If you’re working in the industry or are interested in a career supporting the health and wellbeing of people, UCOL's New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) (Level 4) with strand in Mental Health and Addiction Support will provide you with an entry level qualification.

 

You will learn how building respectful relationships with people, family or wh?nau in a mental health and addiction setting can change lives. You will apply values, knowledge and skills that foster hope and build resilience. 

 

The programme consist of 120 credits. The courses includes:

Respectful Relationships (30 Credits) (72 work experience hours)
Develop an understanding and acceptance of socio-cultural identity, experiences and self-knowledge, and apply this to build respectful relationships with people, family and/or whanau in a mental health and addiction setting. The course covers:

• Listening skills
• Respectful relationships
• Consent processes, protocols and workplace practice
• The needs and vulnerability of children
• Pasifica cultural values
• Falefono and Whare Tapawha models of health and wellbeing

Bi-Culturalism and Marae Protocols (15 Credits) (36 work experience hours)
Gain an understanding of the history of M?ori as Tangata Whenua, and knowledge of person-whanau interconnectedness to enable you to relate this to your own role in a health and wellbeing setting.

Role Clarification (15 Credits) (36 work experience hours)
Gain the knowlege and skills to relate the purpose and impact of your own role as a support worker to the aims of the wider health and wellbeing sector. The course covers:

• Biological, psychological, sociological, holistic and alternative approaches to mental health and addiction
• Values, attitudes, skills and core competencies for support work
• Professional boundaries
• Human rights
• Consumer rights and workplace responsibilities
• Stigma, discrimination and social exclusion

Self Awareness (30 Credits) (72 work experience hours)
Develop self awareness through the application of a reflective practice that enables you to develop effective strategies and apply these to help build the resilience of people, family and/or whanau in a mental health and addiction setting. The course covers:

• Theory and practice of self awareness
• Personal risk identification and management
• Reflective journaling
• Self-care strategies
• Theories and practices of resilience building
• Capabilities of children

Professional Development (30 Credits) (72 work experience hours)
Learn to actively contribute to a culture of professionalism, safety and quality, and promote the autonomy of people, family and/or whanau in a mental health and addiction setting by using tools and strategies that support people's recovery. The course covers:

• Health and Safety legislation, including workplace reporting
• Principles and practices of supervision
• Principles and practices of networking
• Information, education and advocacy in mental health and addiction support
• Recovery concepts and practices in mental health and addiction support work, including those related to children
• Developing a recovery plan