Certificate IV in Mental Health

Either way, our Certificate IV in Mental Health will provide you with the specialised knowledge and skills to launch or advance your career as a trained professional helping people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability.With one in five Australians experiencing mental illness, the Australian Government has marked the mental health sector as a growing industry and it projects more than 50,000 jobs to open within the next five years.Your career could see you working across government, non-government and community organisations such as in respite care, residential services, rehabilitation programs, clinical settings and corrective services - whether one-on-one with your clients or via group programs.Better yet, as part of your studies, you will complete 80 hours of work placement giving you a chance to put your new learnings into practice and make valuable industry connections.

The course content below provides all possible units related to the course. If the course has various streams, the units you are required to study will depend on your chosen stream.

WORK WITH DIVERSE PEOPLE CHCDIV001

PROMOTE ABORIGINAL AND/OR TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER CULTURAL SAFETY CHCDIV002

WORK LEGALLY AND ETHICALLY CHCLEG001

ESTABLISH SELF-DIRECTED RECOVERY RELATIONSHIPS CHCMHS002

PROVIDE RECOVERY ORIENTED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CHCMHS003

WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE CARE NETWORK AND OTHER SERVICES CHCMHS004

PROVIDE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH CO-EXISTING MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS ISSUES CHCMHS005

WORK EFFECTIVELY IN TRAUMA INFORMED CARE CHCMHS007

PROMOTE AND FACILITATE SELF-ADVOCACY CHCMHS008

ASSESS AND PROMOTE SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL WELLBEING CHCMHS011

PARTICIPATE IN WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY HLTWHS001

ASSESS NEEDS OF CLIENTS WITH ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS ISSUES CHCAOD004

ASSESS CO-EXISTING NEEDS CHCCCS004

RECOGNISE AND RESPOND TO CRISIS SITUATIONS CHCCCS019

FACILITATE THE RECOVERY PROCESS WITH THE PERSON, FAMILY AND CARERS CHCMHS006

Entry requirements (year 12)

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.

Entry requirements (non year 12)

There are no formal entry requirements for this course.