Adult Mental Health Conditions (8AAF073)

Adult Mental Health Conditions (8AAF073)

Level ~ Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma
Availability ~ Teaching Period 4
Type ~ Adult

Credit Points: 5| EFTSL: 0.042

Hours of Study:

Award: 50 | Microcredential: 50 |Professional Development (participation): 20

Assessment Type: Critical Review | Due Date: Sunday Week 5

This unit will develop knowledge of adult mental health conditions such as obsessive-compulsive disorders, eating disorders and personality disorders. A lived experience of mental health will be explored along with evidence-based treatment approaches that are based on genuine collaboration.

Service delivery will be considered in the context of a recovery-oriented and strengths-based approach.

For teaching period dates, see the Academic Calendar.


Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the unit, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of recovery-oriented and evidence-based approaches for working with people who experience adult mental health conditions

Weekly Schedule
Week 1 Obsessive-Compulsive Conditions
Week 2 Eating Disorders I
Week 3 Eating Disorders II
Week 4 Suicide Prevention
Week 5 Intellectual Developmental Disorder and Mental Health