Graduate Diploma in Counselling
Graduate Diploma in Counselling
1. This course aims to equip students with advanced theoretical knowledge and practice-based counselling skills. Learning Outcomes: demonstrate advanced theoretical knowledge and skills-based practice in the discipline of counselling; 2. utilise contemporary research and evidence-based guidelines, together with a professional understanding of diverse client populations and the main approaches used,…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
1. This course aims to equip students with advanced theoretical knowledge and practice-based counselling skills. Learning Outcomes: demonstrate advanced theoretical knowledge and skills-based practice in the discipline of counselling;
2. utilise contemporary research and evidence-based guidelines, together with a professional understanding of diverse client populations and the main approaches used, in order to best meet their client’s needs;
3. apply principles of ethical practice to plan, implement, analyse and document ways of working with clients in complex situations, demonstrating respect for diversity;
4. conduct skills-based practice sessions in a competent, adaptable and professional manner, demonstrating well-developed judgement, in order to best meet the needs of clients and groups;
5. engage reflexively in analysis of the development of their professional practice, counselling and supervision skills and on the need for ongoing supervision and professional development; and
6. demonstrate the capacity to work inter-professionally and to communicate knowledge, skills and ideas to others.
Career outcomes
The world of mental health and wellbeing in Australia is rapidly changing, and future growth of the sector is very strong. With UNE’s Graduate Diploma in Counselling, your high skill level, practical experience, and adaptability open a diverse range of opportunities. Counselling professionals are in demand across many specialty fields in the public, private and non-profit sectors, including:
• relationship and family counselling
• child and adolescent counselling
• trauma and grief counselling
• drug and alcohol rehabilitation
• mental health counselling
• career and student counselling.
REQUIREMENTS
A candidate shall:
(a) hold an AQF Level 7 Bachelor qualification; or
(b) hold the 2021 onwards Bachelor of Psychological Science (Counselling major) from UNE; or
(c) hold the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice from UNE or the Graduate Diploma in Mental Health Practice from UNE; or
(d) hold an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma or AQF Level 9 Masters or AQF Level 10 Doctorate degree; or
(e) satisfy UNE by means of other relevant professional experience by submitting a Statement of Service from your employer/s and a resume outlining a minimum of three years’ full-time (or equivalent) relevant professional experience and training undertaken in the past 10 years.
Relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to: counselling, psychology, social work, nursing, teaching, human resources, life coaching, community services, children’s services, youth work, care for the aged, care for the disabled, residential client care, welfare studies, human welfare services, pastoral care and medicine.
An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5; or equivalent TOEFL score of at least 213 in the computer-based test; or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component; or a PTE Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of New England was originally formed in 1938 as the New England University College, a College of the University of Sydney. It became fully independent in 1954. The university is located on several sites in Armidale, NSW. All the programs are offered via the four faculties: Arts; Economics, Business and Law; Education, Health and Professional Studies; and The Sciences; these faculties incorporate 18 teaching schools. Research is offered in the areas of rural science, agricultural economics, geology, educational administration, linguistics, archaeology, etc.
