AMHS Medical Specialisation

Medical Specialisation

Improve your capacity to support mental health

All doctors have an opportunity to improve their capability to support mental health and ill-health in those they work with in this exciting new specialisation. The specialisation enables doctors to learn with each other, as well as the opportunities to gain interprofessional perspectives at the heart of contemporary mental health care. Building upon over 50 years’ experience training and education experience with Psychiatrists, General Practitioners, Rural and Remote Practitioners and other medical professionals this specialisation is open to all medical professionals.

Medical specialisation specific units are delivered across 15 teaching weeks to enable focus on profession specific application to practice. Medical specialisation units should support ongoing AHPRA CPD requirements, with options for flexible study and elective units

**Please note this specialisation is not currently offered in 2024. Students will be notified when it becomes available.**

The Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma is offered in 50 hour units over a 5 week teaching period. This includes:

  • Knowledge units: (units with a ‘K’ in the code) that are self-directed, independent learning units. You can enrol in these units at any teaching period and complete at your own pace over 10 weeks. This gives you flexibility to manage your study load.
  • Foundation units: (units with an ‘F” in the code) are only available in one teaching period as shown on the schedule below.
  • Course Core Units: are units required to completed as part of the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma regardless of specialization.
  • Specialisation Units: Units required to be completed as part of the specialisation chosen.

The Unit Schedule outlined below is the recommended selection of units for students wishing to complete their studies within 12 - 36 months. Deviation from this schedule may result in delayed completion times.

**Please note this specialisation is not currently offered in 2024. Students will be notified when it becomes available.**

Learn more about the student experience.

Prospectus

Graduate Certificate Applied Mental Health Studies

Degree Structure

The Medical Mental Health Specialisation includes two additional core units of 8AMF110 and 8AMF112 that replace the core unit 8ALF002. This degree structure allows for only THREE elective units. These electives can be ANY of the AQF 8 units from across the specialisations.

Graduate Certificate – Structure

Medical

8ALK001 Mental health, mental ill health, and suicide

8ALF002 Strength-based assessment and care planning

8ALF005 Sustaining your mental health practice

8ALF007 Recovery and recovery-oriented practice

OR 8ALF008 Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care and Practices

8ALK009 Diversity and mental health

Optional unit

8AMF110 Medical Mental Health Care

8ALK004 Attachment development and promoting mental health across the lifespan

8ALF006 Core therapeutic skills

8AMF112 Mental Health Prescribing

Optional unit

Optional unit

Graduate Diploma Applied Mental Health Studies

Degree Structure

The Medical Mental Health Specialisation includes two additional core units of 8AMF111 and 8AMF113. This degree structure allows for only THREE elective units. These electives can be ANY of the AQF 8 units from across the specialisations.

NOTE that 8ALF016 OR another psychological Enhance unit is a student choice.

Graduate Diploma Structure

Medical Specialisation

8ALK010 Understanding Mental Health Care in Australia

8ALK011 Physical and Mental Health

8AMF113 Medical Mental Health Care for Diverse Communities**

Structured Therapies  8ALF016

OR

E unit on psychological therapies in primary care

Optional Unit

Optional Unit

8ALF013 Evidence-Based Practice

8AMF111 Lifespan Medical Mental Healthcare

8ALF012 Inter-Professional Communication and Collaboration

8ALF007 Recovery and Recovery-Oriented Care Practice OR 8ALF008 Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care and Practices

8ALF020 Improving Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing

Optional Unit

**For 2024, until all Medical Mental Health specialist units are completed, students can complete any of the units 8AMF110, 8AMF111, 8AMF112 to suit delivery availability.

Masters Applied Mental Health Studies

Degree Structure

Masters Structure

Leadership Practice in Mental Health (100301)

Research and Project Planning (300302)

Clinical Supervision Theory and Practice (100303)

Mental Health Capstone (300304)