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The University of Notre Dame Australia

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Graduate Diploma of Mental Health

  • Graduate Diploma

The Graduate Diploma of Mental Health is designed for Registered Nurses and allied health professionals to enhance their mental health skills. It includes practical assessments and prepares graduates for careers in mental health environments.

Key details

Degree Type
Graduate Diploma
Duration
1 - 4 semesters full-time
Course Code
4131
Study Mode
Online
Intake Months
Jan, Jul

About this course

Overview

Developed after extensive consultation with the medical profession, our multi-disciplinary program is tailored to the needs of Registered Nurses and allied health who wish to build upon their mental health skills. To apply, you must have already completed a Graduate Certificate in Mental Health before enrolling in this one-year program, which involves essays, case studies, and problem-solving exercises. After the completion of this degree, you may wish to consider the Master of Nursing (Mental Health).

Why study this degree?

Like all our Nursing programs, the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health is highly practical in its focus and has been developed in close consultation with the medical profession. If you are a Registered Nurse and have already completed your Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing, you may wish to further develop your skills and knowledge by taking this one-year program.

Once enrolled, you will acquire a detailed understanding of contemporary practice, allowing you to progress your career in the growing area of mental health care. Assessment is based on a combination of written assignments, case studies, and problem-solving exercises. Upon graduation, you will be equipped and ready to work in any mental health environment.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements

You must have a professional health degree or equivalent qualification and registered with your professional registering authority. To enrol for the master program, you must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia.

Study locations

Fremantle

Online

What you will learn

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health graduates will be able to:

  1. Consolidate and synthesise advanced practice knowledge, skills and competencies that enhance capacity to provide holistic nursing care for the client with acute mental illness
  2. Critique national and international models of care for acute mentally ill clients, including support and aftercare in the community, to the current healthcare context
  3. Employ clinical reasoning and decision making strategies that enhance organisational capability and responsiveness in the acute mental health environment
  4. Communicate with influence and negotiate effectively with acute mentally ill people and their families from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
  5. Model professional behaviours to colleagues and students that provide clients with culturally appropriate and socially just care within a medico-legal framework
  6. Establish a mechanism for lifelong learning by reflecting on practice to apply and build professional expertise; and
  7. Steer and implement change by conducting national and international research retrieval and enquiry that incorporates philosophical, technical and social justice perspectives on healthcare.

Career pathways

Once enrolled, you will acquire a detailed understanding of contemporary practice, allowing you to progress your career in the growing area of mental health care. Upon graduation, you will be equipped and ready to work in any mental health environment.

Course structure

Program summary
  • NURS5004 Advanced Contemporary Mental Health Practice 1
  • NURS5005 Advanced Contemporary Mental Health Practice 2
  • PHIL6020 Ethics for Professional Life
  • NURS5003 Evidence Based Practice

Master of Nursing (Mental Health)

This research-based degree requires a further two semesters of part-time study. You will be allocated a research supervisor to support you.

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

Please note: the availability of these courses is indicative only and may be subject to change.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Nursing courses at The University of Notre Dame Australia.
85.8%
Overall satisfaction
80%
Skill scale
78.3%
Teaching scale
90.2%
Employed full-time
$99.3k
Average salary
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