Master of Clinical Counselling
MClinCouns
160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Graduate Certificate in Counselling
(Exit qualification only)
GradCertCouns40 cp
Minimum duration: 6 months full-time or equivalent part-time
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Counselling
GradDipClinCouns80 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years part-time
Course available at:
Brisbane Queensland
Melbourne Victoria
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 completed the following prerequisites:
-
- Bachelor degree; or
- Graduate Diploma in Counselling or equivalent;
and
- a satisfactory interview demonstrating suitability to undertake the course.
2. Completion Requirements
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
- 110 cp from Core Units;
- 30 cp from Practicum Preparation and Practicum Units;
- 20 cp from Elective Units.
3. Exit Points
A student who has completed the requirements prescribed for the Graduate Certificate in Counselling or for the Graduate Diploma in Clinical Counselling may exit from the course with that award.
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 Points | Unit Name |
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COUN601 | 10 | Counselling Theories and Techniques |
COUN616 | 10 | Relationship and Family Counselling (Pre COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques; COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN620 | 10 | Grief and Loss: Issues and Approaches (Pre COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques; COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN626 | 10 | Counselling Practice Skills |
COUN627 | 10 | Life Span Issues in Counselling |
COUN630 | 10 | Group Processing in Counselling (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN631 | 10 | Ethics and Professional Practice |
COUN636 | 10 | Contemporary Approaches in Counselling (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN637 | 10 | Research in Counselling and Psychotherapy |
COUN662 | 10 | Mental Health Assessment and Case Formulation (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques, and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN663 | 10 | Cross-Cultural Counselling (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
Practicum Units
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
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 ) |
COUN635 | 10 | Practicum II (Pre COUN623) |
Electives
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
COUN617 | 10 | Trauma Counselling (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
COUN619 | 10 | Counselling Special Study |
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) |
COUN666 | 10 | Counselling in the Context of Addiction (Pre: COUN601 Counselling Theories and Techniques and COUN626 Counselling Practice Skills) |
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643686
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/643686