160 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Graduate Certificate in Counselling
(Exit qualification only)
GradCertCouns
40 cp
Minimum duration: 6 months full-time or equivalent part-time
Graduate Diploma in Clinical Counselling
GradDipClinCouns
80 cp
Minimum duration: 2 years 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.
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites:
To qualify for the degree, a student must complete 160 cp from the Schedule of Unit Offerings, consisting of:
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.
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Prerequisite (Pre), co-requisite (Co) and incompatible (Inc) units are indicated in parentheses where applicable.
Unit Code | Credit Points | Unit Name |
---|---|---|
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 | Lifespan Issues in Counselling |
COUN630 | 10 |
Group Processes 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) |
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) |
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/895147
Page last updated: 2017-06-28
Short url: https://handbook.acu.edu.au/895147