Graduate Certificate of Counselling (Monash University)
Course Information
Description
Contemporary human needs include mental health care and wellbeing. This programme addresses these growing needs by equipping you as a professional, and allowing you to explore, identify and examine intervention strategies to assist those who are at risk.
Designed by experienced educators with substantial experience working as professional counsellors and psychologists, this programme will provide you with knowledge of theories, concepts, principles, issues, and contexts relevant to working as a counsellor, as well as preparatory skills.
In this programme, you will focus on the following areas:
- Lifespan development and counselling approaches relevant to issues experienced throughout the lifespan
- Theory and counselling practice that leads to positive change, effective coping, and mental/emotional well-being
- Principles, guidelines, and issues in conducting counselling in an ethically appropriate manner
- Foundational interviewing and counselling skills as an interpersonal process, and the application of these to diverse contexts.
For those already with an established career, the programme will provide complementary knowledge and understanding of human behaviour which may be applied to enable a positive, supportive and safe workplace environment.
Graduation & Degree Awarded
Students who successfully complete and pass the modules stipulated in the programme structure will be awarded the Graduate Certificate of Counselling from Monash University, Australia.
The Degree will be the same as that awarded to the on-campus graduates in Australia.
Entry Requirements
Applicants must have successfully completed a recognised Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent qualification with a 60% average.
English Language Requirement
- IELTS 7.0 (no band below 7.0) or equivalent
- Applicants are required to meet the University’s English language requirement. Visit course webpage for more information.
International Requirements:
- See course webpage for more information
Career Opportunities
Information not available
Modules
Core Units
This programme comprises 24-credit points structured into 4 units over 6 months.
You must complete the following 4 units:
- EDF5000 Lifespan development and counselling
- EDF5001 Counselling for change and transition
- EDF5002 Introduction to ethics and professional issues in counselling
- EDF5003 Foundations in counselling: Evidence-based practice
Delivery
Each term is a 3-month period covering 2 units of study. Each unit consists of 20 contact hours and will be conducted on week 4 or week 5 of the term, from Thursday till Sunday, after office hours in the evenings and/or over the weekends/public holidays.
Assessment & Exams
100% course work