Certificate IV in
Mental Health

February

Full time: 1 year (all classes 9.30am - 4.00pm)

For information regarding dates such as enrolment, orientation and study breaks please visit the Academic Calendars page. 

After successful completion of our mental health course you can apply for a range of roles including as a:

• mental health support worker
• mental health practitioner
• similar roles in the community services sector

You will work with individuals experiencing and recovering from mental illness or psychiatric disability in the following community settings:

• home-based outreach
• centre-based programs
• respite care
• residential services
• rehabilitation programs
• clinical settings
• supporting people in employment 

You must be 18 year or over. In order to maximise your chance of success in this program, you must be able to demonstrate adequate language, literacy and numeracy skills.

Desirable (but not essential) skills include:

• good interpersonal skills
• an understanding of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) - find out more here
• the ability to communicate across various culturally diverse groups and faiths
• trustworthiness and ability to use empathy
• the ability to reflect upon on and understand your own emotional responses to studying and working in the mental health environment
• excellent organisation skills

PRE-TRAINING REVIEW

To assist prospective students to determine whether a course is suitable and appropriate for the individual needs, Box Hill Institute will assess all students’ language, literacy and numeracy and digital literacy by asking you to undertake a self-assessment review prior to the enrolment.

A course advisor will discuss the outcomes of the review and make recommendations about whether the course is suitable for you, and identify additional support where required.

Direct entry

Recognition of Prior Learning is available.

Following successful completion of our mental health course you could apply for the Diploma of Community Services. The Diploma of Community Services has pathways into many Bachelor level qualifications including:

• Bachelor of Community Services (Box Hill Institute)
• Bachelor of Social Science (Deakin University)
• Bachelor of Psychology with Honours (Deakin University)

This course is government accredited and has national recognition

The qualification is aligned with the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) level 4

• Payment Plan
• VET Student Loans

This training is provided to eligible individuals with funds made available by the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments

^* Does not apply to VETDSS or Short course students.

^** Does not apply to VETDSS, International students, Short Courses, Graduate Degrees , or re-enrolling students who re-enrol in the same course.

^***Retained Course Items are purchased by the student once prior to commencing. The course items bought by the student become the property of the student. Such items retain a generic application for other purposes outside the student's course of study (e.g. textbooks).

Student tuition & materials fees published are indicative, and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Fees listed are at 2020 rates and may increase annually over the duration of delivery. Advertised start dates and delivery locations are subject to viable student numbers. For more information please contact our Course Advisors on 1300 BOX HILL.

You will complete a total of 15 units