Postgraduate Diploma of Counselling

Duration: 1 Year Full-Time; Flexible Part-Time Available

Description

The Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling focuses on providing students with professional training and practical competencies in working with child and adult clients. Through intensive practical workshops as well as theoretical training, students are taught to apply counselling as a hands-on system for assessing and treating client difficulties.

Work Experience & Internships

Practica are an integral part of this program. Students work in a counselling setting for a total of 200 hours.

Professional Recognition

This program is accredited with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia.

In accordance with PACFA Training Standards, students who are seeking membership of a PACFA member association, will be required to complete a combination of study and additional supervised practice hours, to meet the minimum duration of 2 years.

Professional Outcomes

The Counselling programs at Bond University are designed to train students for work as general or specialist counsellors. Graduates of this program are also suitable for careers as mental health professionals. This program also assists teachers who are interested in developing expertise in the area of counselling.

Popular Double Degrees

Students who wish to combine studies in counselling and behaviour management can undertake the Double Postgraduate Diploma in Behaviour Management and Counselling.

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