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Graduate Diploma in Counselling (Child & Adolescent)
GradDipCouns (Child&Adolescent)
80 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years part-time.
Course available at: Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
Graduate Certificate in Counselling (Child & Adolescent) (Exit qualification only)
GradCertCouns
40 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year part-time.
EFTSL value of units: All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.
1. Admission Requirements1
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have satisfied the following prerequisites –
- a Bachelor with substantial foundational studies in a related field2; and
- relevant work experience.
2. Requirements for Completion of the Graduate Diploma
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, a student must complete 80 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings.
- 60 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings; and
- Two Supervised Practicum units
3. Exit point
A student who has completed the following requirements may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Counselling (Child and Adolescent)-
- 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings;
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
| Unit Code | Credit Point | Unit Title |
| COUN650 | 10 | Attachment Organisation and Adaptation |
| COUN651 | 10 | Emotional Development and Disturbance |
| COUN652 | 10 | The Child and Adolescent in the Family System (Pre: COUN650 Attachment Organisation and Adaptation or COUN651 Emotional Development and Disturbance) |
| COUN654 | 10 | Counselling Children (Pre: 30 cp of 600-level COUN units) |
| COUN655 | 10 | Counselling Adolescents (Pre: 30 cp of 600-level COUN units) |
| COUN656 | 10 | Therapeutic Play |
Supervised Practicum unit
| Unit Code | Credit Point | Unit Title |
| COUN653 | 10 | Supervised Practicum A (Co-req: COUN652 The Child and Adolescent in the Family System) |
| COUN657 | 10 | Supervised Practicum B (Pre: COUN653 Supervised Practicum A) |
1 A student must also comply with the Admission Rules.
2 For example counselling, psychology, social or behavioural science, social work, education or nursing.
