CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health - International
CRICOS Code: 0100185
Duration: 104 Weeks (Tuition: 80 weeks Holidays: 24 weeks)
Interested in providing self-directed recovery support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability?
What will you learn?
- Skills to work autonomously under a broad guidance of other practitioners and professionals
- Developing skills to implement community based programs and activities focusing on mental health and illness
Rewarding and fulfilling career options include:
- Assistant Community Services worker
- Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker
- Mental Health outreach
- Outreach officer
With further study, become a:
- Team leader
- Supervisor
- Manager
Delivery and assessment mode
- 20 hours per week at Jannali campus (70% face to face, 30% online learning)
- Assessments are competency based which means that you have to demonstrate that you are able to meet the performance criteria for each unit.
- Assessment methods will vary including: Questions & Answers, projects, role plays, presentations, portfolios, observation.
- Assessments will be completed in and outside of class time.
- You should allow approximately 5-10 hours per week for self-study and out of class assessments.
Facilities, equipment and learning resources:
- Digital learning and assessment materials on aNewSpring (Learning Management System)
- Simulated health care facilities and equipment
- Ergonomic classroom
- Student health and well-being support
Units of competency you will be studying:
Units completed as part of CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health:
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people (Core)
- CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety (Core)
- CHCMHS002 Establish self-directed recovery relationships (Core)
- CHCMHS003 Provide recovery oriented mental health services (Core)
- CHCMHS004 Work collaboratively with the care network and other services (Core)
- CHCMHS005 Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues (Core)
- CHCMHS011 Assess and promote social,emotional and physical wellbeing (Core)
Units of competency you will be studying in this course:
- CHCMHS010 Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity (Core)
- CHCMHS012 Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives (Core)
- CHCMHS013 Implement trauma informed care (Core)
- HLTWHS004 Manage work health and safety (Core)
- CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice (Core)
- CHCADV005 Provide systems advocacy services (Core)
- CHCMHS009 Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs (Core)
- CHCPOL003 Research and apply evidence to practice (Core)
- CHCDEV001 Confirm client developmental status (Elective)
- CHCCSM005 Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management (Elective)
- CHCCSL002 Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills (Elective)
- CHCEDU001 Provide community focused health promotion and prevention strategies (Elective)
- CHCAOD006 Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues (Elective)
Work Placement
This course requires work placement which will be organised by SGSCC. Work placement (unpaid) is a compulsory component of the course where you will be assessed in the workplace.
160 hours
Entry Requirements
- Hold a current CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health
- Must be 18 years or older
- Upper intermediate level of English (IELTS Score of 5.5 or equivalent)
All students must undertake the following:
- Working with Children Check
- Criminal Record Check
Assessments are made against units of competency from the Diploma of Mental Health CHC53315.
- Provide recovery oriented mental health services (CHCMHS003)
- Implement trauma informed care (CHCMHS013)
- Provide community focused health promotion and prevention strategies (CHCEDU001)
- Establish self-directed recovery relationships (CHCMHS002)
- Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues (CHCAOD006)
- Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives (CHCMHS012)
- Work with diverse people (CHCDIV001)
- Research and apply evidence to practice (CHCPOL003)
- Provide systems advocacy services (CHCADV005)
- Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing (CHCMHS011)
- Manage work health and safety (HLTWHS004)
- Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills (CHCCSL002)
- Reflect on and improve own professional practice (CHCPRP003)
- Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs (CHCMHS009)
- Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues (CHCMHS005)
- Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety (CHCDIV002)
- Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity (CHCMHS010)
- Confirm client developmental status (CHCDEV001)
- Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management (CHCCSM005)
- Work collaboratively with the care network and other services (CHCMHS004)