Diploma of Counselling
Provider:
Course Code:
CHC51015
CRICOS Code:
095788F
Qualification Level:
Diploma
Course Area:
Health and Medicine, Society and Culture
Duration:
78-Week
Study Mode:
Full Time
Location:
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Course Fees:
AUD 16,650 Per Course
Delivery Mode:
On Campus, Blended Delivery
Target:
International
Intake:
January, April, July, October
Course Overview
If you are planning to start the journey to having a career in counselling, are looking to improve your current career or want to further your own personal development, our framework ensures you will be getting the most out your studies.
As part of our counselling course you will become familiar with evidence-based counselling models, strategies and therapies as well as various communication techniques such as micro-counselling and interviewing skills drawing on varied therapies to assist clients.
Some of the concepts you will encounter include:
- Nature and nurture
- Behaviourism
- Cognitivism
- Constructivism
- Lifespan development theories
- Freudian concepts
- Piaget’s stages of cognitive development
- Erikson’s psychosocial stages
- Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
- Bowlby’s attachment theory
After receiving plenty of face-to-face training and role plays to make sure you feel ready and confident to take the next step, you will be able to apply what you have learned in our simulated Clinical Practice module allowing you to use your newly acquired skills with real or simulated clients.
Course Structure
The Diploma of Counselling is made up of the following 17 units of competencies, which are made up of 13 core and 4 elective units:
- CHCCCS019 Recognise and respond to crisis situations
- CHCCSL001 Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
- CHCCSL002 Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills
- CHCCSL003 Facilitate the counselling relationship and process
- CHCCSL004 Research and apply personality and development theories
- CHCCSL005 Apply learning theories in counselling
- CHCCSL006 Select and use counselling therapies
- CHCCSL007 Support counselling clients in decision making processes
- CHCCSM005 Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management
- CHCDIV001 Work with diverse people
- CHCDIV002 Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- CHCLEG001 Work legally and ethically
- CHCPRP003 Reflect on and improve own professional practice
- CHCMHS013 Implement trauma-informed care
- CHCMHS011 Assess and promote social, emotional and physical wellbeing
- CHCDEV001 Confirm client developmental status
- CHCCCS004 Assess co-existing needs
Entry Requirement
| Admission Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Academic Entry Requirements | Provide evidence of completing at least the equivalent of Australian Year 12, |
| Minimum Age to Apply | Be at least 18 years of age. |
| Language Requirement | |
|---|---|
| IELTS Score (Minimum) | ALG requires an English proficiency level of IELTS 6.0 (or equivalent), with no individual band under 5.5. |
| English Language Requirements | A prospective student does not need to provide evidence of an English test score with their application if one of the following applies:
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Pathway
- Counsellor and Case Manager
Career Opportunities
The potential employment outcomes for this course are:
- Therapeutic Case Worker/Manager
- Counselling Support Worker
- Group Facilitator
- Coach/Mentor
- Family Support Worker
- Pastoral Support Worker/Carer
- Education/Psychosocial Support
- Prevention and Early Intervention Worker