Qualification Overview
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Qualification Title | Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Sector Leadership | |||
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Qualification Type | Graduate Diploma | |||
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Level | 7 | |||
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Credits | 120 | |||
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Strategic Purpose Statement |
This Graduate Diploma prepares graduates to work within the rapidly transforming mental health sector and beyond as confident, competent, responsive and collaborative leaders who understand the complexity of the environment and possess a range of strategies for engaging with people who use mental health services
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Graduate profile |
Graduates of this qualification will be able to:
1. Demonstrate leadership within health and wellbeing organisations, which includes a commitment to best practice, on-going professional development and effectively managing risk. 2. Demonstrate leadership within the community, which includes advocating for social justice and change; supporting inclusion, choice and control; and challenging stigma and discrimination. 3. Work collaboratively and communicate effectively in teams and across services in a health and wellbeing context. 4. Critically evaluate information and apply appropriate models of health and wellbeing to inform innovative, evidence based practice. 5. Understand organisational budgeting, financial planning, service design and evaluation for the health and wellbeing sector, in the context of competing political, social and organisational demands.. |
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Education pathways |
Graduates of the programme will be well prepared to enter Postgraduate Diploma and Masters qualifications in related areas of study such as drug and alcohol studies, disability studies, criminology, public health and policy and development studies. For example, students may wish to pursue a Postgraduate Diploma or Masters in Public Health, a Master in Public Policy, a Master in Development Studies or a Master in Applied Social Work. These kinds of interdisciplinary postgraduate qualifications offered by New Zealand Universities recognise graduate diplomas as satisfying some of the educational entry criteria.
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Entry Requirements |
Applicants must have either, an undergraduate degree in a relevant field, or professional experience in the mental health sector to the satisfaction of the Programme Leader. Students who have completed The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand's Bachelor of Social Health and Wellbeing are not eligible for enrolment in this programme.
If English is the not the applicant's first language, candidates will need an IELTS (Academic) score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5, or equivalent. |
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Education Organisation | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |||
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Developed By | Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology | |||
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Quality Assured By | New Zealand Qualifications Authority | |||
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Number | 3617 | |||
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Status | Current | |||
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Created | 2016-12-21 14:25:33.0 | |||
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Next Review | 2022-03-21 00:00:00.0 | |||
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Content |
Compulsory
Quality Services for the Future: Funding, Design and Evaluation Leadership in the Health and Wellbeing Sector Research Paper Elective options (three) Understanding Mental Health Assessment and Intervention Mental Health and Addictions Theory and Practice Advanced Addiction Studies Working with Older People Working with Communities Adult Psychopathology Child and Adolescent Developmental Psychology Child and Adolescent Psychopathology |
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