Course Overview
RGIT’s Diploma of Mental Health (CHC53315) will equip you with the skills to get work in mental health area. Workers in this field provide counselling, referral, advocacy and education/health promotion services. These workers are required to have high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting people with mental health issues, the range of services available to them and health issues related to mental health.

Course Description
This qualification reflects the role of workers who provide services to clients in relation to mental health issues. They can provide counselling, referral, advocacy and education/health promotion services. These workers are required to have high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting people with mental health issues, the range of services available to them and health issues related to mental health.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 160 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.

No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.

The key clients for the for the CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health are local and international students who wish to formally obtain a higher qualification in mental health and would like to develop their skills and knowledge in mental health to create and further educational and employment opportunities. This qualification provides skills and knowledge in Community Services environments to support a wide range of industry occupations which include Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker, Welfare Support Worker, Community Rehabilitation Worker, Community support worker, Mental health support worker, Mental Health Outreach Worker