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Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Science (GD-MHSC) // Attributes, outcomes and skills
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About this course
Contact
Melbourne Medical School
Currently enrolled students:
- Contact Stop 1
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
Coordinator
Dr Jerome Sarris
Intended learning outcomes
- To develop advanced knowledge of the principles of methodology used in the development of an evidence base in mental health
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge and skills in understanding key psychological interventions in mental health
- Critically appraise the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence base in the field of mental health
- Demonstrate advanced communication skills in the transmission of knowledge of the underpinnings and management of mental health conditions
Graduate attributes
Knowledge
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Science will have advanced knowledge of:
- The principles of the methodologies used in the development of an evidence base in mental health
- The key psychological management techniques used in mental health problems across the lifespan
- The complex context of the emergence of mental health issues
Skills
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Science will have advanced cognitive skills in:
- Critically analysing the strengths and weaknesses of an evidence base in the field of mental health
- Generating a sophisticated approach to the psychological understandings and management of mental health problems
- Evaluate the context and complexity of mental health problems in an individual
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Science will have advanced communication skills in:
- Transmitting a developmental understanding in mental health problems
- The presentation of the complex interplay of the context and the developmental understandings in the management of mental health issues
Application
Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Mental Health Science will be highly skilled in:
- The application and justification of psychological approaches in the management of mental health issues
- Demonstrating the application principles of key research methodological approaches in the mental health field
- Demonstrating an autonomous and highly responsible approach
Last updated: 18 December 2020