Te Taha Wairua for Enrolled Nurses in Mental Health and Addictions (Micro-credential)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 6 |
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About the course
If you are an enrolled nurse working in mental health and addiction practice, this micro-credential (short course) will introduce you to the context of mental health and addiction nursing, along with key concepts relating to safe practice within Aotearoa New Zealand.
This flexibly offered micro-credential is one in a series of four, which includes
- Te Taha Hinengaro (15 Credits)
- Te Taha Tinana (15 Credits)
- Te Taha Wairua (15 Credits)
- Te Taha Whanau (15 Credits)
These micro-credentials are suitable for all registered enrolled nurses, whether you are working in primary, secondary, or tertiary mental health and addiction settings.
On completion of all four micro-credentials, you are eligible to apply for Proficient on the PDRP framework for Enrolled Nurses.
More detail about this qualification
- This micro-credential is worth 15 credits and is delivered over 8 weeks.
- Learning is delivered online, except for the one day on-campus orientation at the beginning of the start of the course. Learning includes online tutorials, self-directed learning (approximately 2-4 hours per week) and practical.
What you will learn
- Exploring wairua practices
- Sensory Modulation and Therapeutic Milieu
- Moral inquiry
- Holistic health care
Entry requirements
Letter of Support confirming you are a registered enrolled nurse currently working in a primary, secondary, or tertiary mental health and addiction setting.
Please upload your Letter of Support as part of your Online Application in the Additional Information section.
About the provider
Whitireia and WelTec have a history of over 100 years of
vocational education delivery. We are proud stewards of our whakapapa, owning
our collective histories and aspirations for the future through acknowledging
people, place, culture, and values.
Whitireia and WelTec is known for our high student success rates and culturally diverse ākonga. Every year we train over 8,000 ākonga who study at one of our campuses across Porirua and Petone. Our highly skilled staff will be with you every step of your journey, providing the best possible learning environment. We enable learners from every stage of life – school leavers, university graduates, those preparing to reenter the workforce and those wanting to retrain or upskill. Our learning environments are open and ready to welcome you all.
More and more New Zealanders are choosing a local study pathway through dedicated vocational education providers to gain the qualifications they need to get ahead and into their dream job. We offer a range of programmes of study at certificates, diplomas, degrees, and postgraduate qualifications. Our programmes have been developed in conjunction with industry to offer excellent vocational qualifications that are future-focused and provide ākonga with practical skills to pursue their career goals.
We are known for our Ahureitanga (distinctiveness), and we have special relationships with Iwi mana whenua as our campuses are in their rohe: Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Together, we are more than the sum of our parts.
Mā tātou, mō tātou ko WelTec ki Te Āti Awa, ko Whitireia ki Ngāti Toa Rangatira. E haere kōtui nei me kura-takahi-puni tātou. Together, we will lead and illuminate our communities through vocational education.