Qualification Overview

Qualification Title Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction
Qualification Type Postgraduate Certificate
Level 8
Credits 60
Subject Area
  • Health » Other Health » Health not elsewhere classified
Strategic Purpose Statement
The Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction provides specialised and applied mental health and addiction knowledge for people with existing bachelor degrees looking to gain entry into the mental health and addiction industry.
Graduate profile
A graduate of the Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction will:
* Articulate a professional body of knowledge in relation to mental health and addiction, its relationship to ethical codes of practice, and its location in organisational and professional contexts
* Develop a well-integrated theoretical framework to underpin their mental health and addiction practice
* Develop intentionality in mental health and addiction practice to facilitate in-depth critical reflection, restorative and accountable practice for practitioners in interdisciplinary environments
* Demonstrate analytic rigour in evaluating knowledge for expert practice within interdisciplinary environments
* Respond to the demands and challenges of professional practice using reflexive strategies to nurture and cultivate the professional self
* Use critical enquiry approaches to evaluate research findings for health and social service practice.
Education pathways
The Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction will position graduates to move into further postgraduate study.
Employment pathways
Students will develop advanced knowledge and skills for practice and career progression. An interdisciplinary context will enable graduates to extend their capacity for critical and professional/clinical reasoning for specialist practice, leadership, management and supervision in complex professional environments.To find out more about employment opportunities click on the CareersNZ logo, then the provider who offers this qualification.
Entry Requirements
Candidates are required to have gained:
1. an undergraduate degree assessed as relevant by the Team Manager, or
2. a qualification approved as equivalent by the Team Manager.
Candidates who have not gained a relevant undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification may submit a portfolio and, if the application is successful, may be admitted on an ad eundum statem basis.
Education Organisation Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Developed By Te Pukenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
Quality Assured By New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Number 4278
Status Current
Created September 2020
Next Review December 2023
Content
The Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health and Addiction is a 60-credit qualification consisting of two compulsory 30-credit Mental Health and Addiction modules.

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