Diploma of Mental Health

[CHCCSL002] Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills #

This unit introduces you to a range of counselling skills and knowledge that will help you communicate effectively with clients in a counselling setting. Specifically, you will learn about microskills that will help you understand and establish rapport with clients, and specialist counselling skills for facilitating positive client outcomes.

[CHCCSL007] Support counselling clients in decision-making processes #

Counsellors often support clients to clarify their goals, explore options and develop a course of action. This unit introduces you to some key models and practices of decision-making commonly applied within the counselling process. You will also learn about some practice considerations for assisting clients in the decision-making process.

[CHCCSL003] Facilitate the counselling relationship and process #

This unit focuses on essential skills and knowledge for counsellors to support clients throughout the counselling process. This includes working collaboratively with clients to explore concerns, implement interventions, review effectiveness of counselling, and conclude the counselling process.

[CHCDIV001] Work with diverse people
[CHCDIV002] Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

In this unit, you will be guided to reflect upon gender, culture, ethnicity, subcultures, sexuality and ability, and how they are each to be valued and respected within our community and a counselling context. You will also learn to communicate effectively and respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds and situations, including people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders. This unit also explores the concept of cultural safety from the perspective of counselling service provision and development of community services programs.

[HLTWHS004] Manage work health and safety *

Working under Workplace Health and Safety legislation, this unit outlines how to establish, maintain and evaluate Workplace Health and Safety policies and procedures.

[CHCCCS017] Provide grief and loss support

This unit specifically explores the issues of grief and loss and how counsellors can support clients through this process. You will learn some key theories and skills that will help you to understand and respond appropriately to clients experiencing grief and loss.

[CHCMHS013] Implement trauma informed care #

This unit allows you to develop strategies to address specific trauma needs and to build the skills and knowledge required to promote trauma informed care.

[CHCADV005] Provide systems advocacy services #

Through this unit students will learn how to advocate for improvements to service delivery to enhance client outcomes.

[CHCMHS002] Establish self-directed recovery relationships *

In this unit, you will learn the required skills and knowledge to promote self-directed recovery relationships with people with mental illness, aswell as the principles of recovery oriented practice.

[CHCMHS003] Provide recovery oriented mental health services *

This unit focusses on how to work collaboratively to implement a range of strategies as part of recovery-oriented service for people with mental illness.

[CHCMHS004] Work collaboratively with care network and other services *

In this unit you will learn how to work collaboratively with care network and other potential services for a person with mental illness. Within a work context, this means working with a variety of health and community service professionals, in a recovery-oriented approach, to assist the person with mental health concerns.

[CHCMHS005] Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues

This unit introduces you to the skills and knowledge to work together with clients with co-existing mental health and AOD issues, such as working collaboratively to develop and implement a plan of action to address their co-existing needs. You will also learn how to provide support and services to clients such that the risks they may experience are minimised and address their needs for further care, if required.

[CHCMHS009] Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs

This unit provides you with the skills and knowledge required to develop and conduct early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs focussing on mental health and wellbeing.

[CHCMHS010] Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity *

This unit allows you to identify and respond to issues of complexity when supporting people living with mental illness and their care networks. Using a strengths-based approach this unit works on recognising that complexity is not a characteristic of an individual. Complexity may be impacted by a range of interactions between the worker, the organisation and the environment.

[CHCMHS011] Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing #

In this unit, you will learn how to work collaboratively with individuals to assess, promote and review all aspects of wellbeing.

[CHCMHS012] Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives *

In this unit you will learn what is required to develop recovery wellness plans and advanced directives to support a person living with mental illness. These plans outline the person’s preferences and plans to maintain wellness and to direct actions and support strategies should they become unwell.

[CHCPOL003] Research and apply evidence to practice

This unit focuses on how Mental Health workers conduct research on best available information to support and improve their work practice. You will learn about identifying topic and purpose of research, sourcing credible information, analysing information within the context of Mental Health work, and integrating research outcomes into your practice

[CHCPRP003] Reflect on and improve own professional practice

Students will learn how to evaluate their own professional development through evaluation and reflection practices.