Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing & Allied Health

The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing & Allied Health is designed for Registered Nurses and mental health professionals who wish to develop their skills in the area of psychiatry.

This interdisciplinary program has been developed after extensive consultation with the mental health profession.

Graduates are able to work in a variety of hospital and primary health settings.

• NURS4024 Contemporary Mental Health
• NURS4025 Interpersonal Communication

• NURS5006 Professional Role Development
• NURS4027 Expanded Role of Mental Health Practitioner in Acute Psychiatry

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

To be eligible you must have current registration to practise as a registered nurse, or be a practitioner with an Australian regulatory authority or full membership of an appropriate Australian or Professional organisation.

English Language Requirements

You must be able to demonstrate two years of full-time secondary, vocational or tertiary level of study in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Republic of Ireland, South Africa, United Kingdom or the United States of America. If you do not meet these requirements you will need to sit the Academic IELTS exam and achieve a score of at least 7.0 overall and 7.0 in each sub-section (reading, writing, listening and speaking) to qualify for entry into the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health. This applies to Permanent Residents and Australian citizens whose first language is not English and have not completed two years full-time academic study in Australia. IELTS results will need to be verified by the Admissions Office before an offer of a place can be made. The Admissions Office reserves the right to ask for IELTS results from any applicant. For more information, please visit www.ielts.org