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Course Information

Graduate Certificate in Counselling

Effective from 01-JAN-2021 : Code I93

ECU’s Graduate Certificate in Counselling has been developed to evolve with rapidly changing market trends in the counselling industry. This online degree, delivered in accelerated learning mode, provides students with a range of skills and knowledge that can be applied across work settings, client types and cultural groups. Students will be introduced to humanistic, behavioural and cognitive-behavioural therapies and ways of adapting these approaches for delivery across a range of face-to-face, over the phone, and online modalities. Reflecting the need for ethical diversity, the course supports students to appreciate the variety of human experience and the need to deliver flexible, meaningful and effective counselling practices in unique and far-reaching ways. Students can apply for the Masters of Counselling upon successful completion of this course.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. Communicate effectively to a professional audience.
2. Critically analyse and apply theoretical knowledge and skills-based practice in the discipline of counselling.
3. Engage in reflective practice to monitor professional functioning for ongoing development as a counsellor.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 6)

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

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
• Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Duration

• Students are only able to complete one unit at a time (over 6 weeks) due to the accelerated, online mode of delivery

Course Delivery

• Online: Part Time, Full Time

Non standard timetable requirements

Students undertake one unit at a time in the fully online, accelerated delivery mode (6 weeks)

Course Coordinator

Ms Maureen Mae Lin TAN

Course Structure