Course

Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Approved Abbreviation: GradDipCouns

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Western Sydney University Course Code: 1647.3

THIS COURSE WILL NOT BE OFFERED IN 2011.

Students enrolled in previous versions should discuss their course progression with their Course Advisor. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2010.

Commencement Year 2009 - 1647.2 Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Commencement Year 2008 - 1647.1 Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Counselling is a cross-disciplinary pathway into a career in helping human beings in distress. In counselling, clients learn self-knowledge and become able to change through a dedicated helping relationship, in which high levels of skill, sensitivity, self-knowledge and ethical conduct are required of the helper. In contrast to some of the longer-established helping professions, counselling, as taught in this program, places greater emphasis on the creation of a therapeutic environment for the client than on specific techniques or the application of particular theoretical models. This program is aimed specifically at graduates in any discipline who can demonstrate the personal qualities required for this demanding profession.

Study Mode
Two years part-time.

Accreditation
The Counselling and Psychotherapy Federation of Australia provides guidelines for clinical training standards, which were revised and strengthened in 2012, and the Graduate Diploma in Counselling at Western Sydney University is consistent with these new guidelines. Our program will be submitted to the PACFA Training Committee for accreditation in late 2013.

Admission

Applicants must have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline

AND

Perform satisfactorily at a personal interview on campus to demonstrate their suitability for the program.

Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

http://www.uac.edu.au

International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.

http://www.uws.edu.au/international

Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof can be found on the Universities Admissions Centre website (UAC).

Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.

Course Structure

Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 80 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequence below.

Recommended sequence

Part-time

Year 1

First session

101506

Counselling 1

Second session

101507

Counselling 2

Year 2

First session

101508

Clinical Studies

Second session

101509

Further Clinical Studies