CHC43315Certificate IV Mental Health

This qualification covers workers who provide a range of community services focusing on:

• Rehabilitation and support for people affected by mental illness and psychiatric disability
• Implementing community based activites focusing in mental health, mental illness and psychiatric disability, and
• Mental health promotion work

Work may focus on engaging people with mental illness in community participation, prevention of relapse and promotion of recovery through programs such as residential rehabilitation, work in clinical settings, home based outreach and centre-based programs delivered by community based non-government organisations.

To be eligible for entry to this course applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

Course Outline

Total number of units: 15
Core units: 11
Elective units: 4

For more information, please view the Unit Online Brochure

Four blocks of three weeks, face-to-face delivery.

One block of two weeks, face-to-face-delivery.

80 hours mandatory work placement.

• Community Worker
• Mental Health Worker
• Youth Worker
• Alcohol and drugs support worker
• Further study to higher education qualifications e.g. CHC43315 Diploma of Mental Health, CHC51015 Diploma of Counselling or CHC53215 Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs.

This course is fee free in 2023

The Student tuition fees are indicative only and are subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Additional fees may apply such as student service and resource fees.