Graduate Diploma in Counselling
Western Sydney University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00917K
Counselling is a cross-disciplinary pathway into a career in helping human beings in distress. In counselling, clients learn self-knowledge and become able to change through a dedicated helping relationship, in which high levels of skill, sensitivity, self-knowledge and ethical conduct are required of the helper. In contrast to some of the longer-established helping professions, counselling, as taught in this program, places greater emphasis on the creation of a therapeutic environment for the client than on specific techniques or the application of particular theoretical models. This program is aimed specifically at graduates in any discipline who can demonstrate the personal qualities required for this demanding profession.
Structure
80 credit points
Subjects
- Foundations of Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice
- Clinical Studies in Psychotherapy and Counselling.
Standard entry requirements
- Undergraduate degree
- CV
- Letter of application
- Group interview to demonstrate suitability for the program
Recognition
This course is accredited with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Entry | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Parramatta | Domestic: $45,120 | No |
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Further information
Invitations to the interview process will be selective, based on CV and letter, and interviewees will be ranked, as numbers admitted to the program are limited.
