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L55 Graduate Certificate in Mental Health (Forensic)

Students are required to successfully complete 60 credit points (three units).  The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health (Forensic) course will expand the mental health clinician’s knowledge base and enable informed and competent practice in settings that have mentally disordered offenders. The course equips students with the necessary assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation skills required for working with mentally disordered offenders in the forensic and community setting.  The course also enables students to explore their attitudes to mentally disordered offenders to encourage a positive approach to this group of clients.
 
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Entrants are required to hold a minimum of a bachelor degree or an acceptable equivalent, be currently registered with the appropriate professional registration body (for example the Nurses and Midwifery Board of Australia) and have a minimum of one year post-registration experience or equivalent.
 
COURSE LOCATION
This course is available on Joondalup Campus.
 
MODE OF STUDY
This course is available by Full-time, or Part-time mode.
 
MODE OF DELIVERY
This course is available in the following mode of delivery - Online.
 
COURSE STRUCTURE

The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health (Forensic) consists of 60 credit points (three units) and is a one semester full-time award which may be studied in part-time mode.
 
CMH5117 Contemporary Issues in Forensic Mental Health 20 
CMH5118 Assessment in Forensic Mental Health 20 
CMH5119 Interventions and Skills in Forensic Mental Health 20 
 
 
 
 
Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 3/15/2013 VET: 5/20/2013