GradDipCouns (Child&Adolescent)
80 cp
Minimum duration:2 years part-time.
Graduate Certificate in Counselling (Exit qualification only)
GradCertCouns
40 cp
Minimum duration: 1 year part-time.
Course available at:Sydney (Strathfield), NSW
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 Requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission Rules.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have satisfied the following prerequisites:
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- a Bachelor degree; or
- Graduate Certificate in Counselling; or
- Advanced Diploma in an area relevant to welfare or community services and a minimum of two years’ relevant work experience and at least two professional references;
and
- a satisfactory interview demonstrating suitability to undertake the course.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the Graduate Diploma, a student must complete:
- 60 cp from Core Units; and
- 20 cp from Practicum Preparation and Practicum Units.
3. Exit point
A student who has completed 40 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings may exit with the Graduate Certificate in Counselling.
Schedule of Unit Offerings
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Core Units
Unit Code | Credit Point | Unit Title |
COUN601 | 10 | Counselling Theories and Techniques |
COUN616 | 10 | Relationship and Family Counselling (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN626 | 10 | Counselling Practice Skills |
COUN631 | 10 | Ethics and Professional Practice |
COUN664 | 10 | Attachment and Early Development (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques, and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN665 | 10 | Counselling Children and Adolescents (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques, and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
Practicum Preparation and Practicum Units
Unit Code | Credit Point | Unit Title |
COUN661 | 10 | Practicum Preparation (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques, and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN623 | 10 | Practicum 1 (Pre: 60 cp of units from Schedule of Offerings including COUN661 Practicum Preparation) |
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2017-06-29
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