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Program overview
| Program code | Program title | Award abbreviation | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5475 | Master of Mental Health Practice | MMentHPrac | Logan | |
| Host element | Duration | CRICOS code | Credit points | Semester/Trimester intakes |
| School of Human Services and Social Work | 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | 80CP | S1 | |
| Program fees | ||||
About this program
Graduate Certificate | Masters | Masters with Honours
The Master of Mental Health Practice (80CP) will equip graduates to work in a changing social policy and practice environment for the provision of services for people with mental illness and psychiatric disability in Australia and overseas.
This innovative program aims to capture emerging community needs in multidisciplinary and collaborative professional roles within the mental health workforce to deliver mental health services in a diversity of settings.
The Master of Mental Health Practice at Griffith will be focussed on offering community and recovery based courses through off campus study modes. The program will be targeted at a range of workers in the mental health arena including nursing and allied health professionals as well as other mental health workers such as disability workers, housing officers, police liaison officers and other mental health support roles.
Eligible students may choose to continue and undertake the dissertation component leading to the award of the Master of Mental Health Practice with Honours [5509].
Mid-year entry to this program will be available to some applicants, with approval from the Program Convenor.
Entry and exit points
The Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice [3232], will be available as both an entry and exit point.
Career opportunities
The Master of Mental Health Practice is a multidisciplinary program that enables graduates to work across a diversity of community mental health settings. The program will equip community based practitioners with specialist knowledge to support people with mental illness and/or psychiatric disability living in the community.
On graduating, students will be able to use their knowledge and skills to perform competitively in mental health positions both nationally and internationally. In addition, the knowledge and skills developed in this program are transferable to work in other human service and allied health contexts, as mental health issues impact on people engaged with a broad range of services.