Online Course · Mental Health

Begin Your Journey Into Mental Health Support

Maybe you have been the safe person in someone's life. It covers trauma informed care, co-existing needs and cultural safety. Supervised hours put you beside a team that does this daily.

From $64.87a week, zero interest
CHC43315nationally recognised
No Examsever
Start Anytimeno semester intakes
At a Glance

Course Snapshot

Study AreaMental Health
RecognitionCHC43315, nationally recognised
DeliveryOnline, start anytime
Pace12 months or 18 months
Placement120 hours, arranged for you
AssessmentNo exams, ever
PaymentsFrom $64.87 per week
Comes with
  • Nationally recognised training
  • Trauma informed care in the core units
  • Alcohol and other drugs work covered
  • Placement organised for you
Who It’s For

Why Do This Course

A Way Into The Sector

Community and mental health services run on support workers who know the ground rules.

Already Doing It Unpaid?

The listening you do for family and friends becomes work a service can hire.

Study Around Your Week

No timetable and no semesters. Log in at night or on days off.

The Course

What You'll Learn

01
The Ground Rules
How the work is done, and where the lines sit.
Use communication to build relationships
Work legally and ethically
Work with diverse people
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
02
Working With People
Assessing need and responding to it.
Work effectively in trauma informed care
Assess co-existing needs
Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
03
When It Escalates
The harder end of the job.
Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
04
Work Placement
Supervised hours in a working service.
Minimum 120 hours of work placement
Host site organised with SkilTrak
Included

What You’ll Get

In the Course

  • Practice, trauma informed care
  • Assessment, co-existing needs
  • Context, alcohol and other drugs
  • Safety, responding to suicide risk

As a Student

  • Pace, 12 or 18 months
  • No exams, portfolios and written tasks
  • Start, any day
  • Placement, 120 hours, arranged
Why This One

What Makes It Different

Three things that set this one apart.

01
Two Fields, One Course

Mental health and alcohol and other drugs work are taught together.

02
Cultural Safety In The Core

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural safety is a unit, not a footnote.

03
Trainers From The Work

Nicola Robey and Elizabeth Greyvenstein teach and assess this course.

The Credentials

What You'll Earn

Nationally Recognised

Certificate IV in Mental Health

CHC43315 · Nationally recognised training

A Recognised Certificate

CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health is nationally recognised training.

A Registered College

Open Colleges Pty Ltd sits on the national register as RTO 90796, through to 2033.

Hours In A Service

120 supervised placement hours sit behind the certificate.

Getting Started

How It Works

Step one

Tell Us Your Aim

Community work, outreach, or a service you already know.

Step two

Ask The Questions

An advisor walks you through placement and pace.

Step three

Sort Payments

Upfront, weekly plan, or pay in four.

Step four

Start Learning

Enrol and work through the first units.

The Investment

How to Get Started

From $64.87 / week
Pay upfront, or spread it weekly on a zero interest plan.
Zero interest weekly plan
Credit check for the plan
Pay in four is available
Set-up fee applies on the plan
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Good to Know

Common Questions

Is this course nationally recognised?

Yes. It is CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health, delivered by Open Colleges, RTO 90796.

Do I need experience in mental health?

No. The course starts with how the work is done and the rules around it.

What does it cost each week?

From $64.87 a week on a zero interest plan. A credit check applies.

How long will it take me?

Twelve months or eighteen months, depending on the pace you pick.

Do I have to do work placement?

Yes. A minimum of 120 hours in an approved service.

Where do I do placement?

At a host site arranged with SkilTrak, as close to home as they can get it.

Does this make me a psychologist?

No. That is a university path. This is support work in community and health services.

What if I fall behind?

There are no set dates or semesters. Pick the pace that fits.

Delivered By

About the College

Open Colleges delivers this course online, from Australia.

Trainers Nicola Robey and Elizabeth Greyvenstein teach and assess it.

Nationally recognisedPlacement organisedStart any dayOnline units, any hour
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