Mental Health Literacy Australia

Mental Health Informed Care (MHIC)

or Mental Health Literacy (MHL) program is designed to provide workers with:

  • Inter relationship between mental health concerns and disability
  • Overview of depression, anxiety and other common mental health concerns
  • Supportive strategies – focusing on panic attacks, disclosure of self-harm or suicidal ideation + support strategies
  • Reporting guidelines, Strategies and techniques for supporting clients with ongoing trauma and mental health concerns.

The Course is listed under the Australian Counselling Association web site for 5 OPD point see link for details https://www.theaca.net.au/find-events.php

Course Content

  • Module 1. Definitions
  • Module 2. Understanding Mental Health
    • Background of the inter relationship between mental health concerns and disability
  • Module 3. What does Mental Illness look like 
    • Brief overview of depression, anxiety and other common mental health concerns
  • Module 4. The Impact of Mental Health
  • Module 5. Assessment of a Person Mental Health
  • Module 6. Support Strategies
    • Supportive strategies, focusing on panic attacks, disclosure of self- harm or suicidal ideation + support strategies
    • Reporting guidelines
    • Strategies and techniques for supporting clients with ongoing trauma and mental health concerns.
  • Module 7 •Taking Care of the Care Givers & Responsibilities