Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Mental Health

This graduate certificate is designed primarily for registered nurses who wish to develop specialist skills in the care of people with mental health issues. This course aims to develop excellence in contemporary mental health care to meet the professional development needs of graduates interested in specialist mental health practice and evidence-based therapeutic approaches to care.

You'll work on formulating safe, caring, respectful, responsive, and therapeutic relationships with people with mental health issues across a range of healthcare contexts.

This course is recommended for Registered Nurses wanting to expand their knowledge and skills in the care of patients requiring specialist, or immediate mental health care. It will also be of interest to allied health professionals and nurses working in general areas such as ED, who are in regular contact with patients receiving immediate and ongoing medical and nursing care for mental health conditions.

3 Reasons to study Contemporary Mental Health at Murdoch

1. Study at your own pace with flexible, online learning.
2. Gain evidence-based skills and strategies that are immediately applicable to your work.
3. Take a step towards specialising in mental health practice.

Develop your skills

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Things you'll cover include:

• Learning to formulate safe, caring, respectful, responsive, and therapeutic relationships with people with mental health issues across a range of healthcare contexts.
• Working to evaluate all accessible evidence to establish person-centred, collaborative decisions that contribute towards providing optimum mental healthcare.
• Creating effective and collaborative interdisciplinary relationships that facilitate the implementation of evidence based mental health care.
• Adapting to practising in complex mental healthcare environments whilst acting within appropriate professional, ethical, and legal frameworks.

Your future career

The Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Mental Health will start your journey towards specialist practice as a mental health practitioner. The course is designed to teach immediately implementable skills that are relevant to your role, providing a platform towards future development.

Accreditation

It is anticipated that the course will provide many of the criteria required for credentialed mental health nurse status with the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses. Discussions with the college are ongoing, so please contact for further details.

Professional accreditation

C1166 Graduate Certificate in Contemporary Mental Health is accredited by the Australasian College of Health Service Management (ACHSM). The School of Nursing promotes excellence and continual improvement of university education by providing a nationally accredited program. The ACHSM national university accreditation standards have been developed through broad consultation with employers, industry groups, health managers and universities, to ensure that graduates who complete these programs are competent to perform the core tasks they face in employment.

Professional recognition

Mental health nurse

Your Document Checklist

Ready to apply? Before you start, make sure you have all the following documentation ready for a quick application.

Compulsory Documents

Evidence that you meet Academic entry and English language requirements such as;

• Official Academic Transcripts and Certificates of Completion (of your highest academic study)
• ATAR results (if available)
• STAT results (if applicable)
• Evidence of meeting the minimum English language requirements
• School leavers applying for an Early Offer submit their Year 11 and 12 most recent high school report via TISC

Recommended Documents (if applicable)

1. Change of name documentation
2. Marriage certificate
3. Unit outlines if applying for Advanced Standing