Mental Health Courses
Every year one in every five Australians will experience a mental illness. If you are looking for a career where you can make a difference to the one in five and to your community then a course in Mental Health is a step in the right direction.
These courses will equip you in providing services to people with coexisting mental health and drug and alcohol dependencies, providing community-focused health promotion and prevention strategies, working within the frameworks of trauma-informed care.
CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health
Interested in providing self-directed recovery support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability? This qualification includes: Skills to work autonomously under a broad guidance of other practitioners and professionals Developing skills to implement
... [More]- Establish self-directed recovery relationships (CHCMHS002)
- Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing (CHCMHS011)
- Work legally and ethically (CHCLEG001)
- Work with diverse people (CHCDIV001)
- Work in an alcohol and other drugs context (CHCAOD001)
- Promote and facilitate self advocacy (CHCMHS008)
- Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide (CHCCCS003)
- Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues (CHCMHS005)
- Work effectively in trauma informed care (CHCMHS007)
- Provide loss and grief support (CHCCCS017)
- Provide recovery oriented mental health services (CHCMHS003)
- Participate in workplace health and safety (HLTWHS001)
- Work collaboratively with the care network and other services (CHCMHS004)
- Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence (CHCDFV001)
- Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety (CHCDIV002)
CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health
Interested in providing self-directed recovery support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability? This qualification includes: Developing skills to work autonomously under a broad guidance of other practitioners and professionals Developing skills to
... [More]- Provide systems advocacy services (CHCADV005)
- Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs (CHCMHS009)
- Research and apply evidence to practice (CHCPOL003)
- Confirm client developmental status (CHCDEV001)
- Provide community focused health promotion and prevention strategies (CHCEDU001)
- Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives (CHCMHS012)
- Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management (CHCCSM005)
- Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drugs issues (CHCAOD006)
- Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity (CHCMHS010)
- Manage work health and safety (HLTWHS004)
- Implement trauma informed care (CHCMHS013)
- Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills (CHCCSL002)
- Reflect on and improve own professional practice (CHCPRP003)
- 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)
- Work collaboratively with the care network and other services (CHCMHS004)
- Establish self-directed recovery relationships (CHCMHS002)
- Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing (CHCMHS011)
- Provide recovery oriented mental health services (CHCMHS003)
- Work with diverse people (CHCDIV001)