Graduate Certificate in Mental Health for Education

Make a difference in the mental health of your students.

Designed specifically for educators, our Online Graduate Certificate in Mental Health for Education can teach you how to make a positive impact on the mental health of students as well as how to manage mental health within the school system. Throughout our Certificate’s four subjects, you will explore topics in school responsiveness, trauma theory, experiences and perceptions of mental illness and therapeutic skills for mental health.

When you complete the Graduate Certificate, you will be able to:

• Apply understandings of the experiences and perceptions of mental well-being in the context of family, school and community to contribute to the development and restoration of safe learning environments.
• Create culturally safe learning environments through respectful language and terminology, acknowledging the relationship between culture and well-being.
• Participate in cross-disciplinary teams to promote universal approaches to well-being, demonstrating a functional understanding of mental health systems and community support resources available to schools and individuals.
• Lead school-based teams in the design and implementation of person-centered responses to well-being needs, including strategies for promoting relational advocacy, collaborative conversations and evidence-based practices.

The La Trobe Online Graduate Certificate of Mental Health for Education is a nested qualification within the Master of Education that can be taken as a standalone Graduate Certificate. Upon completing the Certificate, you have the option of continuing to La Trobe’s Master of Education degree with advanced standing.