Postgraduate handbook 2005 - Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences - Community Mental Health

Course code: 1976

Course description

This course, which is conducted jointly by Monash University (Department of Psychological Medicine) and the University of Melbourne (Department of Psychiatry), is directed towards health care professionals working within the mental health and psychiatric disability fields who wish to upgrade and develop their skills and knowledge in contemporary community mental health practice.

Entry requirements

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

Course structure

The course is conducted part-time over two years by off-campus learning. In first year, students complete four core units, and in second year they choose four elective units from the list below.

Core units

• CMH1005 Clinical practice essentials
• CMH1006 The context for mental health practice
• CMH1007 Concepts in mental health illness
• CMH1008 Issues for mental health

Electives

• CMH2001 Mental health of the elderly
• CMH2002 Perspectives in developmental mental health
• CMH2003 Transcultural mental health
• CMH2004 Mental health in rural settings
• CMH2005 Dual disabilities
• CMH2006 Advanced psychological interventions
• CMH2007 Primary mental health practice

Assessment

Assessment will be in the form of written reports or essays.

Inquiries

Ms Jill Gray
Southern Mental Health Research, Training and Education Centre
PO Box 956
Dandenong, Victoria 3175
Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9554 1588
Email: jill.gray@med.monash.edu.au
Website: http://www.psychiatry.unimelb.edu.au/courses/community/

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