Graduate Diploma
Provides students with contemporary and evidence-based approaches to the delivery of mental health nursing care.
Students will gain an appreciation of the historical context of mental health care and develop a range of assessment and intervention skills that can be applied in a variety of mental health settings.
Students will also gain foundation knowledge of a range of research approaches, to understand the standards for quality and rigour in research and the skills in operationalising research in mental health.
The choice of elective units offers the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in a range of specialised mental health care contexts. The course also enables students to critically evaluate various management strategies for supporting people with mental illness in the community.
This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 8 Graduate Diploma Award.
Admission requirements you'll need to meet for this course.
The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.
All applicants are required to have a Bachelor's degree in nursing or midwifery; or equivalent prior learning including at least five years of recent and relevant professional experience as a mental health nurse.
Academic admission requirements (Band 6) may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
Employment opportunities include community mental health settings, drug and alcohol services and child, youth and adult mental health services and perinatal mental health settings.
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