Over the last few years, there has been an increase in the demand for careers within the Mental Health industry. If this is something of interest to you, let us make the decision process a little easier by guiding you through the career opportunities a diploma in Mental Health can offer you.
Mental Health includes a person's emotions, as well as their physical and social well being. Studying a mental health course will provide you with the practical skills you need to assist people affected by Mental Health on their recovery journey.
Throughout the duration of this diploma, you will help people with mental health issues find solutions, and implement skills in a real work environment.
Here are just a few career pathways you can take once having graduated:
1. Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker
As a Community Rehabilitation and Support Worker, this is one of the more hands-on careers a diploma of Mental Health can offer you. In this role you will support individuals of all ages, helping them to develop new strengths and adjust to their more recent limitations. A day-to-day role in this position is helping to enable individuals to live and work independently post-injury, which may have left them debilitated.
2. Mental Health Outreach Worker
Working as a Mental Health Outreach Worker provides self-directed recovery support for people affected by mental illness and disabilities. A career in this role involves implementing local and community-based activities focusing on mental health and how it can be improved by the individual.
3. Welfare Coordinator
A welfare coordinator is a role within any particular business, who is responsible for the overall well being of staff members. With the intention to improve the working conditions and listen to the staff's requests, the welfare coordinator can perform their job in almost any field of work.
One of the most common fields a welfare coordinator works in is within a school environment.
Depending on the specifics of this role, a Welfare Coordinator is responsible for making sure all staff are provided with the tools and support system they need to perform their jobs correctly and teach their students.
If a career within the Mental Health industry is right for you, give us a call on 1300 790 265 to speak with someone today.
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