New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Mental health and addiction)

Summary

This programme consists of 5 compulsory modules and 4 elective modules per strand which embeds 200 hours of workplace experience.  Graduates of this programme will be able to: Engage and communicate with tangata, family and/or whanau accessing social and community services in a manner which respects their socio-cultural identity, experiences and self-knowledge, apply knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi to honour the history and context of Maori as tangata whenua and apply knowledge of person-whanau interconnectedness to own role in a health and wellbeing setting, demonstrate self-awareness, reflective practice, personal leadership and self-care in a health and wellbeing setting, actively contribute to a culture of professionalism, safety and quality in a health and wellbeing organisation, use knowledge of the aims and purpose(s) of the wider health and wellbeing sectors to reflect on their impact on own role. 

Graduates of the Disability Support strand will also be able to apply disability tools and strategies when working alongside tangata, family and/or whanau to support autonomy, identify goals and opportunities to overcome challenges to enable good lives.

 Graduates of the Mental Health and Addiction Support strand will also be able to apply mental health and/or addiction tools and strategies when working alongside tangata, family and/or whanau to support autonomy, foster hope, and develop resilience.

The courses consists of the following modules :

• The health and wellbeing sector and contemporary priorities in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Te Tiriti o Waitangi, Biculturalism and Multiculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand
• Ethics and Professional Practice in the Health and Wellbeing Sector
• Cultural Identity, Awareness and Engagement with Tangata, Family and Whanau
• Self-awareness and Reflective Practice in a Health and Wellbeing Setting

MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTION SUPPORT ELECTIVE MODULES COVER :