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 nationally recognised qualification reflects the role of workers who provide self-directed, recovery-oriented support to individuals affected by mental
... [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 nationally recognised qualification reflects the role of workers who provide services to clients in relation to mental health issues. They can provide
... [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)