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Advance your career as a trained professional supporting people with a mental illness and/or psychosocial disability.
Gain an understanding of creating and delivering community-focused health promotion and prevention strategies.
Feel confident in providing services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drug issues and working within the frameworks of trauma-informed support.
Course specifics
Learn skills such as:
· assessing and promoting social, emotional and physical wellbeing
· assessing co-existing needs
· working in an alcohol and other drugs context
· recognising and responding to crisis situations
· promoting Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
· increasing the safety of those at risk of suicide
· working collaboratively with your client’s care network and support services.
This course will prepare you for roles such as a community or mental health rehabilitation or support worker. You may work in mental health peer support or as a mental health outreach worker.
This qualification is most useful as a complementary qualification for those already working in the community services sector and seeking to enhance their skills in the mental health area. If you’re starting out in your career, the Certificate IV or Diploma of Community Services would offer a broader skillset.
On successful completion of this qualification, you may choose to continue your studies with the Diploma of Mental Health.
This is a list of units available in this course. Which units you enrol in will depend on the course and stream available.
This course is delivered on campus 2 days/week, 9:30am to 4:30pm each day. There is no online option.
Additional study time is required to complete assessments, reading and activities. We recommend that approximately 10 hours per week should be put aside for these activities.
Students must undertake an 80 hour work placement.
All applicants are required to
Please note the Police Check; NDIS and Working With Children Check (WWCC) will be at your own expense.
How you apply will depend on your current situation. Visit our how to apply page for options and instructions.
After you submit your application, we’ll get you to do an online literacy and numeracy review to help us understand where you’re at (and if the course you’re applying for is a good fit). We’ll give you feedback and offer you support if needed.
For information about students’ rights and responsibilities, please refer to the VET Information Guide.
VTAC application: Yes
VTAC code: 3700511794 (Ballarat - Admin Campus)
Direct application: Yes
Federation University code: LKW
National course code: CHC43315
What you pay depends on your eligibility for a Victorian Government–subsidised place under the Skills First Program.
| Concession Government Subsidised Place | Standard Government Subsidised Place | Full Fee Place (Not eligible for government subsidy) |
|---|---|---|
| $634 | $3,168 | $11,088 |
*Fees displayed are estimates for the total course and may change depending on individual circumstances at enrolment. Fees are subject to change annually.
Visit our fees and charges page for more information.
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If you need help managing your fee payments, you might be eligible for a direct debit payment plan. Students doing certificate-level TAFE courses can access payment plans for both tuition and materials fees. Diploma and advanced diploma students can access payment plans for materials fees only.
If you’re accessing government-subsidised training under the Skills First Program, doing this course might affect your ability to access future government-subsidised training.
If you’re eligible to enrol in a course under the Victorian Government Free TAFE initiative, the tuition would be free but you’d still have to pay the materials fee (if applicable).
Find out more about fees, payments and refunds.
There’s a range of scholarships and grants available. Find out what you can apply for.
Your previous studies, work skills or life experience might count as unit credit or exemptions towards this course (which means you could finish it sooner). Contact us on 1800 333 864 to find out if that’s the case.
Students may continue their studies by undertaking the Diploma of Community Services the Diploma of Mental Health or the Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs. Note: Completion of one program does not guarantee selection into a subsequent program.
Industry placement will be required to be completed with a total of 80 hrs, and sourced by our TAFE placements team.
Call us on 1800 333 864, start a live chat or submit an enquiry.
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Everything in this course overview is correct at the time of being published. However, the University reserves the right to alter any course, procedure or fee. Please check for changes before you apply or enrol.
Federation University uses Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding (for eligible students) to deliver training.