The Graduate Diploma in Community Mental Health and the Graduate Certificate in Community Mental Health offer you the opportunity to learn to work effectively within a community context and effectively support the individual recovery journey while working collaboratively to provide assessment and intervention. Courses include key frameworks such as the recovery approach, evidence-based practice, assessment and intervention, family, couples and systems approaches, and engagement and the therapeutic alliance.

If you enrol in the Graduate Diploma, you may choose to exit after completing the first four courses with the Graduate Certificate in Community Mental Health and achieve a recognised qualification.

Admission requirements

Candidates for this award are normally required to hold a Bachelor degree or equivalent (AQF Level 7) in a related area such as counselling, social work, nursing, psychology, education, or behavioural or social science.

The program is open to those who are employed in community-based, human services settings in either a government or non-government enterprise. This employment preference reflects the need for students to complete case studies and other practice-based activities related to working with individuals and families. However, while preferred it is not mandatory as placement options will be identified for such applicants who are not employed in the industry.