Graduate Diploma of Counselling

Course Details

The Graduate Diploma of Counselling is ideal for anyone in a helping, allied health, educational, ministry, and/or community support and welfare profession who desires to integrate counselling skills and mental health knowledge into their current vocation. Students are exposed to contemporary theory, research, and clinical practice, equipping them to confidently provide quality relational care and support to those encountering life difficulties in an empathic, ethical and therapeutic manner. The course is designed for those in a helping, allied health, educational, ministry, church and mission field, and/or community support and welfare professions who desire to integrate counselling skills and mental health knowledge into their current vocation/employment role.

Qualification: Graduate Diploma

Course structure: Nested within the Master of Counselling program, Graduate Diploma comprises of 8 units of study, totally 48 credit points. It includes the following units: Counselling Practice I, II and III; Counselling Theories and Models, Development and Diversity, Ethical Issues and Practice, Mental Health Issues in Adulthood, and Relational Dynamics. It is offered as a one-year full-time course over one academic year or as a two-year part-time course.

The School of Counselling does not consider completion of the Graduate Diploma of Counselling as adequate preparation for a career as a professional counsellor.