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Course code: JQ12

Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Responses

Course overview

Acquire skills in responding to and preventing domestic violence

The Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Response is a specialist course designed for frontline workers, policy developers and other professionals who come into contact with domestic violence victims or perpetrators.

The Certificate allows you to understand the impact of domestic violence on victims, carers and the community, develop key skills in responding to victim-survivors, and learn about practical ways to assess and minimise risk.

The Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Responses builds on integrated responses to violence and provides vital professional skills regardless of where you work.

The Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Responses is an excellent professional qualification for professionals who work with or come into contact with victims and perpetrators and others affected by domestic violence. For example, for all specialist family violence practitioners in Victoria, this qualification has been assessed as an equivalent qualification for employment in such roles per the Mandatory Minimum Qualifications policy.

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Start Date
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6 months full-time or part-time equivalent

Duration

AUD $ 12,900

Estimated Total Fees

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Entry Criteria
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Course units

You must complete a total of 4 core standard units.

Entry requirements

You can gain entry into the Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Responses with:

6-month program

  • a completed bachelor’s degree (or higher qualification) in any discipline

or

  • a completed diploma (or higher qualification), and two years full-time (or equivalent) relevant professional work experience

or

  • five years full-time (or equivalent) relevant professional work experience.

Course outcomes

Upon completion of the Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Responses, graduates will stand out from the crowd when taking the next step in their careers.

Skills and tools in this course

  • Knowledge of the impacts of domestic and family violence
  • Assess risk levels faced by victim-survivors
  • Development of safety plans and risk management strategies
  • Problem-solving
  • Communication
  • Analysis

Potential career opportunities

Caseworker

Take on the cases of individuals and provide them with advocacy, information or other services.

  • Average Salary

    $88,000

  • Industry Job Satisfaction of

    4/5

, 2024

Counsellor

Give guidance to individuals on their personal or psychological problems.

  • Average Salary

    $90,000

  • Industry Job Satisfaction of

    4.5/5

  • Industry Growth

    +14.2%

    Projected job growth in next 5 years

, 2024

Guidance counsellor

Work in schools and other educational institutions to support and advise students.

  • Average Salary

    $115,000

  • Industry Job Satisfaction of

    5/5

  • Industry Growth

    +14.2%

    Projected job growth in next 5 years

, 2024

Social worker

Help individuals and families cope with various challenges and improve their overall well-being.

  • Average Salary

    $93,000

  • Industry Job Satisfaction of

    4/5

  • Industry Growth

    +23.3%

    Projected job growth in next 5 years

, 2024

Police Officer

Respond to and prevent crime, enforce laws, and protect the community

  • Industry Job Satisfaction of

    3.5/5

  • Industry Growth

    +7.8%

    Projected job growth in next 5 years

, 2024

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COMING SOON – SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL

New Master of Justice* and Graduate Diploma in Prevention and Responses to Gendered Violence*

We are pleased to announce the introduction of two new courses at QUT Online from July 2025: the Master of Justice and the Graduate Diploma in Prevention and Responses to Gendered Violence. Those enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence will be able to articulate into these awards. 

  • The new Master of Justice consists of 144 credit points (12 units) and can be completed in 1.5 years full time or 3 years part time study.
  • The new Graduate Diploma in Prevention and Responses to Gendered Violence consists of 96 credit points (8 units) and can be completed in 1 year full time or 2 years part time study.
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How online study works

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Experience the unwavering support of our university as you embark on your online learning journey.

  • Flexible and supportive options for your lifestyle
  • The easy application and enrolment process
  • Alignment with career aspirations

What our students say

One of the biggest things that worked for me was that I could ask as many questions as I wanted to the online learning advisors and they were always happy to answer.
Carly, Graduate | Graduate Certificate in Domestic Violence Responses

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Frequently asked questions

No prior experience is required to understand the course content.

Some of the content may be confronting for people who have experienced DV, as the course covers child and family violence, dynamics of domestic violence, and working with victims of domestic violence. However, the course has been designed to minimise any distress students may feel. We often enrol students in this course who have had lived experience, and we understand the importance of managing the risk that the content could trigger their own trauma. With this in mind, we have applied trauma-informed design principles when developing the course. This has been very effective in managing the risk of triggering. For example, if there is a video or audio, students have the option to read the summarised transcript instead of watching or listening. We also have warning statements throughout the course giving students the option to skip over if they are not ready to engage in that material.

The units draw on a range of theories to understand, explain, and respond to domestic violence. These include theories from criminology, public health, social work, gender studies, and other disciplines.

The Graduate Certficate can help graduates get jobs in a variety of positions including research, intake, risk assessment, advocacy, donation, refuge/safe house organising, behaviour change, administration, and support (e.g. court, forms, medical) positions. Graduates could also go into probation/parole or child safety.

No prior experience in working with DV victim-survivors, with perpetrators, or in these fields is required to be successful in this course.

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