The NSWIOP is committed to providing a quality learning and research environment based on the principles of academic integrity, fairness, equity and mutual respect. The Institute strives to provide a distinctive clinical orientation to address the needs of a diverse mental health workforce and to promote the
advancement of mental health education in the community.
The NSWIOP encourages an educational culture of innovative thinking and critical analysis of mental health paradigms and practice.
NSWIOP programs aim to provide an integration of contemporary theoretical frameworks with clinical skills and
ethical practice.