Masters (Coursework)
We're living in a time where the lives of children and adolescents are more complicated than ever. The demand for professionals in mental health has never been greater.You can drive positive impact with VU Online's Master of Child and Adolescent Mental Health - the only university qualification for child and adolescent mental health in Australia.Gain work-based knowledge and skills to engage successfully with a range of children, adolescents, families, carers and clinicians across educational, therapeutic, community and clinical settings - including for diverse and vulnerable populations.By exploring advanced care strategies, relevant treatment techniques, therapies and interventions, you'll be able to create better mental health outcomes for children and adolescents.You will also undertake research to contribute to our growing understanding of child and adolescent mental health, gaining valuable evidence-based skills and being empowered to drive inter-agency collaboration, as well as schools-based and family-focused interventions. Our postgraduate online Block Model is designed to be flexible, interactive and student-centred. You'll experience structured and supportive online learning, and benefit from 1:1 academic support via phone, email or SMS, seven days a week and in the evenings.