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Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (Community)


General Information

Course code: 1976 + Offered by Monash Universityís Department of Psychological Medicine and the University of Melbourne + Full-fee-paying course: $6000 (Australian residents); $20,800 (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 discipline.

Course structure

The course is offered on-campus and via off-campus learning; over four semesters part-time, it is not offered on a full-time basis. The first year of the course has four units focusing on the following areas:

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

Assessment

Assessment consists of written reports or essays demonstrating understanding and integration of the material provided.

Further information

For further information or an application form, contact Dr Graham Meadows, Bell Street Academic Centre for Community Mental Health, telephone (03) 9355 9832 or email meadows@unimelb.edu.au.

Completed applications

Completed applications are to be forwarded to Dr Graham Meadows, Bell Street Academic Centre for Community Mental Health, on telephone (03) 9355 9832 or email meadows@unimelb.edu.au by November 2002 (late applications will be considered).

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