psychiatry) with further specialised knowledge of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), including features of FASD and how to diagnose and assess for FASD.

About The Course

Two coursework units provide in-depth knowledge of FASD concerning characteristics across the lifespan, common comorbidities, current theoretical accounts and issues, national and international diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses, assessment tools and multidisciplinary team assessment.
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About The Course

This online course provides graduates trained in psychology, speech pathology, social work, occupational therapy, medicine (including paediatrics and psychiatry) with the specialist knowledge and clinical skills required to participate in team-based diagnosis and assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD).

Two coursework units provide in-depth knowledge of FASD concerning characteristics across the lifespan, common comorbidities, current theoretical accounts and issues, national and international diagnostic criteria, differential diagnoses, assessment tools and multidisciplinary team assessment. One practical unit provides training in FASD and another provides graded placement experiences of diagnostic assessments.

You will develop your oral and written communication skills in both academic and clinical contexts, including needing to communicate with professionals from other disciplines and with clients and their families, particularly within a cross-cultural context. The technical skills needed to carry out discipline relevant standardised assessments (e.g. relevant neuropsychological, speech pathology or occupational therapy tests) will be developed throughout the course, particularly in the practicum unit.

Graduates from the program will be able to complete discipline-specific assessments of children and adults presenting for FASD diagnosis, prepare appropriate reports, effectively coordinate their work with other members of multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary teams, and work responsibly in an agency providing diagnostic services.
Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

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Status
  • Available 2020
Locations
  • Perth (Crawley campus)
Attendance
  • Part-time only
Delivery
  • Online
Starting dates
  • Semester 1
Weekly contact time
  • Please refer to UWA handbook.
Level of study
  • Postgraduate
Course Code
  • 73260
  • This course is not available to international student visa holders
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Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Quick Details

Status
  • Available 2020
Locations
  • Perth (Crawley campus)
Attendance
  • Part-time only
Delivery
  • Online
Starting dates
  • Semester 1
Weekly contact time
  • Please refer to UWA handbook.
Level of study
  • Postgraduate
Course Code
  • 73260
  • This course is not available to international student visa holders
Full time/part time duration
  • 1 Semester
Degrees course is available in
  • Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders FASD

Course Structure

Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units. Refer to the course structure for more information.

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Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Application deadlines

For Semester 1 2020 entry, application close 31 October 2019.
Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

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We understand that life is busy. That's why our postgraduate courses are designed so you can balance your work and studies. Our flexible postgraduate experience includes the opportunity to study part time, a range of units that are taught after hours, and the option to learn via intensive units. Ask our Student Central team for advice on choosing the right postgraduate route for you. Find out more here.

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Alumna story

Elizabeth Sydney-Smith

"The online lectures were engaging and flexibly accessible to me, particularly since I live in the Kimberley and working full-time. This course has been invaluable to me as a young professional."

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Alumna story

Elizabeth Sydney-Smith

"The opportunity to complete the Graduate Certificate in the Diagnosis and Assessment of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) was an opportunity to fully understand the condition, presentations, assessment, and intervention process guided by the evidence base. 

Hearing from some leading professionals in the field from across the world and individuals with FASD helped us, as Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Pathologists and Nurses, to face the practical issue of FASD. 

I have benefited from knowing the strict criteria of differential diagnosis and referral pathways to holistically benefit the participates and those working with them. I hope that this will lead to empowering people to realise that they may have access to supportive services to help them figure out how their brain works rather than expecting them to cope with these ‘behaviours’ and barriers to living an independent life.

FASD is a ‘hidden’ disorder and it would benefit those impacted by FASD to understand that it is ‘a problem someone might have and that the person is not a problem themselves’. If anything I’ve learnt that it will take every person working together to facilitate the prevention, identification and support of individuals effected by FASD. 

I would recommend this course to anyone willing and able to learn more about FASD. This course supported my work in the Kimberley to both understand the process of assessment and the means to which perceive and support the individual’s intervention and story."Elizabeth Sydney-Smith, Speech Pathologist

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