Placements
Ikon students are involved in comprehensive placements where they implement the skills they have developed throughout the qualification, in a supervised environment.
Placements hours vary depending on the qualification and traditionally occur at the end of the course.
Ikon thanks placement partners for their support.
If you and your organisation are interested in finding out more about our graduates, their skill set, or discuss possible placements then please contact Ikon on 1300 000 933.
The following placement information and tips have been developed to assist students in finding and completing a successful placement with appropriate supervision and support. Please read in conjunction with the Student Placement Policy and Placement Code of Conduct.
What are Student Placements?
Student placements are periods of unpaid work experience in supervised organisations, where students have an opportunity to put theory into practice.
These placements provide students with high quality teaching, learning, skills and other training experiences and assist in ensuring students are career-ready upon receiving your qualification.
Placement types may include;
- Casework, case notes liaising with other services
- Facilitating support groups
- Participating in the development, analysis, evaluation and planning of services
- Hospital placements, working with hospital clinical and support staff and of course patients,
- Community health settings
- Counselling settings including relationship & family counseling, dispute resolution, violence prevention
- Bereavement counselling and palliative care
Why is a student placement important?
Important skills are learnt and more importantly practiced during a student placement. It is also an opportunity to develop and consolidate interpersonal skills in the workplace context.
Student placements are also an excellent opportunity for students to develop networks and explore career options and professional pathways.
What will I learn?
The list of things you can learn is potentially endless. The main thing is to make a conscious decision to learn as much as you possibly can.
If you enter your work placement with an attitude that you want to learn, you will.
Tips for Success
Good preparation has been shown to improve the quality of the experience, allowing students to quickly adjust to their new environment, and achieve better learning and practical skills outcomes.
- Ring your placement before you start to confirm the time/date you will be expected to be there and the name of your supervisor or person you will need to ask for on arrival.
- Take a notebook to write down any relevant information/ names you need to remember. – you will get a lot of new information on the first few days.
- Be clear about what the expectations are from the organisation regarding your placement, how you are going to be assessed and what you need to do to demonstrate that you have met the requirements.
- Remember you are a student and are there to learn. You are not expected to know everything! Allow yourself time to learn and don’t expect yourself to know everything on the first day
- Be helpful – look for the little extras you can do instead of waiting to be directed to action.
- Remember that the people you are working with on placement could end up being your colleagues in the future, or provide a reference. Showing enthusiasm and interest may help with job prospects after your graduation.
Full List of Placement Organisations
Organisations where our students have undertaken placement.
NSW
Byron Shire Respite Service Inc.
Heritage Lodge Assisted Aged Care
Mullumbimby and District Neighbourhood Centre
Nungkari Treatment Centre
Warrina Women and Childrens Refuge
VIC
Creative Art Therapy Australia (CATA)
Gippsland Lakes Community Health
Merri Health Coburg
Milparinka
Pregnancy Assistance Frankston
St. Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne
Wimmera Health Care Group, Dimboola District Hospital Nursing Home
Winja Ulupna Women’s Recovery Centre
SA
Adelaide Hills Community Health Service
African Communities Council of South Australia
Anglicare Evolution
Anglicare Southern Mental Health Respite
Antonio Catholic Primary School
Autism SA & Kandu Respite
Bowden Brompton Community School
Campbell Page
Centacare, Northern Family Support Programs
Christies Beach Primary School
Community Health Service
Department of Families & Social Inclusion
Drug ARM
FAME – Youth Services
Grow SA – Brighton
Grow SA Branch
Hand in Hand Family Centre
Heather Cripps
Ingle Farm Primary School & Linked Schools
Integrative Health Solutions
James Brown Memorial Trust Kalyra Aged Care
Lourdes valley aged care southern cross
My Future My Way
Occupational therapy for children
Ocean Grove Support Care
Onkaparinga Lodge Southern Cross Care
Paediatric Rehabilitation, Womens and Children’s Hospital
Pearson Allied Health Services (PAHS)
Port Lincoln Junior Primary School
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Geriatric, Education and Management Clinic
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Palliative Care Unit
Re-Engage
Salisbury Downs Better Behaviour Centre
Salisbury North Primary School
Seeds of Affinity Pathways for Women
Southern Cross Care Myrtle Bank
St Margarets Rehabilitation Hospital
The Royal Commonwealth Society
Trinity Gardens Primary School
True North Expeditions
UCWPA Youth and Family Services
Uniting Care Wesley/St Teresa Aged Care Facility- Port Adelaide
Uniting Care Wesley Adelaide -Aged Care&support
Uniting Care Wesley Port Pirie
Uniting Care Wesley Prt Adel-Aboriginal Welfare
Welcome to Australia Church of Bethany
Women’s and Children’s Hospital (SIBS)
WA
Amaroo Village – McMahon Care Centre
ASeTTS – Association for Services to Torture & Trauma Survivors
Bethesda Hospital Palliative Care Unit
Blue Fire Health- Mind Body Medicine
Cata Group – Creative & Therapy Activities
Catholic Marriage & Fertility Service CMFS
CMHS – Community Mental Health Service – Kalgoorlie
Community First- Community Services Bullcreek
Cyrenian House – Rick Hamerlsey Centre
Fresh Water Bay Primary School
Goldfields Womens Health Care Centre
Headspace – Youth Mental Health Foundation
Ishar – Women’s Multicultural Health Centre
Joondalup Clarkson Community – Mental Health
Kids Central Great Southern
Mission Australia – DAYS
Nardine Womens Refuge
Nazareth House – Sisters of Nazareth
Ngala – Kensington
Palmerston – Thornlie
Peel Mental Health
PICYS Perth Inner City Youth Service
Rainbow Coast Neighbourhood Centre
Red Ginger Service
Regents Garden – Four Seasons Booragoon
Ronald McDonald Learning Program – Nedlands
RUAH Community Services – South Fremantle
Solaris Cancer Centre
St Patricks Community Support Centre
The Salvation Army – Rockingham Corps
Visibility
Womens Health Resource Centre
Youth Care – Herne Hill Primary School
QLD
139 Club: Welfare Centre for the Homeless
Albert Park Flexible Learning Centre
Anglicare Neilson Home
Belong (Acacia Ridge Community Support)
Bloomhill Cancer Centre
Brisbane Homelessness Service Collaborative
Brisbane Youth Service
Cazna Garden RSL Care
Chevallum State School
Currimundi Special School
Darling Point Special School
Footprints
FSG Australia
Gale Falcongreen Horsemanship and Equine Therapy
Garden City Aged Care Services
Gympie & District Women’s Health Centre
Heartspace Art Space and Counselling
Kool Kids Tutoring
Little Haven Cooloola Sunshine Coast Palliative Care Inc
Little Haven Palliative Care Inc.
Logan Women’s Wellness Centre
Mental Illness Fellowship Qld (MIFQ) Palm Beach Hub
Milford Grange Retirement Community – RSL Care
Mission Australia: Pathways to Prevention
Mudgeeraba Special School
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Queensland
Nambour Selangor Private Hospital
Noosa Nursing Centre
Palm Beach Neighbourhood Centre
Paradise Kids
Paradise Kids – Gold Coast
Paradise Kids Brisbane
Picabeen Community Association Inc
Prins Willem Alexander Village
QRS Carindate Court + Lodge
Rainbow Atma (Linda Conyard Gestalt Therapist)
Redland Bay State School Residence
Roma House (Mission Australia)
Rosemary House Alzheimer’s GC Day Care Centre
RSL Aged Care Facility – Fairview
RSL Care Fariview Retirement Community
Seville Road State School
St Pauls de Chartres Residential Aged Care
Students with a Goal (SWAG)
Tanya Goldie Naturopathic Clinic
The Den Carde Park School
UnitingCare Community