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Edith Cowan University (ECU)

  • 19% international / 81% domestic

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health

  • Graduate Certificate

Provides students from a range of health related disciplines with an overview of contemporary and evidence-based approaches to the delivery of mental health care.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time, 1 year part-time
Course Code
L54
Study Mode
Online

About this course

Provides students from a range of health related disciplines with an overview of contemporary and evidence-based approaches to the delivery of mental health care.

Students will gain an appreciation of the historical context of mental health care and develop a range of assessment and intervention skills that can be applied in a range of mental health settings. The choice of an elective unit offers students the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in a range of specialised mental health care contexts.

The course also enables students to critically evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of various management strategies for supporting clients with a mental illness in the community.

Study locations

Online

What you will learn

  • Communicate specialised knowledge, concepts and skills to a variety of audiences in the field of mental health practice.
  • Apply independent judgement when reviewing, analysing and evaluating complex problems to generate creative solutions.
  • Demonstrate professional clinical management skills by initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating tasks within a Mental Health context.

Career pathways

Mental Health Nurse, Mental Health Clinician, Mental Health Practitioner, Mental Health Educator, Mental Health Nurse Manager, Case Manager

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at Edith Cowan University (ECU).
87.1%
Overall satisfaction
88.1%
Skill scale
76.2%
Teaching scale
90.9%
Employed full-time
$87.2k
Average salary