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Open to students of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, this course is aligned to the National Practice Standards for Mental Health Workforce 2013.
Designed in collaboration with a community-based Aboriginal Mental Health Steering Committee and the Greater Southern Area Health Service, this course was specifically designed for First Nations mental health practitioners to meet the needs of the mental health workforce with a specific focus on contemporary health issues facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
This specialist course will prepare you to work in mental health services with all members of the community, with an understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, their families and communities. It places mental health workers within a multidisciplinary team working alongside other health professionals, Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
Graduate with the knowledge, understanding, skills and attitude to work as a mental health worker in your community and mainstream mental health services. Work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients, their family and communities and other health professionals, Indigenous and non-Indigenous. You'll have a sound understanding of primary health care, cultural safety, equity and sociocultural aspects of care.
Develop an understanding of primary healthcare, cultural safety, equity and sociocultural aspects of care that will enhance your understanding and appreciation of clients' and their family's experience of emotional and social trauma and mental health problems. You may exit the course following the completion of the first year of study with the Diploma of Health Science (Mental Health), or the first two years of study with the Associate Degree in Health Science (Mental Health).
When you graduate, you'll be ready to make your mark in a wide range of careers, including:
For each 8-point subject you are enrolled in, you should expect to spend 10 to 12 hours per week working on assignments and assigned readings, tutorial assistance, individual or group research/study, forum activity, workplace learning, and attending lectures, intensive schools, or examinations. If you are studying four subjects per session, this is equivalent to a full-time job. The workload for some subjects may vary as a result of approved course design.
You may need to attend an online or on-campus intensive school for certain subjects in this course. These schools usually involve lectures, tutorials and practicals that will give you a deeper understanding of your subject.
| MHP105 | Introduction to Primary Health Care: Mental Health | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP109 | The Body, Illness and Health | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP112 | History, Social and Emotional Wellbeing | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP116 | Mental Health Theory 1 | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP113 | Introduction to Pharmacology in Mental Health | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP114 | Human Development Across the Lifespan | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP115 | Introduction to Substance Use: Alcohol and Other Drugs | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP117 | Mental Health Clinical 1 | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP209 | Mental Health, Law and Ethics | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP212 | Healing Our Spirit: Grief, Loss and Yarning | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP214 | Primary Health Care: Community Development | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP216 | Suicide Prevention | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP217 | Assessment and Crisis Management | 16 credit pts | ||
| MHP218 | Mental Health Theory 2 | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP219 | Mental Health Clinical 2 | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP309 | Treatment and Management of Alcohol and Other Substances Use | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP310 | Complex Mental Health Presentation and Management | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP312 | Sexual Assault, Family Violence and Associated Trauma | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP313 | Working with Families and Diverse Communities | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP314 | Research Methods in Mental Health | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP315 | Professional Issues in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health | 8 credit pts | ||
| MHP320 | Mental Health Clinical 3 | 16 credit pts |
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