In-person

If you currently work with people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, this course will help you develop your skills in the assessment and prevention of homelessness, and of support interventions in this area. This Certificate will help you enhance your existing attributes and skills so that you can make a greater impact on a critical issue our communities. You’ll examine issues of homelessness in society and the personal contexts and complex needs of people and families experiencing homelessness.

This course involves the study of homelessness in society and the personal contexts and complex needs of people and families experiencing homelessness. The programme aims to help practitioners in homeless related services to develop knowledge and skills in the prevention of homelessness and in the use of effective, supportive interventions with people encountering homelessness.

Module 1: NS459 Assessment and support planning: process and practice
Module 2: NS460 Socio-economic needs of people experiencing homelessness
Module 3: NS461 Health, illness, addiction and homelessness

Visit the course website for more information https://www.dcu.ie/courses/undergraduate/snhs/homeless-prevention-and-intervention.shtml   

This course may suit you if your current role involves working with people experiencing / at risk of homelessness and if you wish to develop your skills in assessment and support interventions in this area. You should have educational attainment at Leaving Cert level or equivalent and be in a position to engage in online learning (i.e. have access to and ability to use basic computer programmes).

Your current role should involve working (including assessment and support planning)with people experiencing homelessness.

Educational attainment at Leaving Certificate level or equivalent (further information is available from the Course Co-ordinator). Access to and ability to use a computer.

The application process is outlined on the course website, and involves:
1. Download application form via the Dublin City University website https://www.dcu.ie/courses/undergraduate/snhs/homeless-prevention-and-intervention.shtml 
2. Complete application in full
3. Print, sign and date the form and post, along with a passport photograph to: Admissions, Registry, DCU, Collins Avenue, Dublin 9. 

The Dublin Region Homeless Executive (DRHE) provides annual training options for statutory and state funded homeless services. Funding support towards programme fees can be provided by the DRHE for successful applicants who work with DRHE funded organisations/services. See https://www.homelessdublin.ie/our-work/training

The three existing key workers/case managers modules, which to date were classified as ‘stand alone’ modules have now been formally approved by Dublin City University as a Certificate Programme.