Who is recommended to enrol in this course:

If you have a passion for helping people and enjoy the challenge of changing lives, then the CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work is the perfect course for you.

If you are an existing worker or have experience in the related industry or you have ‘lived experience with mental health’ please inform our enrolment consultants during your enrolment conversation as you may be eligible to enrol as an existing worker and may be able to complete your studies faster.

Potential career outcomes

●    Carer

●    Carer consultant

●    Case Worker

●    Counsellor

●    Therapist

●    Social worker

●    Advocacy Worker

●    Youth peer worker

●    Mental Health Peer Worker

●    Peer Education Officer

●    Consumer consultant

●    Aboriginal peer worker

What you'll learn

This qualification reflects the role of workers who have lived experience of mental illness as either a consumer or carer and who work in mental health services in roles that support consumer peers or carer peers. Workers are employed in the mental health sector in government, public, private or community managed services.

To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed at least 80 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency. The theory and practice of core counselling methods.

There are a total of 15 units.

8 core units

7 electives

Packaging for each specialisation:

All Group A electives must be selected for award of the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Consumer Peer Work)

All Group B electives must be selected for award of the Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer Work (Carer Peer Work)

Core units

  CHCDIV001  Work with diverse people

  CHCMHS007 Work effectively in trauma informed care

  CHCMHS008  Promote and facilitate self-advocacy

  CHCMHS011  Assess and promote social, emotional

                           and physical wellbeing

  CHCPWK001  Apply peer work practices in the mental

                             health sector

  CHCPWK002 Contribute to the continuous

                        improvement of mental health services

   CHCPWK003  Apply lived experience in mental health

                               peer work

   HLTWHS001 Participate in workplace health and

                           safety

  Elective units

  Group A - CONSUMER PEER WORK specialisation

  CHCPWK004  Work effectively in consumer mental health peer work

  Group B - CARER PEER WORK specialisation

  CHCPWK005  Work effectively with carers as a mental health peer worker

  Electives:

  CHCCCS019  Recognise and respond to crisis situations

  CHCCCS017  Provide loss and grief support

  CHCCCS023  Support independence and wellbeing

  CHCDIV002  Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety

  CHCCCS020 Respond effectively to behaviours of concern

  CHCCCS025 Support relationships with carers and families

  CHCCCS027 Visit client residence

Once you are enrolled in this course, you will receive access to the first Topic, which contains the first set of units for the course. When you have successfully completed those units, you'll be given access to the next Topic. The Academy of Mental Health and Counselling may make changes to the course from time to time to reflect changes in the industry.

Course completion

 Upon your successful completion of this course you will receive a CHC43515 Certificate IV in Mental Health Peer work.

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