Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing

Description

About Mental Health Studies at Notre Dame
The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing from the University of Notre Dame Australia, Sydney offers applicants the opportunity to achieve advanced mental health nursing knowledge and practice. The program upholds the central role of mental health nursing within contexts of transdisciplinary and transcultural mental health services. Advanced knowledge and practice within this program will focus upon the mental health nurse as psychotherapist, clinical leader, scholar and researcher. Learning strategies incorporate clinical experience, clinical supervision, critical reflection and peer evaluation.

Why Study at Notre Dame
As a Notre Dame student you will experience a personalised education and interact with staff dedicated to teaching and the pastoral care of all students.

The School of Nursing, aims to provide is an innovative approach to the professional development of registered nurses in the workforce. The course offers the balance of practical, theoretical and professional support using a combined health sector and tertiary education approach

Purpose of the program of study
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing will be advanced practitioners in mental health psychotherapies, mental health research and evaluation, and mental health care leadership. These core elements of professional practice will be informed by contemporary transdisciplinary knowledge and clinical supervision methods. Graduates will be able to maintain advanced clinical practice across the diverse domains of care that constitute mental health nursing, and will be well-placed to participate within the rapidly growing mental health care workforce.

Requirements

Applicants to the course on the Sydney Campus will be required to have a:

(i) Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia or provisional registration, whichever is applicable at the time of the student’s course commencement;
(ii) Undergraduate degree in Nursing or other appropriate degree or the equivalent;
(iii) Relevant post-registration nursing experience in a mental health area.

Notes

Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the student will:
• Provide evidence-based, holistic mental health nursing care to consumers and carers;
• Employ effective advanced clinical communication and interpersonal skills;
• Fulfil the role of the professional registered nurse within mental health care settings;
• Function as an effective member of the transdisciplinary mental health care team
• Evaluate own performance and meet learning and developmental objectives.
• Understand the need for continuing professional development

Mode of Study and Teaching Methodologies
The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Nursing will be delivered in an intensive on campus mode, with additional online learning and support. The Advanced Psychotherapies and Models of Practice unit will have on campus workshops which is designed to appraise and augment clinical skills, encourage student interaction and the sharing of experiences. Simulated case based scenarios will be used throughout the units and students will be encouraged to adopt a reflective framework as the basis of each unit. The course is tailor made for the nurse who are seeking to improve the quality of patient care and to maximise career opportunities.