Diploma of Mental Health
24 CRICOS providers offer this course to international students in 7 Australian cities. Typical tuition for the whole course is AUD $15,500 - $24,000, and it usually takes about 2 years.
- Typical tuition, whole course
- AUD $15,500 - $24,000
- Course length
- 13 mo - 2 yrs
- Providers
- 24 providers
- Cities
- 7 cities
About 160 hours of work placement
Typical = the middle 80% of CRICOS tuition fees across providers. Full range AUD $11,750 - $30,000. Fees change, so confirm with the provider.
CHC53315 · Human Welfare Studies and Services, n.e.c.
What it prepares you for
The national register links it to 6 job titles, listed below.
You complete 20 units: 15 core and 5 electives chosen by the provider.
The course includes about 160 hours of work placement.
From the national register
This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide services to clients in relation to mental health issues. They can provide counselling, referral, advocacy and education/health promotion services. These workers are required to have high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting people with mental health issues, the range of services available to them and health issues related to mental health.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 160 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
What you study
15 core units every student completes, plus 5 electives chosen by the provider. Unit names as listed in the official qualification.
- CHCADV005Provide systems advocacy services
- CHCDIV001Work with diverse people
- CHCDIV002Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- CHCMHS002Establish self-directed recovery relationships
- CHCMHS003Provide recovery oriented mental health services
- CHCMHS004Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
- CHCMHS005Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
- CHCMHS009Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs
- CHCMHS010Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity
- CHCMHS011Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
Where it can take you
Typical jobs for this qualification, as listed on training.gov.au.
Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker
Community Rehabilitation and Support Workers provide rehabilitation programs and assistance to clients with mental and emotional problems, which are tailored to meet their individual needs.
Welfare Support Worker
Welfare Support Workers provide information and advice to clients on emotional, financial, recreational, health, housing and other social welfare matters. They evaluate and coordinate the services of welfare and community service agencies.
Community Rehabilitation Worker
Community Rehabilitation Workers provide services to clients in relation to mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues. This may include counselling, referral, advocacy and education or health promotion services. It requires high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting clients, the range of services available to them and health issues related to mental health issues and alcohol and drug use and misuse.
Community support worker
Workers provide a range of individualised person-centred support services to individuals or families. Workers carry out support with an orientation toward any of the following: mental health, homelessness, aged care, disabilities, youth work, victims of domestic violence or child protection.
Mental health support worker
Mental health support workers provide self-directed recovery oriented support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability
Mental Health Outreach Worker
Mental Health Outreach Workers identify, access and proactively engage with people who have a mental health issue. They help them adapt to ordinary life within the community by developing coping skills rather than being institutionalised in a hospital or hostel.
Levels in the same field
Many students start lower and move up: a Certificate IV or Diploma can lead into a Bachelor degree, often with credit for what you have already studied.
- 01Certificate IVCertificate IV in Mental Health16 providersAUD $9,500 - $16,980
- 02Diploma · This courseDiploma of Mental Health24 providersAUD $15,500 - $24,000
- 03Bachelor DegreeBachelor of Community Services7 providersAUD $54,000 - $81,000
- 04Bachelor (Hons)Bachelor of Human Services (Honours)1 providerAUD $35,500
- 05Grad. CertificateGraduate Certificate in Development Practice1 providerAUD $16,224
- 06Grad. DiplomaGraduate Diploma in Community Development1 providerAUD $36,730
- 07MastersMaster of Disability Practice and Leadership [1.5 years]1 providerAUD $59,800
Similar courses at this level
- Diploma of Community Services234 providers · AUD $13,400 - $30,000
- Diploma of Counselling14 providers · AUD $10,670 - $18,090
- Diploma of Youth Work2 providers · AUD $13,950
- Diploma of Leisure and Health2 providers · AUD $28,000
- Diploma in Youth Work1 provider · AUD $35,624
- Diploma of Human Services and Development1 provider · AUD $33,600
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