This course provides an historical perspective of mental health, treatment modalities and therapeutic approaches to mental health care. Content to be addressed includes comparing different theoretical models of mental illness to enhance understanding of treatment approaches.

This course also focuses on the development of your abilities to recognise and differentiate between the psychiatric disorders within the context of the existing criteria for classifications and diagnosis of mental illness. Finally, this course addresses the concept of mental health and wellbeing of individuals. Cultural beliefs and concepts of mental illness will be explored in terms of caring for consumers.