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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
The Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma is offered in 50 hour units over a 5 week teaching period. This includes:
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.
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Prospectus
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
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
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
**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 Structure
Leadership Practice in Mental Health (100301)
Research and Project Planning (300302)
Clinical Supervision Theory and Practice (100303)
Mental Health Capstone (300304)
Recovery and Recovery-oriented practice (8ALF007)
or
Trauma Informed Care and Practice (8ALF008)
Strengths-based Assessment and Care Planning (8ALF002)
Core Therapeutic Skills (8ALF006)
Attachment, Development and Promoting Mental Health Across the Lifespan (8ALK004)
Diversity and Mental Health (8ALK009)
Sustaining Your Mental Health Practice (8ALF005)
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Mental Health, Ill Health and Suicide (8ALK001)
Choice of other eligible unit
8AMF110 Medical mental health care(50 hours over TP1, 2 and 3).
8AMF112 Mental health prescribing(50 hours over TP4, 5 and 6).
Recovery and Recovery-oriented practice [8ALF007]
Trauma Informed Care and Practice [8ALF008]
Evidence-based practice (8ALF013)
Motivational Interviewing (8ALF017)
Physical and Mental Health (8ALK011)
Understanding mental health care in Australia (8ALK010)
Structured Therapies (8ALF016)
Introduction to Research [8ALF014]
Quality Practice [8ALF015]
Working with Families (8ALF019)
Improving Aboriginal Social and Emotional Welfare (8ALF020)
Interprofessional communication and collaboration (8ALF012)
8AMF110 Medical mental health care(50 hours over TP1, 2 and 3)
8AMF112 Mental health prescribing (50 hours over TP4, 5 and 6).