Faculty
Community Services
Delivery Mode
Face to Face and Practical training
Duration
104 Weeks
COURSE CODE : CHC53315 | CRICOS CODE : 0101256
This course reflects the role of individuals who provide services to clients in relation to mental health issues. Individuals will learn to provide counselling, referral, advocacy and education/health promotion services.
Students will learn to have the required 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. Workplace-based placement is a mandatory component of this qualification.
Licensing/Regulatory Information
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this qualification.
MODE OF STUDY
Face to Face and Practical training
COURSE DELIVERY LOCATION
Melbourne Campus
Level 5 & 9, 341-345 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Sydney Campus
Level 1, 54 Parramatta Road, Forest Lodge NSW 2037
Adelaide Campus
Level 3, 45 Grenfell Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Course Duration: 104 weeks
Course Fee:
- Tuition fee: $17500
- Material fee: $500
- Placement fee: $2000
- Enrolment fee: $250
- Total fee: $20250
Note: Prices are subject to change at the discretion of SIGNET INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA
INTAKE DATES 2023:
January, April, July, October
INTAKE DATES 2024:
January, April, July, October
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
18 years or older upon commencement of the course.
Required to have successfully completed Year 12 or equivalent.
Required to have successfully completed an LLN test and demonstrate competence for all indicators to enroll for this qualification.
Required to have successfully met one of the English requirements:
– IELTS: 5.5 (no band below 5.0)
– TOEFL iBT: 69-79 (no band below 14)
– TOEFL Paper: 523 (with a min. TWE 3.5)
– PTE Academic: Overall 46 (no band below 40)
Note: Some assessment tasks are completed using a computer and the internet, and it is essential for the student to possess basic computer skills.
| Core Units – 15 | |
|---|---|
| CHCADV005 | Provide systems advocacy services |
| CHCDIV001 | Work with diverse people |
| CHCDIV002 | Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety |
| CHCMHS002 | Establish self-directed recovery relationships |
| CHCMHS003 | Provide recovery oriented mental health services |
| CHCMHS004 | Work collaboratively with the care network and other services |
| CHCMHS005 | Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues |
| CHCMHS009 | Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs |
| CHCMHS010 | Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity |
| CHCMHS011 | Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing |
| CHCMHS012 | Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives |
| CHCMHS013 | Implement trauma informed care |
| CHCPOL003 | Research and apply evidence to practice |
| CHCPRP003 | Reflect on and improve own professional practice |
| HLTWHS004 | Manage work health and safety |
| Electives – 5 | |
|---|---|
| CHCCSL001 | Establish and confirm the counselling relationship |
| CHCCSL007 | Support counselling clients in decision-making processes |
| CHCCSM005 | Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management |
| CHCDEV001 | Confirm client developmental status |
| HLTAAP001 | Recognise healthy body systems |
LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
A range of following assessment methods will be used to assess the students:
- Written and oral questions
- Presentations
- Projects/Reports
- Case Study/Scenarios
- Third party reports
- Observation in a simulated work environment
- Observation after in actual work environment via third party reports and observation checklists
PRACTICAL WORK PLACEMENT
What you learn at Signet has direct links to the real world. You’ll have the chance to put theory into practice in at least 400 hours of practical work placement that we arrange for you.
You’ll learn from Trainers and Assessors who have valuable industry contacts and the latest industry-standard skills and knowledge. Learning with us means you’ll get the hands-on learning to be job-ready and confidence prior to the commencement of your practical work placement.
Practical Placement, or “on-the-job” training, is an important part of the CHC53315 – Diploma of Mental Health. It gives you the opportunity to apply, in a real-life setting, the theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom and the practical knowledge gained in the simulated lab.
It also allows you to develop these skills and practical knowledge under the supervision of experienced practitioners.
Students are required to obtain a current police check before the commencement of placement. Some placement providers may require students to hold a current Working with Children Check or immunisation before commencement of placement.
CREDIT TRANSFER (CT)
If you have previously completed a unit with the same unit code or unit title as in your new course, you may be eligible for a credit transfer and you may not have to repeat that unit.
You will need to complete a credit transfer application form, and provide a certified copy of the transcript of statement of attainment.
There is a fee for this process. Applications for credit transfer must be made prior to the commencement of the course.
QUALIFICATION PATHWAYS
After successfully completing CHC53315 – Diploma of Mental Health, students may apply for:
- Bachelor of Social Work
- Bachelor of Health Science
- Bachelor of Arts Psychotherapy
Employment opportunities resulting from the completion of this course may include the following job roles:
- Welfare Support Worker
- Community Support Worker
- Mental Health Support Worker
* Completion of a Signet qualification does not guarantee an employment outcome