New Zealand Certificate in Health & Wellbeing (Level 4)

Western Institute of Technology

This course is delivered two days per week on campus. Work placement is completed in the second trimester

You will learn how to:

• engage and communicate with people, family and/or whānau accessing social and community services in a manner which respects their socio-cultural identity, experiences and self-knowledge.
• relate the history of Māori as tangata whenua and knowledge of person-whānau interconnectedness to own role in a health and wellbeing setting.
• display self-awareness, reflective practice and personal leadership in a health and wellbeing setting.
• actively contribute to a culture of professionalism, safety and quality in a health and wellbeing organisation.
• relate the purpose and impact of own role to the aims of the wider health and wellbeing sector.
• work alongside people, family and/or whānau in a mental health addiction setting to support autonomy by using tools and strategies to foster hope, support recovery and build resilience.