Diploma of Mental Health
Diploma of Mental Health
RGIT’s Diploma of Mental Health (CHC53315) in Melbourne will equip you with the skills to get work in mental health area. Workers in this field provide counselling, referral, advocacy and education/health promotion services. These workers are required to have high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
RGIT’s Diploma of Mental Health (CHC53315) in Melbourne will equip you with the skills to get work in mental health area. Workers in this field provide counselling, referral, advocacy and education/health promotion services. These workers are required to have high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting people with mental health issues, the range of services available to them and health issues related to mental health.
Course Description – Diploma in Mental Health Melbourne
This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide services to clients in relation to mental health issues. They can provide counselling, referral, advocacy and education/health promotion services. These workers are required to have high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting people with mental health issues, the range of services available to them and health issues related to mental health.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 160 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
The key clients for the for the CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health are local and international students who wish to formally obtain a higher qualification in mental health and would like to develop their skills and knowledge in mental health to create and further educational and employment opportunities. This qualification provides skills and knowledge in Community Services environments to support a wide range of industry occupations which include Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker, Welfare Support Worker, Community Rehabilitation Worker, Community support worker, Mental health support worker, Mental Health Outreach Worker
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities may include:
Mental health worker
Case Manager
Mental Health Counsellor
Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker
Mental Health Outreach Worker
Alcohol and Other Drugs Worker
REQUIREMENTS
Satisfactory completion of an equivalent Australian Year 11 or Certificate III or higher.
Learners must be at least 18 years of age or above.
Learners who do not satisfy one of the above criteria and wish to apply to study a VET course, must provide evidence of one of the following:
IELTS General test score of 5.5 (or equivalent) for direct entry into the course
IELTS General score of 5.0 (or equivalent) with evidence of enrolment in an ELICOS course of at least 10 weeks’ duration taken before the VET course
IELTS General score of 4.5 (or equivalent) with evidence of enrolment in an ELICOS course of at least 20 weeks’ duration taken before the VET course
Completion of an ELICOS course exiting at the upper-intermediate level, or
Successful completion of RGIT’s language, literacy, and numeracy assessment.
Results older than two years are not accepted.
Acceptable equivalent test are TOEFL IBT, TOEFL PBT, PTE Academic, Cambridge English Advanced (CAE)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Royal Greenhill Institute of Technology (RGIT) Australia is an education provider based out of Melbourne’s CBD and Hobart. It offers study options in hospitality (commercial cookery or patisserie or hospitality operations) or hospitality management, nursing, early childhood education and care, community services, individual support, business and management, and information technology. Its qualifications range from certificate to graduate diploma levels. RGIT Australia is home to three campus buildings with state-of-the-art training and practical facilities.
