Diploma of Mental Health
Course Overview
Our CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health course will equip you with the high-level skills that are required to support those experiencing issues relating to mental health and general wellbeing.
CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health course will enable you to provide services to people with coexisting mental health dependencies and work with clients in the specialised area of domestic and family violence. Throughout your studies you will learn the importance on providing community focused mental health programs and prevention strategies while working within the frameworks of trauma-informed care.
You will also learn how to recognise the signs and symptoms of common and disabling mental health problems, and how to provide help and support in a crisis situation utilising specialist referral networks. This work will enable you to provide a recovery oriented approach when working with a variety of health and community service professionals. With this qualification you can support, counsel, refer and advocate positive outcomes for individual clients and communities suffering from complex mental health issues.
Growth in the mental health sector is strong with the Australian Government expecting to see more than 50,000 job openings in the next five years. This is your opportunity to take charge of your career and study CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health with highly skilled practitioners in one of the fastest growing industry sectors in Australia.
Course Structure
This Diploma of Mental Health course includes 20 units of competency (15 core units and 5 elective units), delivered as 5 modules of training.
Module 1 - Culture and Community
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- CHCMHS003 Provide recovery oriented mental health services
- CHCMHS004 Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
- CHCMHS005 Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
- CHCMHS002 Establish self-directed recovery relationship
Module 2 Assessment and Interventions
- CHCMHS009 Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs
- CHCMHS010 Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity
- CHCMHS011 Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
- CHCMHS012 Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives
- CHCMHS013 Implement trauma informed care
Module 3 Community Risk Management
- CHCCSL007 Support counselling clients in decision-making processes
- CHCDFV001 Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
- CHCDFV006 Counsel clients affected by domestic and family violence
- CHCCCS017 Provide loss and grief support
Module 4 Cultural Advocacy and Risk Management
- CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- CHCADV005 Provide systems advocacy services
- HLTWHS004 Manage work health and safety
Module 5 Reflective Practice
- CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- CHCPOL003 Research and apply evidence to practice
- CHCMHS001 Work with people with mental health issues
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Academic Entry Requirements | Completed Year 12 or Certificate III qualification or overseas equivalent, or sufficient life experience (work or study) can be considered |
| Minimum Age to Apply | Minimum 18 years of age. |
Subjects
| Subject Name | Subject Type | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Manage work health and safety | Core | |
| Reflect on and improve own professional practice | Core | |
| Facilitate workplace debriefing and support processes | Core | |
| Manage legal and ethical compliance | Core | |
| Manage and promote diversity | Core | |
| Analyse impacts of sociological factors on clients in community work and services | Core | |
| Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management | Elective | |
| Coordinate complex case requirements | Elective | |
| Provide case management supervision | Elective | |
| Develop and use emotional intelligence | Elective | |
| Provide leadership across the organisation | Elective | |
| Facilitate continuous improvement | Elective | |
| Manage people performance | Elective | |
| Develop workplace communication strategies | Core | |
| Assess co-existing needs | Elective | |
| Develop and implement service programs | Core | |
| Facilitate the empowerment of older people | Elective |
Career Opportunities
Possible employment opportunities include:
- Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker
- Case Manager
- Mental Health Support Worker
Internship or Work Placements
This course requires the completion of at lease 240 hours of work placement.