Graduate Diploma
You'll study individual and group counselling, mental health treatment, contemporary mental health issues and research.
You will develop advanced, evidence-based mental health nursing knowledge and skills and be able to identify and address contemporary and emerging issues influencing mental health nursing practice.
The Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Nursing will give you a strong understanding of how to apply diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in your clinical practice, as well the broader professional and social context of mental health nursing.
You will develop research skills and the ability to be reflective of your practice. You will also choose an area of specialisation with an elective subject in either narrative counselling or parent-infant mental health.
A work-integrated learning course will further develop and apply your skills caring for clients in a variety of clinical settings with interaction and feedback from industry.
The program will enable you to:
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Nursing, including mental health nursing, is a large occupation with opportunities in many different locations and organisations.
According to the Australian Government, employment rates have increased steadily over the past ten years and are forecast to continue growing for the foreseeable future. A substantial workforce gap is projected for the mental health nursing sector to 2030.
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimates that around $8.5 billion per annum is spent on mental health-related services in Australia.
You may work in across metropolitan and rural areas for public and private organisations, or go on to contribute to mental health policy and research.