After achieving CHC53315 Diploma of Mental Health, students may continue their studies by enrolling in the following course: Bachelor Of Community Mental Health, Alcohol And Other Drugs

To ensure an appropriate learning opportunity, prospective students need to demonstrate a capacity to undertake study at Diploma level, this can be demonstrated via the following:

• Pre-training review to ensure student has the appropriate level of Language Literacy and Numeracy to achieve the competencies. Where a test result is supplied, it must be within the last 12 months
• Basic computer skills
• You will need to be at least 18 years old.
• Minimum 18 years of age

• Students to be physically fit to manage tasks such as lifting, bending, stooping, moving rapidly, sufficient hearing to discriminate sounds, vision sufficient to make physical assessments, communication skills/being able to communicate in verbal and written formats.

• HLTWHS004 Manage work health and safety (Core)
• CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people (Core)
• CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety (Core)
• CHCPOL003 Research and apply evidence to practice (Core)
• CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice (Core)
• CHCMGT001 Develop, implement and review quality framework (Elective)
• CHCMHS004 Work collaboratively with the care network and other services (Core)
• CHCMGT002 Manage partnership agreements with services providers (Elective)
• CHCCSM004 Coordinate complex case requirements (Elective)
• CHCAOD004 Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues (Elective)
• CHCMHS005 Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues (Core)
• CHCMHS009 Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs (Core)
• CHCADV005 Provide systems advocacy services (Core)
• CHCMHS013 Implement trauma informed care (Core)
• CHCMHS003 Provide recovery oriented mental health services (Core)
• CHCMHS011 Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing (Core)
• CHCMHS012 Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives (Core)
• CHCMHS002 Establish self-directed recovery relationships (Core)
• CHCMHS010 Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity (Core)
• CHCDFV006 Counsel clients affected by domestic and family violence Elective
• VU22733 Identify and provide initial response to family violence risk Elective