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Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences - Community Mental Health

Course code: 1976 + Course abbreviation: GradDipMH(Cmnty) + Total credit points required: 48 + 4 semesters part-time

Study mode and course location

Off-campus (Clayton)

Course description

This course, 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

In first year of the course, 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.

Contact details

Inquiries

Ms Jill Gray
Southern Synergy: Southern Health Adult Psychiatry
Research, Training and Evaluation Centre
Department of Psychological Medicine
Monash University
Dandenong Hospital
PO Box 956
Dandenong, Victoria 3175
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9554 1588

Email: jill.gray@med.monash.edu.au

Ms Melinda Sonogan
Department of Psychological Medicine
Monash Medical Centre
246 Clayton Road
Clayton, Victoria 3168
Australia

Telephone: +61 3 9594 1478

Email: psychological.medicine@med.monash.edu.au

Website: www.psychiatry.unimelb.edu.au/courses/community/

Course manager

Ms Jill Gray

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