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Total subjects
4
Price
From
$11,100
Study method
100% Online
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Applications Close
- 10 Jul 22
QS RANKING 2022
N/A
Times Higher Education Ranking 2022
N/A
Degree structure
Core subjects
Major subjects
Elective subjects
Degree
Degree details
On completion of this program students should be able to achieve the following learning outcomes:
- Utilise evidence based knowledge and skills in the planning of respectful, safe, effective and holistic care for the patient with a mental health illness;
- Integrate evidence based models of decision making with the health professional standards of practice and legislation in the planning of patient centred care within the mental health context;
- Use evidence based models of clinical reasoning to facilitate clear effective communication and confident negotiation skills;
- Harness interprofessional collaboration to provide excellent patient care and achieve common goals;
- Model responsible and professional behaviours to colleagues and students in order to provide safe, culturally appropriate and socially just care within a medico-legal framework for mentally ill patients;
- Deconstruct one’s own biases as a means of applying and building professional expertise in the care of mentally ill patients;
- Reflect on practice to facilitate awareness and knowledge of one’s own cognition in order to establish a mechanism for lifelong learning;
- Conduct research retrieval and enquiry to debate contemporary mental health challenges on the global stage, incorporating philosophical, technical and social justice perspectives.
- Clinical Nurse Ward based nursing (Adult, CAMHS, Older Adult, Drug and Alcohol)
- Community Health nurses
- Nurse educators L2
- Drug & Alcohol Services
- Pris
- Defence
- Private Hospitals
- Perinatal Mental Health
- Counsellor
- GP practice
- Volunteer work Worldwide NGOs
Work and Life
To be eligible for admission to the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health applicants must also meet the following specific requirements: Current licence to practise as a registered nurse, or practitioner with an Australian regulatory authority or full membership of an appropriate Australian or Professional organisation.
Applications for Advanced Standing and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) will be considered and reviewed on a case by case basis by UNDA's Student Administration.
The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health has been devised and developed following extensive consultation with the professions to address a shortage of practitioners in acute mental health areas. The interdisciplinary program was designed both to upskill the existing workforce and to attract and train appropriate registered nurses and allied health staff for existing and newly created positions in this expanding area of practice. This program encompasses the skills required for triage, assessment, intervention, liaison and emergency care through a blended learning approach structured to provide students with the practical knowledge, theory and ethics essential for the challenging acute-response environment.
Recommended Study Pattern
Three core subjects:
- NURS4024 Contemporary Mental Health Practice
- NURS4025 Interpersonal Communication
- NURS4027 Role of the Mental Health Practitioner in Acute Psychiatry
One elective subject chosen from the following options:
- NURS5006 Professional Role Development
- NURS6007 Introduction to Perinatal and Infant Mental Health
- NURS5017 Reflective Practice in Health (Coming Soon)
Award Requirements
To be eligible for the award of Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health students must complete 3 mandatory subjects and 1 elective subject.
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