Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Foundations of Practice)

• UniSQ's Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Foundations of Practice) is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge and contextual understanding of counselling practice.
• During this degree you will study counselling frameworks, professional practice and ethics, and counselling assessment and interventions.
• The knowledge you acquire will be transferable between nursing, psychology, teaching, welfare, human services or allied health practices.
• While study is mainly online, you will be required to attend mandatory residential schools at UniSQ Ipswich campus associated with four designated courses to meet the required number of hours of face-to-face instruction and ensure you have the best possible skills preparation.

A UniSQ Graduate Diploma of Counselling enables you to apply for membership with the Australian Counselling Association. However, if you wish to gain professional accreditation and practice as a counsellor we recommend you go on to study the Master of Counselling. You may be eligible to transfer to the Master of Counselling once you have completed 50 percent of the Graduate Diploma of Counselling (which must include two Foundation of Practice courses).

• As a graduate, your counselling and case management skills will provide you with the opportunity to work in a professional nursing, psychology, teaching, welfare, human services or allied health practices.

To complete this degree students must complete 8 units.

*Four of the core courses have a mandatory 4-day residential school at UniSQ Ipswich and mandatory online tutorials.

Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for an example of courses to be studied and recommended enrolment patterns.

This degree has a mandatory attendance requirement for some of the residential school courses. All students will have the opportunity to come on-campus for residential schools, where you will attend face-to-face lectures and tutorials to gain practical experience, use facilities and specialist equipment, and meet staff and other students.

• Addiction
• Child, Youth & Family Therapy
• Mental Health Counselling
• Trauma Focused Practice

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