Program Overview

This course aims to cultivate excellence in quality, leadership and management in health professionals working in Quality, Safety, Risk or Middle Management roles in acute, community, mental health, primary and aged care public and private sectors.  

On completion of the course, you will have the capacity and capability to apply these skills in a range of management positions and become a leader and champion of change.

Major: Contemporary Mental Health

A major in Contemporary Mental Health is designed primarily for registered nurses who wish to develop specialist skills in the care of people with mental health issues.

This major aims to develop excellence in contemporary mental healthcare to meet the professional development needs of graduates interested in specialist mental health practice and evidence-based therapeutic approaches to care.

You’ll work on formulating safe, caring, respectful, responsive, and therapeutic relationships with people with mental health issues across a range of healthcare contexts.

3 reasons to study Contemporary Mental Health

• Study at your own pace with flexible, online learning.
• Gain evidence-based skills and strategies that are immediately applicable to your work.
• Take a step towards specialising in mental health practice.

Things you’ll learn

• A body of knowledge that includes recent and contemporary developments in Contemporary Mental Health.
• Accessible evidence to establish person-centred, collaborative decisions that contribute towards providing optimum mental healthcare.
• Communication skills and technical research skills used to evaluate and synthesise complex information to specialist and non-specialist stakeholders .
• How to formulate safe, caring, respectful, responsive, and therapeutic relationships with people with mental health issues across a range of healthcare contexts.
• Design, implement, and appraise mental healthcare for people with mental health issues that ensures quality, safety, and cultural responsiveness.