1976 - Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences - Community Mental Health
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | GradDipMH(Cmnty) |
|---|---|
| Managing faculty | Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences |
| Intake restrictions | This course is not available to international student visa holders. |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Clayton) |
| Total credit points required | 48 |
| Duration (years) | 2 years PT Part-time study only. |
| Contact details | Postgraduate course administrator, Monash Medical Centre: telephone +61 3 9594 1478; email psychological.medicine@med.monash.edu.au or gdcmh@med.monash.edu.au or visit http://www.med.monash.edu.au/spppm/pgrad/ |
| Course coordinator | Dr Brendan Murphy |
Description
Assessment
Assessment will be in the form of written reports or essays.
Objectives
On completion of the course graduates will have developed:
- an understanding of models of mental health service delivery, including understanding of their historical, political and social contexts
- a greater understanding of assessments of needs for community mental health services in clinical contexts
- a greater understanding of available methods of clinical intervention with clients with mental health problems, and the evidence base for their effectiveness
- an understanding of evaluation of clinical intervention in routine and research contexts
- their ability to apply their understandings of community mental health theory in clinical and organisational contexts.
Electives offer opportunities for development of special interests in service delivery in community mental health.
Structure
Requirements
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
Select four of:*
- 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
*Students may also choose an elective unit from within the Forensic Behavioural Science courses with prior approval from both course coordinators.
Award(s) received on completion *
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health (Community)
Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sciences - Community Mental Health
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.