Graduate Certificate in Mental Health
Bachelor's degree
Online
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Methodology
Online
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Duration
1 Year
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Start date
Different dates available
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Online campus
Yes
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Delivery of study materials
Yes
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Support service
Yes
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Virtual classes
Yes
The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health aims to expand allied health clinicians’ knowledge and skills in mental health practice with evidence-based knowledge and skills practice enabling application/translation recovery oriented socially inclusive and reflective practice in the clinical setting.
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Start date
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About this course
Graduates of the program should be able to:
evaluate issues and challenges that confront mental health service delivery, clinical practice
conceptualise new and creative approaches to clinical practice to support service delivery in culturally diverse health care contexts
connect theory, practice and research with regard to mental health practice
understand and use innovative solutions in contemporary health care
contribute to values based professional practice in dynamic and challenging environments.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:
have completed a Bachelor degree in a Health discipline; AND
provide written confirmation from their employer that their workplace duties bring them into regular contact with people who have mental health problems.
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Subjects
- Mental Health
- Employment
- Organisations
- Health
- Health Services
- Mental health services
- Mental Health Nurse
- Mental Health Treatment
- Healthy Eating
- Health Visitor
- Health Management
- Health and Social Care
Course programme
Graduates will be able to apply their theoretical and practical learning in a range of mental health settings.
Examples of potential employment settings include:
- Public and private health care organisations
- Child and adolescent, adult and older person mental health services
- Acute, community, rehabilitation and long term care focused settings
- Local, State and Commonwealth Government policy
- Consumer and carer groups
- Mental health based research
Examples of potential employment roles include:
- Clinician
- Case manager/worker
- Team leader
- Service manager
- Triage manager
- Psychiatric consultation and liaison nurse
- Nurse practitioner
Additional information
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised
Course costs -Average first year fee: $9744 Fee-Paying (indicative only)
Graduate Certificate in Mental Health