Graduate Certificate in Counselling

The Graduate Certificate in Counselling encompasses four units.

• Counselling Theory and Approaches
• Core Counselling Skills
• Principles of Ethical Conduct in Counselling
• Diversity Inclusion Respect

To be eligible for the Graduate Certificate in Counselling, applicants must have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree in any discipline.

Additionally, completion of the graduate certificate would allow a student to be eligible for direct admission to the graduate diploma and master’s degree.

There are non-standard English language requirements for this course.

To be eligible you must have an overall IELTS Academic score (or equivalent) of 7.0, with no band score below 7.0.

For alternate/equivalent ways of meeting the English requirements for the course please view the English Proficiency Requirements document on the university website.

Learning outcomes

• Foundations of counselling
  Acquire a critical understanding of the skills and major models of counselling that will support you to work in a range of human service roles.
   
• Respectful approach to counselling
  Develop the knowledge on how to work with people from diverse cultural backgrounds and identities.

Career outcomes

Students of the Graduate Certificate in Counselling develop foundational skills that are applicable to a wide variety of organisations and counselling teams. This qualification allows you to take the next step in your career as a counsellor, youth worker, community support worker, case worker, family counsellor, development officer and many other human service roles.

Fees shown are subject to change. You may also be required to pay student amenities fees. Contact the university directly to confirm.

The fees shown are per unit. The number of units are listed below fees. Together they indicate the total fees for the course.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.