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Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Addiction)

Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Addiction)

Overview The Graduate Diploma of Counselling will introduce you to counselling practice, through a blend of residential schools, online tutorials and foundational courses. Once graduated, you will be eligible for level 1 registration with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). With three core courses focussed specifically on your chosen specialisation of…

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Drugs / Alcohol: Awareness, Health and Medicine, Public Health
University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Overview

  • The Graduate Diploma of Counselling will introduce you to counselling practice, through a blend of residential schools, online tutorials and foundational courses. Once graduated, you will be eligible for level 1 registration with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
  • With three core courses focussed specifically on your chosen specialisation of Addiction, you will examine different theories of substance and behavioural addictions and examine the biological, psychological, social, cultural and political components of addictions and how they relate to a counselling setting.
  • Develop skills and learn to practice with trauma-informed and culturally sensitive approaches to addiction counselling. Gain foundational understanding into the neurobiological and pharmacological aspects of addiction and how co-existing mental health challenges interrelate with addiction.
  • Explore the emergence of addiction through the lens of colonisation, culture, society, and intergenerational trauma.

Further study and Professional accreditation

A UniSQ Graduate Diploma of Counselling enables you to apply for membership with the Australian Counselling Association. However, if you wish to gain professional accreditation and practice as a counsellor we recommend you go on to study the Master of Counselling. You may be eligible to transfer to the Master of Counselling once you have completed 50 percent of the Graduate Diploma of Counselling (which must include two Foundation of Practice courses).

Career outcomes

  • Graduates of the Graduate Diploma of Counselling will be eligible for level 1 registration with the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). Your skills will prepare you for positions within counselling, social work, human services, policing and criminal justice, education and health.

REQUIREMENTS

A bachelor’s degree from a recognised university.

IELTS (Academic only) – Overall minimum score of 6.5 and no individual band score of less than 6.0; TOEFL (internet based) – Overall minimum score of 90 and no individual skills score of less than 20; Pearson (PTE Academic) – Overall score of 58 and no individual Communicative Skills score of less than 58; Cambridge C1 Advanced C2 Proficiency – Overall minimum score of 185 with no less than 185 in each skill.

EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1          QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242          Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243          Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244          QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022

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University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.

1          QS Stars World University Rankings, 2024
2          Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 2024
3          Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 2024
4          QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022

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