Diploma of
Community Services
Coordinate and deliver person-centred services that support individuals, groups and communities.
- Community Care Manager
- Case Team Leader
- Family Services Coordinator

Help people affected by alcohol and other drug use through person-centred intervention and withdrawal support.

Our highly experienced faculty at KAL Training deliver basic comprehensive training that will equip you with a range of specialised knowledge, skills, procedures and expertise to lend a hand to individuals struggling with alcohol and drug dependency, implement health promotion and community interventions. Here you will also be taught how to provide withdrawal services, along with ethical and legal requirements of working in the alcohol and drug-related support services. Insightful learning methods including workshops and field trips are so designed by our experts to consider and comprehend the heterogeneity of alcohol and other drug abuse. Workers promote a person-centered approach, often work autonomously under the broad guidance of practitioners with limited responsibility and within defined parameters, and may be required to supervise and/or coordinate a small team.
Studying this course at KAL Training will enable you to access our Health and Community Services Trainers for committed team support all through your learning journey. KAL Training works closely with its industry partners to ensure that this vocational qualification is aligned to industry needs. Our graduates of this nationally recognised Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs get job ready to interact and acquire placements with industry connections. If you have a caring and empathetic personality, want to make a positive impact in people’s lives and wish to provide valuable service to those with complex and unique needs, then stepping into this sector is the right choice for you.
There are no entry requirements for this course, however students are required to undertake the Language, Literacy and Numeracy assessment and Pre -Training Review. This will assist to determine candidate’s suitability and relevance for the course and identification of any support required.
This course has 17 units of competency:
Unit Code
Core/ElectiveUnit Name
HLTAID011
CoreProvide first aid
CHCDIV001
CoreWork with diverse people
CHCCOM002
CoreUse communication to build relationships
CHCAOD001
CoreWork in an alcohol and other drugs context
CHCAOD004
CoreAssess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues
CHCAOD006
CoreProvide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues
CHCAOD009
CoreDevelop and review individual alcohol and other drugs treatment plans
CHCCCS004
CoreAssess co-existing needs
CHCCCS014
CoreProvide brief interventions
CHCLEG001
CoreWork legally and ethically
CHCMHS001
CoreWork with people with mental health issues
CHCPRP001
CoreDevelop and maintain networks and collaborative partnerships
CHCAOD005
ElectiveProvide alcohol and other drugs withdrawal services
CHCCCS003
ElectiveIncrease the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
CHCCCS009
ElectiveFacilitate Responsible Behaviour
CHCAOD002
ElectiveWork with clients who are intoxicated
CHCCCS006
ElectiveFacilitate individual service planning and delivery
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