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50 weeks - 4 x 10 week terms + holidays
Online and Face to Face
Blended (Online and Face to Face)
Please access https://www.mti.vic.edu.au/intake-dates/
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Mental Health Support Worker Community Support Worker – Mental Health Mental Health Outreach Worker Professional Mental Health Support Worker
Students may also go on to develop their skills and knowledge in other community service or other areas of health care such as:
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Work with diverse people
Core unit
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Core unit
Work legally and ethically
Core unit
Establish self-directed recovery relationships
Core unit
Provide recovery oriented mental health services
Core unit
Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
Core unit
Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
Core unit
Work effectively in trauma informed care
Core unit
Promote and facilitate self advocacy
Core unit
Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
Core unit
Participate in workplace health and safety
Core unit
Recognise and respond to crisis situations
Elective unit
Provide loss and grief support
Elective unit
Assess needs of client with alcohol and other drugs issues
Elective unit
Provide first aid
Elective unit
Common Questions
The course runs for 50 weeks, structured as 4 x 10-week terms plus holidays.
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 80 hours of work placement as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.
Yes, international students are eligible to study this course. The CRICOS course code is 104517F. International students must also meet additional entry requirements including an IELTS score of 6.0 or equivalent and a minimum of Australian Year 12 or equivalent.
Assessment methods include various written assessments, projects, observations, and logbook tasks.
Graduates can pursue roles such as Mental Health Support Worker, Community Support Worker – Mental Health, Mental Health Outreach Worker, and Professional Mental Health Support Worker. Students may also go on to develop their skills and knowledge in other areas such as Allied Health, Community Services, and Drug and Alcohol abuse.
Application
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Step 01
Enquire
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Step 02
Submit Documents
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Step 03
Get Enrolled
Receive your offer letter and confirm your enrolment. Welcome to the course!
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