This major has two Professional Placement components which take place in the first and third year of the degree.
First year
CHN1103 - Working with Infants and Toddlers
The first placement undertaken in first year, requires students to complete 120 hours in a placement setting which allows students to examine the development of children aged between birth and 4 years. This includes the examination of relationships between child development, family, community and culture.
Third year
CHN3113 - Children and Family Studies Professional Placement
The second placement in third year requires students to complete 400 hours in 2 placement settings over the year. This offers students the opportunity to explore their professional development needs and prepare for future work through a process of individual needs assessment, flexible self-directed learning, reflective practice and the opportunity to apply theoretical concepts in their role as a children and family services worker. Students will undertake supervised practice and will be required to demonstrate they can perform competencies in the role of a professional worker in the children and family services field.