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The University of Notre Dame Australia

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Graduate Certificate in Mental Health

  • Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health is designed for Registered Nurses and mental health professionals who wish to develop their skills in the area of psychiatry. This interdisciplinary program has been developed after extensive consultation with the mental health profession.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Certificate
Duration
0.5 year full-time
Course Code
4016
Study Mode
Online

About this course

School of Nursing & Midwifery

The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health is designed for Registered Nurses and mental health professionals who wish to develop their skills in the area of psychiatry. This interdisciplinary program has been developed after extensive consultation with the mental health profession. Graduates are able to work in a variety of hospital and primary health settings.

Study locations

Sydney

Fremantle

Broome

Online

What you will learn

Designed to meet the needs of nurses in the area of mental health, the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health program is a rigorous introduction to psychiatric theories and contemporary treatment. Devised and developed after extensive discussion with industry professionals, this program is appropriate for all clinicians in the mental health clinical context.

The program includes courses in Contemporary Mental Health, Interpersonal Communication, Professional Role Development and the Expanded Role of Mental Health Practitioner in Acute Psychiatry.

If you would like to further develop your expertise in this field you have the option of enrolling in a Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing & Allied Health which requires a further year of study. A Master of Nursing (Mental Health) can be completed over two semesters of part-time study

Course structure

  • NURS4025 Interpersonal Communication

Plus three of the below electives:

  • NURS5006 Professional Role Development
  • NURS6007 Introduction to Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
  • NURS4027 Role of the Mental Health Practitioner in an Acute Setting
  • NURS5004 Advanced Contemporary Mental Health Practice 1
  • NURS5005 Advanced Contemporary Mental Health Practice 2

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Requirements.

More information regarding courses can be found at the course descriptions pages Fremantle Sydney.

Please note: the availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
85.8%
Overall satisfaction
80%
Skill scale
78.3%
Teaching scale
90.2%
Employed full-time
$99.3k
Average salary