Priority areas

Priority areas

The following roles/areas of study will be shown priority:

• Early career allied health clinicians and nurses where study area has a direct impact on people accessing mental health, alcohol and other drugs services.
• Early career allied health clinicians and nurses transitioning to roles in mental health, alcohol and other drugs services.
• Registered nurses undertaking courses leading to credentialing as a mental health nurse.
• Allied health clinicians and registered nurses undertaking approved postgraduate studies in mental health, or sub specialties of mental health practice, for example:
  • Postgraduate Mental Health qualification including Master of Psychology programs (Master/Diploma/Cert)
  • Postgraduate Mental Health qualification in mental health Nursing (Master/Diploma/Cert)
  • Specialty postgraduate; Perinatal and infant mental health, forensic mental health, child and youth, alcohol and other drugs, older persons, nurse practitioner (Masters)
  • Postgraduate therapeutics; DBT, counselling, family therapy, suicide prevention.
• Queensland Health Nursing and Allied Health staff from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and CALD backgrounds seeking to further develop mental health competencies through post graduate studies.*
• Courses/programs that enhance advanced mental health clinical practice in all health care professionals (allied health and registered nurses).
• Clinicians practising in rural and remote areas.