Graduate Certificate in Mental Health (HLC301.1)
Graduate Certificate in Mental Health (HLC301.1)
This course has been designed in response to the growing need for nursing, allied health and other front-line professionals with the skills to improve and promote the mental health of individuals and the community. Developed in close consultation with industry, this unique course is multidisciplinary, contemporary, and responsive, ensuring that…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course has been designed in response to the growing need for nursing, allied health and other front-line professionals with the skills to improve and promote the mental health of individuals and the community. Developed in close consultation with industry, this unique course is multidisciplinary, contemporary, and responsive, ensuring that graduates are well prepared to meet the current and future needs of people who experience mental health challenges.
Embrace your passion for mental health care and build on your existing profession to advance your career with highly sought-after skills in this specialised field.
Studying alongside peers, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of the multifaceted factors influencing mental health across the lifespan. You’ll explore the theory, principles, and evidence that supports recovery-focused care and gain the necessary skills to assess and implement clinical interventions for those experiencing mental health challenges.
Flexibly delivered and 100% online, you can fit your study around your personal and professional commitments to graduate confident, in-demand, and ready to invest your passion in quality care.
Study a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health at UC and you will:
• Learn to confidently assess and provide clinical interventions for people experiencing mental health challenges.
• Gain an understanding of substance use, drug types, their effects, and contemporary interventions.
• Master reflective and resilient practice for personal and community wellbeing.
• Explore the principles of person-centered, recovery-oriented, trauma informed care.
Career opportunities
Graduates will be able to advance their careers in a range of challenging roles across diverse settings, particularly clinical leadership roles in nursing, allied health, and other professions.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Dynamic and vibrant, the University of Canberra (UC) is based in Canberra, the Australian capital. UC is a university for the professions, dedicated to providing immersive student experiences focused on employability outcomes. It is number one in the ACT for graduate employment and salaries for three years in a row (Good Universities Guide 2019-21), in the top one per cent of universities worldwide (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021) and one of the fastest rising in the world (QS 2021). Its location and its regional connections shape the university’s purpose.
