Mental Health

This qualification reflects the function of workers who provide services to clients in relation to mental health difficulties. They are able to offer counseling, referral, advocacy and education/health pro-motion services.These workers need to own high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies particularly in respect to laws affecting individuals with mental health issues, the variety of services offered in their mind and medical issues associated with mental wellness. To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have done at least 160 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Prerequisites of units of competency.No certification, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements affect the qualification at the time of publication.