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Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (Community)


General information

Course code: 1976 Monash's Department of Psychological Medicine and the University of Melbourne Full-fee-paying course: fee $6000 (Australian residents) $19,500 (international students)

Aims

This course caters for health care professionals working within the mental health and psychiatric disability fields who wish to upgrade and develop their practice in modern community mental health care.

Entry requirements

Applicants must have a bachelors degree with major studies in psychiatry, medicine, psychology, nursing, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy or other allied health-related disciplines.

Course structure

The course is conducted over four semesters part-time. It is not offered on a full-time basis. The first year of the course is currently being amended, with four new units to be based on the following areas:

In second year, participants choose four of the following six elective units:

Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of written reports or essays demonstrating understanding and integration of the material provided.

Further information

For further information or an application form, contact Mr Chris Edwards, Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, telephone (03) 9594 1466 or email chris.edwards@med.monash.edu.au

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to Mr Chris Edwards, Department of Psychological Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168.

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