La Trobe University
Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling
- Delivery: Online
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 12 months
Study online and build your understanding of client relationships and service coordination.
Course overview
La Trobe's accredited Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling gives you the practical skills and knowledge to build a career that makes a meaningful difference. Get the foundations to develop a rewarding career that supports others through substantial life changes. Build your professional expertise as you develop your understanding of client relationships and service coordination. Develop core skills integral to the interpersonal helping process, mainly as they apply to rehabilitation and behaviour change. Explore and develop skills in counselling models and techniques, such as motivational interviewing. Explore a diverse range of workplaces and cultures. You'll learn how to support individuals and communities through physical injuries, psychological conditions, disability or disadvantage – helping them to reach their full potential and reintegrate into work and the community. Learn how to practise ethically and get hands-on experience through a practical work placement in a specialist rehabilitation facility, another rehabilitation-related health facility or a human service agency. You'll build your skills and knowledge, develop your professional networks and prepare for employment. Graduate ready for professional practice with a degree recognised by the industry. The Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling is accredited by the Australian Society of Rehabilitation Counsellors (ASORC), making it easier for employers to recognise your advanced skills and knowledge.
Key facts
What you will study
To qualify for the award of Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling, students must complete a total of 120 credit points across 1 year.
- Academic Integrity Module
- Community-Based Health Service Delivery Systems
- Employment And Disability
- Managing Wellbeing And Performance
- Rehabilitation Counselling
- Rehabilitation Counselling Practicum
- Service Coordination And Case Management
- The Service User Perspective In Health Care
- Vocational Rehabilitation
Entry requirements
Academic entry requirements
Prerequisites
- Successful completion of an Australian bachelor's degree (or equivalent).
Specialisation - recommended: Health Sciences, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences or other relevant field.
Applicants with industry experience will also be considered.
So that you know, meeting minimum prerequisites does not guarantee a place offer. Entry into all La Trobe courses is based on competitive selection and limited places may be available.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Credit for previous study (advanced standing) is the recognition of prior study or learning that can be counted towards a qualification. This can reduce the number of subjects required to complete your course. The amount of credit received depends on the level and relevance of your previous study and the number of subjects completed.
Outcomes
Learning outcomes
- Apply rehabilitation theory, philosophy, research and evaluation methods to rehabilitation counselling practice.
- Plan, implement and evaluate client-centred vocational assessment and training for individuals and groups in complex rehabilitation contexts.
- Apply complex and specialised counselling skills, case management theory and psychological interventions in a rehabilitation context to achieve optimal vocational and avocational outcomes.
- Generate professional documentation and reports for various stakeholders in rehabilitation counselling.
- Critically reflect on rehabilitation counselling practice by monitoring and evaluating one's work and personal and professional development.
- Appraise and apply a rehabilitation counsellor's legal, ethical and professional responsibilities.
- Critically analyse how to provide lifetime services for those in need due to serious injury, long-term disability or impairment and demonstrate how this can be applied to produce better rehabilitation outcomes.
- Practice in an ethical and socially responsible manner as a Rehabilitation Counsellor.
Career outcomes
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Counsellor
- Student Wellbeing Coordinator
Fees and FEE-HELP
Estimated fees per year (2025): $30,000 (domestic full-fee paying place)
All costs are calculated using current rates and are based on a full-time study load of 120 credit points for one year.
A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of major or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.
