Master of Social Work/Master of Mental Health Practice
Griffith University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00233E
This professional qualifying postgraduate program qualifies graduates for entry into the social work profession, as well as providing additional training to enhance employability in mental health practice. Graduates of this double degree complete the same courses as other Master of Social Work students, and are equipped with the knowledge, skills, values and ethical foundations for social work practice in a wide range of contemporary social policy and human service contexts, including mental health practice. This program of study is particularly suited to students who may be considering a future career as an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker. This is an AASW-accredited qualification. It is an entry qualification into the social work profession and has been determined to meet the Australian Social Work Education and Accreditation Standards (ASWEAS).Pathways Generalist Practice DissertationThe frameworks for practice incorporated in the program are designed to ensure graduates are effective, ethical, and innovative thinkers, communicators, problem-solvers, change facilitators and leaders. It is specifically designed for graduates holding undergraduate degrees with some social and behavioural science components.
Subjects
- Advocacy and Leadership
- Applied Counselling
- Consumer, Carer, and Community Engagement in Mental Health
- Contemporary Debates in Social Work Practice
- Contemporary Mental Health Practice
- Contemporary Suicide Prevention Practice 1
- Critical Reflective Practice in Social Work
- Dissertation Part 1
- Dissertation Part 2
- Dissertation Part 3
- First Peoples and Social Justice (Advanced)
- Foundations of Research Inquiry
- Foundations of Social Work Practice
- Human Services : Law and Social Policy
- Independent Practice Project
- Independent Study 1
- Interdisciplinary Professional Ethics
- Leadership in Management for Health Services
- Mental Health and Co-occurring Conditions
- Person-Centred Planning
- Social Work Field Placement 1
- Social Work Field Placement 2
- Social Work Theory for Practice
- Transforming and Leading Healthcare
- Understanding Mental Health : Theories and Practice
Standard entry requirements
Related Bachelor degree or higher
Recognition
Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website: Credit transfer Griffith's innovative Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect. View credit precedents for this program
Study pathways
Students who have successfully completed the Master of Social Work/Master of Mental Health Practice (Dissertation pathway) may be eligible for admission to the Master of Philosophy (MPhil) or Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) subject to the specified requirements for candidature in the Higher Degree Research Policy.
