Master of Counselling
Master of Counselling
Counsellors help people through difficult times of their lives, often when they are most vulnerable. Prepare for a career in counselling by building your personal and professional skills. With a focus on building counselling relationships with your clients that are essential to effective practice, you’ll gain the skills you need…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Counsellors help people through difficult times of their lives, often when they are most vulnerable. Prepare for a career in counselling by building your personal and professional skills. With a focus on building counselling relationships with your clients that are essential to effective practice, you’ll gain the skills you need to succeed in a rewarding career.
Apply the theoretical foundations of counselling by first appraising selected counselling literature and research, before undertaking extensive practical training. In your second year, you’ll have the option to complete a substantial research project addressing counselling theory or practice or choose to complete the course through coursework and case studies.
You will complete two supervised placements, which will provide you the opportunity to develop skills in assessment, individual and group treatment, working with children and adult clients, working with other professionals and within the supervisory relationship.
3 reasons to study a Master of Counselling at Murdoch
Work with real clients in Murdoch on-campus Caladenia counselling clinic, where you complete your internal practical placement and work with clients under supervision.
Work in external agencies in the community during your second placement, counselling real clients in different settings under supervision of highly experienced clinicians.
Learn from highly experienced staff with industry and practical experience in counselling.
Your career
When you graduate, you may be employed in government and non-government counselling organizations working with adults, children, families and couples. This course will also prepare you for employment in settings requiring individual and group therapy competence.
Careers could include:
Counsellor
Psychotherapist
Caseworker
Support Worker
mental health professional.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Murdoch University is based in Perth, the biggest city in Western Australia. It is a world-renowned research university, being a part of the Innovative Research Universities group. It has an impressive reputation for conducting ground-breaking studies, and experienced academics encourage students to be independent thinkers with a focus on the future. Murdoch offers around 230 undergraduate, postgraduate and research programs, and a series of dedicated scholarships for international students to help them with the costs of studying in Australia. The University boasts strong connections with overseas partners, domestic government departments and the wider working community, giving students a perfect springboard to take part in work placements and complete real-world projects in their subject area.
