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Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice
University of New England UNE
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00003G
Do you have a passion for mental health care and a background in a health-related discipline? Our Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice is designed for those with vocational experience or undergraduate qualifications in fields such as nursing, counselling, social work, psychology and other areas of allied health and community services.Our Graduate Certificate provides you with an understanding of the theories and principles that underpin recovery-oriented mental health practice, whilst also developing your mental health assessment skills and knowledge of evidence-based practice. Our innovative course is flexibly delivered online in an environment that fosters both your ability to work independently and collaboratively with peers from a wide range of professional backgrounds.Mental health practice in Australia is a rapidly changing, multidisciplinary field. Be ready to practice effectively in a range of mental health care settings, or prepare for further postgraduate study.What makes our course different?Our Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice is designed as an introductory course. The core units ensure you have a solid foundation in the key theories that underpin mental health practice, the evidence-based principles of common focused psychological strategies, and an understanding of how to competently undertake an initial mental health assessment in a person-centred, professional manner. A number of qualities draw students to our graduate certificate each year, including:Flexibility – we know you need to fit study around your existing personal and professional commitments. Delivered entirely online, the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice can be completed at a time and place that suits you. By choosing UNE, you are choosing an industry leader in the provision of online lifelong learning.Our postgraduate programs are designed to give you the knowledge and skills to enhance your mental health practice in a range of practice environments and roles. Our courses are designed to link directly to The National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce, to ensure that you are able to meet the standards as a competent, self-reflexive, multidisciplinary health care practitioner.You can choose to complete the Graduate Certificate in one trimester (full time), or over two years (part time). If you wish, after fulfilling the requirements of the Graduate Certificate, you can apply for advanced standing for units already completed and go on to undertake further postgraduate study in the School of Health. An incredible opportunity to work with academic staff whose research is at the cutting edge of contemporary major issues in mental health practice.We are Australia's longest continuous provider of distance (now online) education. Students consistently award UNE the maximum 5-star ratings for Overall Experience and Student Support in The Good Universities Guide, so when you choose to study with us, you know you are in very good hands.Study onlineMost of our students choose to study online across three study periods with 24/7 tutor support* and fit study around work and family commitments. Uniquely, our online students are mostly over 30 and bring valuable experience with them. They form a community of adults juggling the same challenges and priorities and who bring their life and work experience together at UNE in order to become future-fit and better respond to a rapidly changing world.* 24/7 tutor support includes: essay feedback (within 24 hours); live chat 24/7 for generic feedback on academic writing; and subject-specific help at a foundation or first-year level for subjects including mathematics, chemistry, biology, physics, business, accounting, microeconomics, macroeconomics and statistics. There are also a wide range of workshops, resources and courses available in academic skills support to assist you and help you to succeed.
Designed for
Health professionals including counsellors
Structure
To qualify for the award a candidate must pass units to the value of 24 credit points at 400-level.
Subjects
- Mental health practice
Standard entry requirements
- A candidate shall:(a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor degree
- Or(b) hold an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma, AQF Level 9 Masters or AQF Level 10 Doctorate degree
- Or(c) satisfy UNE by means of other relevant* professional experience by submitting a Statement of Service from your employer/s
- A resume outlining a minimum of three years full-time (or equivalent) relevant* professional experience and training undertaken in the past 10 years.
Study pathways
Students may be eligible for credit (advanced standing) for previously completed studies.
