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Learn to work 麻豆原创 people, family and/or wh膩nau in a mental health addiction setting and support autonomy by using tools and strategies to foster hope, support recovery and build resilience.
This course is delivered two days per week on campus. Work placement is completed in the second trimester.
You will learn how to:
engage and communicate with people, family and/or whanau accessing social and community services in a manner which respects their socio-cultural identity, experiences and self-knowledge.
relate the history of Maori as tangata whenua and knowledge of person-whanau interconnectedness to own role in a health and wellbeing setting.
display self-awareness, reflective practice and personal leadership in a health and wellbeing setting.
actively contribute to a culture of professionalism, safety and quality in a health and wellbeing organisation.
relate the purpose and impact of own role to the aims of the wider health and wellbeing sector.
work 麻豆原创 people, family and/or wh膩nau in a mental health addiction setting to support autonomy by using tools and strategies to foster hope, support recovery and build resilience.
Programme Specific Information
Computer Access
Students must have access to a computer with an internet connection, internet browser (MS Internet Explorer 7.0 or above, Adobe Acrobat Reader 8, or Firefox 3.6) and email. Students must also be able to use Microsoft Word (2003 or above) and be familiar with accessing websites
Police clearance
The relationship between mental health support worker and client is one involving a significant level of trust with the support worker. All employers in this industry therefore require support workers to provide a police clearance. Consequently, applicants are required to provide a Record of Personal Information from the Ministry of Justice.
If an applicant has any objections to supplying a police clearance, they will need to discuss this with the Head of Faculty. Students must also advise the Director of Nursing, Health and Wellness of any conviction(s) that they incur within the duration of the programme, in order to assess the possible impact such conviction(s) may have on a students eligibility to continue the programme.
Career Options
Graduates of the Mental Health and Addiction Support strand will be employed in roles supporting people foster hope and support recovery including mental health and addiction support work.
Further Study Options
New Zealand Certificate in Public Health and Health Promotion (Level 5), New Zealand Diploma in Addiction Studies (Applied) (Level 6) or bachelors degrees in related health and wellbeing subject areas.
March 2025
Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki
New Plymouth Campus,
20 Bell Street,
NEW PLYMOUTH,
Welbourn,
4312, New Zealand
Open entry.
You will also be required to undergo an interview, provide written references and complete a police check.
IELTS Test - General or Academic score of 5.5 with no band score lower than 5; TOEFL Paper-based Test (pBT) where the test was carried out prior to 1 October 2017 Score of 530 (with an essay score of 4.5 TWE); TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT) Score of 46 (with a writing score of 14); Cambridge English Examinations - B2 First or B2 First for Schools with a score of 162. No less than 154 in each skill; OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests; NZCEL Expiring - Level 3 (Academic); Current - Level 3 (Applied); Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 42 with no band score lower than 36; Language Cert B2 Communicator IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill; Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than pass in any band.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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