The Certificate IV in Alcohol and Other Drugs equips you with the skills to provide services and interventions to clients with alcohol and other drugs issues and/or implement health promotion and community interventions. Work is undertaken in contexts such as community-based organisations, withdrawal services, residential rehabilitation services and outreach services under the guidance of other practitioners and professionals, with limited responsibility and within established parameters.
During the Certificate IV in Mental Health you will develop the skills to work in a recovery focused way with people with a mental illness. Employers may require you to undergo a criminal history check and working with children screening. Visit https://www.bluecard.qld.gov.au/employees/doineedabluecard.html for more information.
You may be eligible for funding through the Higher Level Skills Program for these courses.
Visit www.skillsgateway.training.qld.gov.au or www.training.gov.au and talk to your teachers, guidance officer and career advisor to see if this might be the right course for you.