Graduate Diploma of Emotionally Focused Therapy
Institute for Emotionally Focused Therapy
Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS:
The aim of this course is to provide study in counselling and therapy using the Emotionally Focused approach. The Graduate Diploma in Emotionally Focused Therapy will provide practitioners with a comprehensive understanding of emotional experience and the means to work verbally and creatively. The central theme of this program is working with all aspects of emotional experience: the interpersonal reactions and the intrapersonal or self-experience. The program will focus on subjects that allow a practitioner to assess emotional patterns in the present, develop links to past experiences and patterns, examine childhood material, and work with the Adult-Inner Child relationship. In addition, the therapeutic relationship will be explored in order to develop therapeutic ways of 'being with' the client in a respectful, caring and real way while acknowledging and working with the symbolic aspects of the relationship.
Designed for
Counsellors and therapists
Structure
- Students must complete 250 clinical sessions of individual or couple work in their work environment. Students are required to complete a number of compulsory subjects and a minimum of 4 elective workshops or courses, to the value of 42 points. Subjects include: Emotion Focused work, Working with Experience, Experiencing Emotion, Focusing, Emotional Signature, Adult-Child Polarity, Clinical Day 1, Clinical Day 2
- Couple assessment
- Couple talk
- Individual and Advanced Therapy.
Subjects
- Emotionally focused therapy
Standard entry requirements
- Relevant bachelor degree
- Professional association
- 2 years of experience
- 250 clinical hours
Recognition
TEQSA
Study pathways
Students can exit after one year with the Graduate Certificate in Emotionally Focused Counselling.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Annandale | Domestic: $8,195 International: $8,195 | No |
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Further information
Students are required to complete a minimum of 20-30 hours of supervision with an approved supervisor. Supervision can be completed using an individual or group format. 10 hours must be with a trainer. Students may apply to use work supervision only if the supervisor is approved by the Institute. Full details of procedures for supervisor approval and final completion documents are available. Students will be required to submit 2 pieces of work; an article, and a case-study accompanied by a video/audio tape of clinical work, within 18 months of completing all subject modules for the award of Graduate Diploma.
