Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Child, Youth and Family Therapy)
Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Child, Youth and Family Therapy)
Overview Do you want to specialise in relationship, child, youth and family counselling? With UniSQ’s Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Child, Youth and Family Therapy) you will gain knowledge and expertise to assist couples and families. Learn to assess a couple’s or family’s needs, and to provide an appropriate intervention and…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
- Do you want to specialise in relationship, child, youth and family counselling? With UniSQ’s Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Child, Youth and Family Therapy) you will gain knowledge and expertise to assist couples and families.
- Learn to assess a couple’s or family’s needs, and to provide an appropriate intervention and articulate strategies of engagement.
- Examine the specific methods of engagement and intervention with child and youth clients, including developmental considerations for intervention and child abuse prevention.
- While the study is mainly online, you will be required to attend mandatory residential schools at UniSQ Ipswich campus associated with four designated courses to meet the required number of hours of face-to-face instruction and ensure you have the best possible skills preparation.
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
As a graduate, you will be equipped to specialise in counselling, case management, wellbeing and youth work skills within a child, youth and family therapy career.
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
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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