Diploma
Ideal for anyone already working in mental health or related fields, our Diploma of Mental Health will help you further your skills and knowledge.
You'll learn how to provide services to clients with mental health issues including counselling, referral and advocacy services, while gaining high-level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies in regard to laws affecting clients, the range of services available to them and issues related to mental health.
Our friendly staff will help you familiarise yourself with our online learning platform and find out what's involved in the course during a series of orientation and induction days that will be scheduled before you start your study journey.
Delivered via our online learning platform (Moodle) with compulsory face-to-face classes on campus, this 15-month course reflects the role of workers who provide self-directed recovery-oriented support for people affected by mental illness and psychosocial disability.
Our Diploma of Mental Health will give you the skills to work in a range of community contexts including non-government organisations, home-based outreach, centre-based programs, respite care, residential services, rehabilitation programs, clinical settings or employment support.
You must have completed at least 160 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency to achieve this qualification.
Community Rehabilitation Worker, Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker, Outreach Officer, Mental Health Outreach Worker, Assistant Community Services Worker, Various Support roles.
Diploma of Community Services
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Intake and assessment
Rapport building
Communication
Case note writing
Safe work practices
Group work
Referral
Team work
Self-management
Planning and organising
Working with at risk individuals and groups
Interventions
Working with diverse people
Family violence
AOD
Mental health
Life span development
Child Abuse
Homelessness
Disability
Crisis work
Legislation and compliance
Policies and procedures
Roles and responsibilities
Networking
Are there specified requirements for entry into the course/qualification?: Yes
Community Rehabilitation Worker, Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker, Outreach Officer, Mental Health Outreach Worker, Assistant Community Services Worker, Various Support roles.