Graduate Diploma of Counselling and Psychotherapy

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00279B

This course is designed for professionals who wish to acquire counselling skills for use in their work as health professionals, social workers, personnel officers, pastors, human service workers, psychologists or counsellors. The course provides training in counselling skills and theory, and prepares graduates to develop a counselling role in the setting in which they work.

Structure

Total Credit Points 120

Subjects

• COU6113 Principles of Psychodynamic Practice
• COU6121 Psychodynamic Theories of Counselling
• COU5303 Couples and Family Therapy
• COU6305 Individual Psychotherapy Practice 1
• COU6324 Individual Psychotherapy Practice 2
• COU5210 Personal Issues in Counselling
• COU6114 Object Relations and Attachment Theory
• COU6403 Psychodynamic Theories of Couples and Family Therapy

Standard entry requirements

• Bachelor degree or
• Equivalent prior learning including at least five years relevant professional experience.

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