Mental Health Community Worker

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Areas Of Interest:   Direct Client Health Services
Certificate Level:  Diploma
Certificate Name:  Diploma of Mental Health
Certificate Description:  Workers provide services to clients in relation to mental health issues. The work includes counselling, referral, advocacy and education and health promotion services. It requires high level specialist knowledge, skills and competencies especially in regard to laws affecting clients, the range of services available to them and health issues related to mental health.
Code:  CHC53315
Work Type:  Helping & Advising

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Provide systems advocacy services
Work with diverse people
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Establish self-directed recovery relationships
Provide recovery oriented mental health services
Work collaboratively with the care network and other services
Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
Provide early intervention, health prevention and promotion programs
Implement recovery oriented approaches to complexity
Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
Provide support to develop wellness plans and advanced directives
Implement trauma informed care
Research and apply evidence to practice
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Manage work health and safety
Develop strategies for alcohol and other drugs relapse prevention and management
Provide loss and grief support
Work within a structured counselling framework
Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills
Implement participation and engagement strategies