Start your pathway to a rewarding and worthwhile career as a counsellor, in only 12 months.
Final places available in our nationally accredited qualification: Diploma of Counselling.
Our Diploma of Counselling (CHC51015) provides deep insight into why individuals think and behave as they do. Counsellors help empower clients to find healing, resilience and support.
Graduates are well prepared to pursue a career in counselling or add these skills into everyday interactions in any career path. Whether you are seeking a rewarding profession as a counsellor or to add counselling skills to your work in another core profession, our Diploma offers exceptional training across varied topics:
- Counselling fundamentals
- Work legally and ethically
- Work with diverse people
- Developing safe and collaborative relationships
- Provide loss and grief support
- Identify and respond to safety issues
- Recognise and respond to crisis situations
- Select and use counselling therapies
- Support counselling clients in decision making processes
- Reflect on and improve own professional practice
A Diploma is the perfect first step to becoming a fully qualified Counsellor. This qualification is also an excellent enhancement to any career, especially; teachers, corrective services officers, nurses and other hospital staff, ministers of religion, parents, caregivers or foster carers, anyone working in crisis services or supporting those in distress. This course can enhance your life and profession.
Areas of specialisation as a Counsellor
A Counsellor may choose to focus on a variety of areas:
- Relationship counselling
- Stress management
- Career coaching or counselling
- Grief and loss counselling
- Crisis and trauma counselling
- Conflict resolution
- Drug and alcohol counselling
- Counselling children and young people
Diploma of Counselling (CHC51015)
Are you curious about why we think and behave as we do? Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you want to make a difference?
Our Diploma of Counselling is your path to a rewarding and worthwhile career as a counsellor.
Get in touch today. Book a call with our Training and Education Advisor, when it suits you.
Learning Outcomes
This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to work as a professional counsellor. You will be able to:
- establish and maintain positive relationships with clients from all backgrounds
- apply a range of proven therapy techniques to assist individuals and groups on matters related to personal and psychological wellbeing
- apply the principles of structured, impartial, non-judgemental, respectful counselling
- recognise and respond appropriately to crisis situations, and to evidence of family violence, parenting stress, mental health issues and child harm
- confidently and respectfully refer clients to other services when necessary
- understand the legal and ethical requirements and professional practise
- work effectively within a case management framework.
- Graduates may be eligible to undertake further qualifications at advanced diploma or graduate diploma level.
At the Institute, we understand the needs of learners from diverse backgrounds. We know how to support individuals in an engaging learning environment and best tailor education to different styles of learning.
Employment Opportunities
Graduates will be qualified to work in counsellor, case manager, support and liaison roles in community, education, healthcare, government and private sector organisations.
Students may be eligible for student membership of PACFA (Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia). See PACFA website for further details.
The Federal Government estimates that the demand for workers with counselling qualifications will be very strong over the next 5 years. See joboutlook.gov.au
Diploma of Counselling (CHC51015)
Are you curious about why we think and behave as we do? Do you have a passion for helping people? Do you want to make a difference?
Our Diploma of Counselling is your path to a rewarding and worthwhile career as a counsellor.
Get in touch today. Book a call with our Training and Education Advisor, when it suits you.
Learn more and enrol here.
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