Course Title: Interpret and use legal information

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5360 Diploma of Financial Counselling

Course Title: Interpret and use legal information

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 65

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

HWSS6122C

City Campus

TAFE

365T Global, Urban and Social Studies

Face-to-Face

Term1 2018,
Term1 2019

HWSS6122C

City Campus

TAFE

375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2020,
Term1 2021

HWSS6122C

City Campus

TAFE

535T Social Care and Health

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2022

Course Contact: Jo Wallwork

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 3983

Course Contact Email: mary-josephine.wallwork@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to identify and interpret specific legislation and regulations to support client service or broader work practice.  This unit does not include the provision of legal advice.  Instead, you will be interpreting legal information when assessing and responding to the immediate and ongoing needs of clients in the context of a strengths-based and client-focused financial counselling model.

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to assess and respond to the immediate and ongoing needs of clients in the context of a strengths-based and client-focused financial counselling model.

This course is clustered with three (3) other courses:

  • CHCFIN001 Facilitate the financial counselling process
  • CHCFIN002 Identify and apply technical information to assist clients with financial issues
  • CHCFIN003 Develop and use financial counselling tools and techniques

These four courses are delivered and assessed together.


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

CHCLEG002 Interpret and use legal information

Elements:

E1. Identify legislative framework

E2. Interpret legislative provisions and regulations

E3. Use legal information

E4. Maintain knowledge of legal information


Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. By applying these skills and this knowledge you will be able to analyse and use legal information to assist individuals to understand their rights and make informed decisions about financial issues within the context of a strengths-based and client-focused financial counselling model.


Overview of Assessment

Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through:

  • Knowledge questions 
  • Case studies and written questions