Graduate Certificate of Clinical Mental Health (GC CMH)
Application Opening Date
TBD
Application Closing Date
TBD
Application Outcome
TBD
Duration
4 modules (12 units); 2 semesters
Programme Overview
In response to the growing demand for specialised mental health professionals in the recent unveiled of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy by the Ministry of Health, the Graduate Certificate in Clinical Mental Health (GC CMH) is designed for clinically and non-clinically trained professional who are interested in mental health conditions and management of mental health in clinical settings.
Career Prospects
Professionals with a GC CMH can fill a variety of job roles, from direct clinical care to policy analysis, education, and program coordination. The demand for clinical mental health professionals is driven by the increasing recognition of the importance of mental health and the need for specialized clinical expertise in various sectors.
Curriculum
- CMH5101 Fundamentals in Clinical Mental Health
- CMH5102 Mental Health Conditions I
- CMH5103 Mental Health Conditions II
- CMH5104 Management of Mental Health Conditions
Topics
- Neuroscience
- Epidemiology & current issues in mental health
- Signs and symptoms of mental health issues
- National mental health framework services & policies
- Ethics & medico-legal topics
- Mental health disorders & pharmacology throughout the age spectrum
- Mental health management & care models
- Interdisciplinary collaboration in mental health
- Community care & integration
- Palliative care management
- Spirituality & multiculturalism in counselling
- Health and wellbeing
- Rehabilitation
- Grief & loss
Learning Outcome
- Assess the major mental health conditions, identify risks, arrive at care plans and able to provide consultation at and to community agencies
- Apply history-taking, mental state examinations, and bedside assessments with rating scales
- Formulate and initiate care plans that adhere to medical ethics
- Plan and coordinate the key components of care within the mental health care system
- Apply case management principles for effective patient care
Who is this for?
- Individuals without clinical training and mid-career switchers who are keen to enhance professional competence in mental health.
- Social service and healthcare professionals who are seeking to acquire knowledge in mental health with the flexibility of part-time and stackable certificate pathways.
Application Requirements
- Hold a relevant Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with at least an Honours or its equivalent in Psychology, Medicine, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health, Social Work.
- Fresh graduates or those from non-medical related fields.
- Working professionals who already have a masters in a similar field but want to specialise in mental health work.
- Two professional referee reports on their character and professional competency are required to complete the application. The referees can be their academic mentors, current employer or previous employer.
Tuition Fees
Jan 2025 Intake: | TBD |
Certification
Upon completion of the 12-unit course, the graduate will be awarded a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Mental Health (GC CMH),
Master of Clinical Mental Health and Psychotherapy
Students can transfer credits from the following graduate certificates and executive certificates taken within 5 years to stack towards a Master of Clinical Mental Health and Psychotherapy
- Graduate Certificate in Clinical Mental Health (GC CMH)
- Executive certificate in Public Mental Health (EC PMH)*
- Graduate Certificate in Psychotherapy (GCP)*
- + 22 units in clinical competency requirements
- Clinical Skills Workshops (4 units)
- Integrative Symposiums (1 units)
- Clinical Placements (10 units)
- Capstone Project (7 units)
*Intake for Executive Certificate in Public Mental Health will commence in August 2025, Graduate Certificate in Psychotherapy will commence in January 2026.
Programme Directors
A/Prof John Wong Chee Meng
Programme Director & Education Director
MBBS (S’pore), MMed (Psych), FAMS (Psych), MSc (Child & Adolescent Mental Health) (UK), PPA(P)
Dr Rathi Mahendran
Deputy Programme Director & Education Director (Psychiatry)
MBBS (S’pore), MMed (Psych), MMEd Ed (Dundee), FAMS (Psych)
Dr Pearlene Ng
Deputy Programme Director & Education Director (Psychology)
D.Clin.Psy (UK), B.Soc.Sci. (Hons.) (S’pore)
For further inquiries, please contact course administrator :
MSC Education Team
Email: msc_edu@nus.edu.sg