Graduate Certificate
This course is ideal if you would like to enhance your skills in dealing professionally with families - in education, nursing, welfare, family support, child protection, disability, drugs and alcohol, residential care and mental health. You'll be encouraged to relate theory and practice to your own work settings.
We offer a basic grounding in family therapy theory as well as experiential work in small groups. Graduates may be eligible to progress to the Graduate Diploma in Family Therapy level within the Master of Clinical Family Therapy.
This course is delivered in partnership with The Bouverie Centre in Brunswick. For more information please contact the Bouverie Centre T: +61 3 8481 4800 E: Bouverie.academic@latrobe.edu.au or see the Handbook link below.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 - Graduate Certificate.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy, students must complete a total of 60 credit points across 1 year.
Year 1 requires the completion of 60 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 FAMILY THERAPY: WORKER SELF ANALYSIS AND INTEGRATION FTH4TSI 1 15 FAMILY WORK INTERVENTIONS FTH4FWI 1 15 FAMILY WORK SKILLS FTH4FWS 1 15 SYSTEMIC PRACTICE IN FAMILY THERAPY: CONCEPTS AND ISSUES FTH4PCI 1 15The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
To view other campus handbook course details, please select relevant campus in the drop down.
Graduates may find work in the public and private sectors as a family therapist, counsellor, teacher and supervisor in family therapy.
Professional recognitionThe Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy is accredited by the Australian Association of Family Therapy (AAFT).
Graduates of the Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy may apply for General membership with the AAFT. Membership may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree. Please contact the relevant professional body for details. See https://www.aaft.asn.au/