Bachelor of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Bachelor of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Course Overview The Bachelor of Counselling and Psychotherapy is designed to provide graduates with a broad and coherent body of knowledge relating to the field of counselling and psychotherapy, with an emphasis on embedding a conceptual framework and model of psychotherapeutic practice for the ‘whole person’. The degree provides you…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Course Overview
The Bachelor of Counselling and Psychotherapy is designed to provide graduates with a broad and coherent body of knowledge relating to the field of counselling and psychotherapy, with an emphasis on embedding a conceptual framework and model of psychotherapeutic practice for the ‘whole person’.
The degree provides you with the theoretical knowledge and therapeutic skills you need to integrate counselling into your existing career or to establish a new career as a counsellor and psychotherapist. This unique course is holistic in that it is inclusive of methods that care for the soul, traditional healing methods and science practitioner methods. Through this you will learn to assist your clients in moving forward towards healing.
Through your experiential learning and personal development, you will learn the skills to engage with clients. You will learn a range of therapeutic models and techniques to engage in ethically and culturally sensitive practices informed by theory, including a specialised trauma informed ‘mind, body and spirit’ approach.
At Ikon, we emphasise self-development and understanding to be both an excellent practitioner and a wonderful human. We recognise that with just theoretical knowledge alone, you are likely to have a limited capacity to make a great counsellor.
This qualification is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework.
Course Outcomes
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of the principles, theoretical perspectives and concepts utilised in a holistic integrative approach to counselling and psychotherapy practice.
Demonstrate critical understanding of ethical issues, cultural and social diversity, and professional responsibility in the context of safe, ethical and reflexive practice.
Facilitate relational depth, depth of engagement and therapeutic presence within highly attuned therapeutic relationships.
Establish respectful, ethical, collaborative and empathically attuned relationships with clients and multidisciplinary teams, and communicate clear and coherent case conceptualisations to achieve expected clinical outcomes.
Engage in ethical and culturally sensitive therapeutic practices informed by commonfactors theory, transtheoretical change theory and trauma informed care to plan and deliver safe, collaborative and appropriate psychotherapeutic interventions with respect for client needs, goals and the diversity of individuals.
Critically review and effectively utilise knowledge of integrative psychotherapy and case conceptualisation while working with presenting problems across the lifespan.
Critically review, analyse, synthesise and integrate a variety of elements fromhumanistic, psychodynamic, cognitive, emotion focused, experiential and transpersonal approaches into a holistic integrative approach based on sound clinical judgement and the needs and goals of individual clients.
Engage in humanistic inquiry and explore issues and ideas across the social sciences, psychology and the arts by thinking broadly and critically, and participating in communities of practice.
Reflect on professional practice and demonstrate self-awareness, accountability and a commitment to continuous learning, personal growth and active citizenship.
Career Opportunities
The Bachelor of Counselling and Psychotherapy prepares graduates for an exciting career as counsellors or psychotherapists with the skills to attend to the needs of clients in a variety of professional settings, ranging from mental health organisations and agencies through to private practice.
REQUIREMENTS
International applicants must have an English Language Proficiency Score of IELTS 6.5 (Academic) with Speaking no less than 6.5; Listening, Writing and Reading no less than 6.0, or equivalent.
Our admission pathway options include:
Applicants with Recent Senior Secondary Education (within the past two years) must have completed an Australian Senior Secondary Certificate (Year 12). For guaranteed entry applicants must have achieved an ATAR of 65 (or equivalent).
Applicants with Vocational Education and Training (VET) study must have completed a vocational qualification at Diploma level or higher
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