Understanding Mental Health

73223

Level 6
20 Credits
0.1667 EFTS
Delivery type:

Online only
Course duration: 16 weeks
Course Duration
The course duration, or enrolment period, is the number of weeks from the course start to the course end date

When you start your course, you will have a study guide to follow that outlines what topics to work on in each week of the course.

For some courses this will be based on teaching weeks, which is shorter than duration to allow time at the end of the course for assessment marking, extensions and exams.

Withdrawal dates are affected by the course duration.

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Course cost:

$890 NZ Domestic

Course Cost

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$3,670 NZ International
Workload - Approximately 13 hours per week
Prerequisites
- ONE is required
- 73195 General and Applied Psychology
- 73196 Social and Individual Psychology
- 77121 Psychology for Human Services
Contact us to check your prerequisites

Availability

Monthly course availability for upcoming periods
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This course will give you an introduction to mental health and the major paradigms in the Aotearoa New Zealand mental health system.

Please note, this course name replaces 73223, Mental Health and Addiction Studies: Aetiologies.

What you will learn

In this course you will develop knowledge of some of the major psychological disorders and responses to them. You will also gain an understanding of how working in this field can be structured, the agencies and institutions that are part of these structures.

When you successfully complete this course you will be able to:

identify and analyse the causes of a range of disorders and the critical issues in diagnosis and assessment of these disorders
apply knowledge of a range of approaches for working with service users
synthesise knowledge of the organisations and professional roles typically working with mental health service users and their legal and ethical responsibilities.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access the course and do your study online, which generally includes reading and doing activities, watching videos, downloading content, and writing and submitting assessments online.

For online learning you need:

Access to a laptop or desktop computer
Reliable broadband internet and a data plan

Find out more about online learning

If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access will allow you to study online please contact us.

How to apply

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If you would like to study just this course and not enrol in a certificate, diploma or degree you can apply here.

Learn more about course only study

Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor of Applied Science (Psychology) OP701026 Bachelor of Social Health and Wellbeing (Mental Health and Addictions) OP780001

Graduate Diploma

Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sector Leadership OP7801

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