ND3304_2019 PG Guide Coursework_WEB

47 MENTAL HEALTH NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN MENTAL HEALTH NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH Duration : One year part-time Admission requirements : The program is available to those who have a professional health degree or equivalent qualification. Applicants must be registered, or be eligible for registration, with their professional registering authority. Loan Scheme : FEE-HELP The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health is designed for Registered Nurses and mental health professionals who wish to develop their skills in the area of psychiatry. This interdisciplinary program has been developed after extensive consultation with mental health professionals. Graduates are able to work in a variety of hospital and primary health settings. SAMPLE COURSES Contemporary Mental Health Interpersonal Communication Professional Role Development Introduction to Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Expanded Role of Mental Health Practitioner in Acute Psychiatry GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF MENTAL HEALTH NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH Duration : Two years part-time Admission requirements : The program is available to those who have a professional health degree or equivalent qualification. Applicants must be registered, or be eligible for registration, with their professional registering authority. It is preferable that students have two years’ experience. Loan Scheme : FEE-HELP The Graduate Diploma builds on the existing Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health and facilitates an advanced level of practice. The duration of the program is a minimum one further year of part- time study and attendance involves approximately four hours per week across two semesters. SAMPLE COURSES Contemporary Mental Health Interpersonal Communication Professional Role Development Introduction to Perinatal and Infant Mental Health Expanded Role of Mental Health Practitioner in Acute Psychiatry Advanced Contemporary Mental Health Practice Ethics for Professional Life Evidence Based Practice MASTER OF NURSING (MENTAL HEALTH) Duration : Three years part-time Admission requirements : The program is available to those who have a professional health degree or equivalent qualification. Applicants must be registered, or be eligible for registration, with their professional registering authority if applicable. It is preferable that students have two years’ experience. Loan Scheme: FEE-HELP The Master of Nursing (Mental Health) provides a further year of study for Registered Nurses to consolidate their practice through the completion of a research dissertation. The courses in this program have been structured to provide students with the theory to work within the challenging mental health environment. Students complete the courses as part of the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma programs. In the final year of the Master of Nursing (Mental Health), students are allocated a research supervisor to support them in their research engagement in an area relevant to their specialty of nursing practice. NURSING & MIDWIFERY SCHOOL OF NURSING & MIDWIFERY FIND OUT MORE NOTREDAME.EDU.AU