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CHC43315

Certificate IV in Mental Health

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Study Method Online
Provider Open Colleges
Recognition Nationally Recognised Training
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  • This is a fee-for-service course, government funding is not available. Payment plans are available
  • Only Australian Citizens and Residents can apply for this course. Limited visa holders can be accepted pending a VEVO check. We are not CRICOS registered and cannot accept Subclass 500 visa holders
  • Guaranteed work placement included

Course overview

Our nationally accredited CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health is designed to equip you with a broad understanding of mental health, which will allow you to make a huge difference in people’s well-being. Unlock diverse career opportunities and begin a meaningful career in mental health today.

Counselling is a growth job sector. In fact, over the next three years, up to 20,000 job openings are anticipated. Job outlook analysts expect that this demand for qualified practitioners will continue to also grow in the future.

Who's It For?

This course is ideal if you have no experience in this area and are wanting to start a career in mental health.

The course is also perfect if you have some experience in community services and are looking to get a qualification that will formalise your experience, and help you take the next step in your career.

If you are an existing worker or have experience in the related industry, please inform our enrolment consultants during your enrolment conversation. You may be eligible to enrol as an existing worker and complete your studies faster. Please note – limitations do apply.

Job outcomes

  • Community Rehabilitation And Support Worker
  • Community Support Worker
  • Mental Health Intake Officer
  • Mental Health Outreach Worker
  • Mental Health Rehabilitation Support Worker

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What you'll learn

During the course you will learn how to:

  • Communicate effectively with a diverse range of people.
  • Deliver client-centred and trauma-informed care.
  • Provide services to people with co-existing mental health, alcohol and drug issues.
  • Establish self-directed recovery relationships.
  • Provide recovery-orientated mental health services.
  • Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing.
  • Promote and facilitate self-advocacy.
  • Promote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety.
  • Work collaboratively with the care network and other services.
  • Provide care within legal and ethical guidelines.

Recognitions

Nationally Recognised Training

This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia

Study method

  • Online Online info icon
    Online delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
  • Blended Blended info icon
    Blended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
  • In-class In-class info icon
    In class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
  • Virtual Virtual info icon
    Virtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online

Duration study load

  • Self-paced – maximum of 18 months

  • Recommended hours per week: 15.5h

Delivery

  • Online with Work Placement

Entry requirements

Entry requirements may vary depending on the course. In general, you must be at least 18 years old to enrol. If you’re under 18, you’ll need permission from a parent or guardian.

Please note: This course is not available to student visa holders.

To find out more about the specific entry requirements for this course, download the course guide. If you have any questions or would like guidance on whether this course is the right fit for you, feel free to get in touch.

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Work placement

Duration

This course contains a minimum of 120 hours of work placement.

What are the benefits?

  • By undertaking a work placement you’ll get a chance to put the knowledge you’ve learned on your course into practice
  • You’ll also develop practical, on-the-job skills and could make contacts that could help you find a job once you graduate
  • Work placement is often the most rewarding part of a student’s course. Working face-to-face with clients and colleagues in your chosen field makes a huge difference to your career confidence

If you’d like to learn more about the work placement component of this course, get the course guide for further details.

How do I find a work placement? 

  • Spend your time studying and let Open Colleges organise your work placement for you. In partnership with leading provider SkilTrak, we have introduced Guaranteed Work Placement to provide you with real-world experience in your dream career that’s close to home. Enquire now to learn more.

Recognition of prior learning

We understand that you may already have many skills and areas of expertise that you have obtained in different ways and these are recognised through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process.

Our Credit Transfer & Recognition of Prior Learning Policy, available in the Key Student Information section of our website, provides more information about our RPL process. Alternatively, you can contact an Enrolment Consultant to discuss your RPL options.

Assessment

  • Case studies

  • Demonstrations

  • Multiple choice questions

  • Portfolio of evidence

  • Presentations

  • Short-answer questions

  • Workplace assessments

  • Written reports

Materials

The following resources are provided to you via OpenSpace:

  • Learning activities
  • Media
  • Readings, journals and articles
  • Access to a variety of state and national mental health legislations and information sources
  • Self-checks

Additional information

Pathways

  • Diploma of Counselling (CHC51015)
  • Diploma of Youth Work (CHC50413)
  • Diploma of Community Services (CHC52015)

Subjects

Core Units
CHCCOM002Use communication to build relationships
CHCLEG001Work legally and ethically
CHCMHS007Work effectively in trauma informed care
CHCCCS004Assess co-existing needs
CHCMHS005Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
CHCDIV001Work with diverse people
CHCDIV002Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCAOD001Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
CHCCCS003Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
CHCMHS004Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
HLTWHS001Participate in workplace health and safety
CHCMHS002Establish self-directed recovery relationships
CHCMHS003Provide recovery oriented mental health services
CHCMHS011Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
CHCMHS008Promote and facilitate self advocacy

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Payment options

  • Pay upfront – receive big savings on your enrolment
  • Pay as you go – get started today and pay off while you study
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About Open Colleges

Open Colleges puts you at the centre of everything we do. As an institution, we measure our success in the success of our students.

We have more than 125 years of experience in distance education, and this has given us the time to perfect the ways we deliver education and training to people across Australia. In the last decade alone, we’ve helped more than 450,000 students reach their potential.

We understand the needs of adult learners. That’s why we created OpenSpace, our world-class online learning platform that gives you complete flexibility and control to study whenever and wherever you are. OpenSpace provides you with access to learning resources, expert trainers and assessors, a superior support network and the opportunity to connect with other learners just like you.

Our nationally recognised courses could help you launch, change or accelerate your career. Now is the time to make your next move. With Open Colleges, everything could happen.

Open Colleges Pty Ltd is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO 90796)

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