Mental Health and Addiction

• Learn from academics experienced in Counselling, Child and Family Psychology, Social Work, and Nursing.
• Focus on culturally responsive mental health and addiction services.
• You will be exposed to diverse cases, with professional networking opportunities and a clinical placement.

Mental Health and Addiction major

For the major in the Bachelor of Health, complete the following courses:

100-level

• HLTH122 Building Resilience
• SOWK102 Social Services in Aotearoa

200-level

• HLTH215 Human Development Across the Lifecourse
• HLTH216 Foundations of Mental Health and Addictions
• HLTH226 Mental Health and Addictions Practicum

300-level

• HLTH316 Professional Skills in Mental Health and Addictions I
• HLTH317 Behaviour Change in Nutrition and Physical Activity
• HLTH326 Professional Skills in Mental Health and Addictions II

This subject will enhance your problem-solving abilities by exposure in real-world, often complex scenarios, and assist to build your confidence and employability by providing supervised, practical experience.

The Mental Health and Addictions major is a major step in becoming accredited with the Drug and Alcohol Practitioners' Association Aotearoa New Zealand (DAPAANZ) as an applied addictions professional.

Career pathways could include:

• support work
• policy analysis
• health promotion
• roles in specialist AOD services.

Find out more about what you do with a degree in Health.