Certificate IV in Mental Health

In this mental health course, the subjects you may study include:

• CHCCOM002 – Use communication to build relationships
• CHCLEG001 – Work legally and ethically
• CHCMHS007 – Work effectively in trauma informed care
• CHCCCS004 – Assess co-existing needs
• CHCMHS005 – Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
• CHCHIV001 -Work with diverse people
• CHCHIV002 – Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
• CHCAOD001 – Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
• CHCCCS003 – Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
• CHCMS004 – Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
• HLTWHS001 – Participate in work health and safety
• CHCMHS008 – Promote and facilitate self advocacy

120 hours of work placement is also required – made easy with Open Colleges’ Guaranteed Work Placement initiative. In partnership with leading provider SkilTrak, Open Colleges organises your work placement for you while you focus on study, ensuring students gain real-world experience in their dream career – close to home.

Open Colleges has been helping Australians realise their potential for over 125 years, and they’re now one of Australia’s leaders in online education. In the last decade alone, they’ve helped over 450,000 students gain the skills to launch, change or take the next step in their careers. When you study with OC, you’ll graduate with a nationally recognised qualification that’ll help you find work across Australia. Their nationally recognised courses are designed by vocational experts, and you’ll learn job-ready skills from industry specialists. Online learning is all about flexibility, so they’ve designed their learning platform to be as flexible as possible. It’s available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, so you can access it anytime you want. It’s designed to work around your lifestyle, not the other way around, so you can easily fit your study in with your other commitments.