Be introduced to core knowledge and skills that will help you to be a well-rounded mental health professional.
Learn from clinically active academics and gain a contemporary understanding of emerging trends in mental health care.
Develop skills through evidence-based theories and knowledge that can be applied immediately in practice or hospital setting.
The units that form part of the online mental health post-grad courses have been designed to develop the skills required for nurses to effectively respond to challenges within the field of mental health. You will learn to enhance your own practice, with the most up-to-date and clinically relevant knowledge embedded throughout the coursework. To gain your Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing, you will need to complete four units, which can be chosen from the list below.
This unit will expose you to critical exploration and practical application of the core contexts of mental health within the Australian healthcare system.
This unit explores the experiences of people with complex mental health presentations, co-morbidity and risk behaviours.
This unit explores the varied roles of a mental health professional in the 21st century, within the context of mental health outside of, but articulating with, tertiary services.
This unit emphasises the life stage and bio-psycho-social contexts specifically related to providing effective engagement and interventions with children, adolescents and older persons.
Enhance your understanding and capability of mental health to ensure patient physical health needs are being addressed within holistic mental health assessment, diagnosis and interventions.
Develop a deeper knowledge of psychological approaches and models of understanding that influence a consumer taking constructive change that supports recovery.
Upon finishing your Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing, if you want to continue studying, you can apply for the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing, or Master of Mental Health Nursing, and receive advanced standing towards the units you have already completed.
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I believe I now have more skills needed in the contemporary health age, for example I have greater critical thinking skills in mental health, and I feel much more confident to work online within the community.
Cassandra Plesman
Master of Mental Health Nursing Student and Registered Nurse
Despite needing to be a registered nurse for entry into this course, our students work in a wide variety of healthcare settings where they can focus on delivering better mental health care to their patients. To give you an idea of some of the roles our mental health nursing students currently work in, see below for a snapshot.
