Course snapshot
Domestic snapshot
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Start Date
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Duration
16 months part-time
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Location
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Placements
NA
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ATAR
NA
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Inherent Requirements
NA
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Language Requirements
IELTS Overall Score
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Entry Requirements
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Course abbreviation
GDMHN
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Course code
1108132
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Credit points
96
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Equivalent units
8
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Indicative Fee
Overview
This course is designed specifically for registered nurses who wish to increase their specialist knowledge and employment outcomes in mental health.
This course responds to contemporary mental health research and policy and has been designed with the input of leading clinical and academic mental health professionals.
Core units include contemporary mental health theory and practice, physical care, common interventions within acute care contexts, in primary mental health and in a range of health care settings.
Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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Intellectual rigour | Critically evaluates and integrates models of treatment relevant to the care continuum, to inform co-constructed personalized care strategies which meet the consumer’s life needs as well as health needs. Generates/translates novel information or theories, making a substantial contribution to the discipline through scholarly activities. |
Creativity | Engages creatively in therapeutic relationships with mental health consumers their families and significant others, which are characterized by co-construction of care and collaborative engagement. Critically appraises the nature and extent of influences (social, political, economic and organizational) to overcome constraints in negotiation of options for clinical interventions. |
Ethical practice | Advocates for mental health consumers, challenging discrimination and public discourse, minimising stigma through the use of positive portrayal and working toward social inclusion and independence. Interrogates and challenges the concepts of risk and safety from the basis of consumer centred care considering social protection, legal, moral and ethical principles to balance risk in recovery. |
Knowledge of a discipline | Exercises expert/enhanced clinical judgement and decision-making and insight in novel situations in specialist mental health disciplines in pursuit of optimal consumer outcomes. Negotiates and executes the role of chosen mental health discipline in a multidisciplinary and multi-professional approach. |
Lifelong learning | Consistently demonstrates a high level of autonomy, accountability, adaptability and responsibility in self-directed work and learning. Engages in and leads others in collaborative critical reflection on clinical practice and achievement of lifelong learning outcomes. |
Communication and social skills | Develops and maintains partnerships in care (individually and with groups) with mental health consumers and their families which focuses on the recipient of care, the person’s right to choice and self-determination, and the person’s inherent capacity for recovery. Consistently and judiciously uses information technology, compelling and authoritative written and verbal communications. |
Cultural competence | Respects individual worldviews and enhances their own critical thinking to lead others in challenging assumptions underpinning world views. Adjusts clinical practices to incorporate consumer’s cultural perspectives into mental health planning and interventions. |
Location | Teaching period | UAC code | QTAC code |
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SCU Online | Study Period 1 , Study Period 2 , Study Period 3 , Study Period 4 , Study Period 5 , Study Period 6 | N/A | N/A |
Career Outcomes
This course has received provisional accreditation from the Australian College of Mental Health Nurses pending the first graduate of the course.
Requirements
We encourage you to apply for the courses you most want to study. If you are not eligible to enter your chosen course right now, our team will work with you to find the best pathway option.
Before applying, make sure you double check all entry requirements, gather required documentation and review the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, noting any specifics listed below.
Course requirements
To be eligible to receive the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing, students must complete 96 credit points, comprising all core units.
Exit Award:
Students may be eligible to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health after completing 48 credit points, comprising the first 4 core units.
Entry requirements
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this course are as follows
Language requirements
To be eligible to receive the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Nursing, students must complete 96 credit points, comprising all core units.
Exit Award:
Students may be eligible to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health after completing 48 credit points, comprising the first 4 core units.
Course structure
Unit Code | Unit Title | Level of learning | Notes | ||
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Core Units |
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NRS83001 | Contemporary Mental Health | Advanced | |||
NRS83002 | Mental Health Across the Lifespan | Advanced | |||
NRS83003 | Mental Health in Community, Non-Government and Primary Health Settings | Advanced | |||
NRS83004 | Acute Mental Health | Advanced | |||
Students may be eligible to exit with the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health after completing the above 4 units. | |||||
PBH91001 | Appraising Evidence | Introductory | |||
CMM91010 | Healthcare Professional Portfolio A | Introductory | |||
NRS93004 | Supporting Behaviour Change in Mental Health Contexts | Advanced | |||
NRS93003 | Physical Health Care in Mental Health | Advanced |