In this unit, you will explore the foundational concepts of psychosocial wellbeing and support (PSS). You will learn what it means to strengthen resilience in children and youth through protective factors, understand the multiple circles of influence surrounding a child through the Onion Theory, and discover how ubuntu, meaningful participation, and multiple intelligence inform your work as a development facilitator. The unit also introduces the wellbeing-vulnerability continuum as a practical framework for understanding and responding to the needs of the children you work with.

In this unit, you will turn the lens inward and examine your own psychosocial wellbeing. You will reflect on your life journey and identity, develop emotional literacy, and use tools such as Johari's Window to deepen self-awareness. The unit also addresses self-care, stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue — equipping you with practical stress management strategies, an understanding of healthy boundaries, and the skills to maintain a sustainable work-life balance as a development facilitator.

In this unit, you will explore what it means to be a professional development facilitator. You will examine the qualities, roles, and characteristics of effective facilitators, engage with ethical frameworks and the legal context for child and youth care work, and develop the skills of a reflective practitioner. The unit also covers supervision and referral systems, empowering you to know when and how to seek support and how to connect children and families to the services they need.

In this unit, you will engage critically with the social and structural factors that shape the lives of children and youth. You will deconstruct disability, gender, sexuality, violence, and poverty — exploring how these contexts affect development and wellbeing. Topics include gender-based violence, adolescent sexual and reproductive health, the cycle of poverty, and frameworks for understanding inequality. This unit equips you to work in an informed, sensitive, and rights-based manner with children and youth across diverse and complex contexts.