Graduate Diploma
The Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing aims to expand nursing clinicians' knowledge and skills in mental health practice with evidence-based knowledge and practice enabling immediate application/translation in the workplace.
Current mental health postgraduate programs in Australia focus on either acute mental health care settings or generic mental health. ACU's Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing has been developed as a course specifically for nursing clinicians entering into the specialist area of mental health. The course is targeted to new nursing graduates and to those working in mental health but who have no formal postgraduate mental health qualifications.
In the current period of mental health service provision reform, there has been a shift in focus from acute inpatient treatment to recovery-oriented practice, so the workforce requires professional development opportunities to keep pace with such changes.
Commonwealth Supported Places are available for this course. See the Courses costs section below, under Fees.
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy .
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must:
a. have completed a Bachelor of Nursing degree (or higher) OR have completed the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing or equivalent;
AND
b. provide written confirmation from their employer that they are employed in a mental health service.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission.
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