Postgraduate Diploma of Counselling

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Comments about Postgraduate Diploma of Counselling - On Campus - Robina - Queensland

• Objectives
  The focus of the program is on providing students with professional training and practical competencies in working with both child and adult clients. Students are trained to apply counselling as a hands-on system for assessing and treating client difficulties.
• Practical experience
  Work Experience and Internships Practicum is an integral part of this program and students will work within a selected counselling setting for a total of 200 hours.
• Entry requirements
  Completion of an approved undergraduate degree
• Academic title
  Postgraduate Diploma of Counselling
• Course description
  Professional Outcomes
  
  The Counselling programs are designed to train students for work as general or specialist counsellor and are fully accredited by the Australian Counselling Association.  Graduates of this program are also suitable for careers as mental health professionals such as social workers, guidance officers and welfare workers.  The program would also assist teachers who are interested in developing expertise in the area of counselling.
  
  Attendance
  
  International Students: Students must undertake four subjects per semester (equivalent to 40 credit points) to fulfil student visa requirements.
  
  Domestic Students: Most Students undertake four subjects per semester (equivalent to 40 credit points). You may, however, enrol in fewer subjects (equivalent to 30 credit points) and extend your degree over a longer period.
  
  Bond's Teaching methodology involves a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, examinations, projects, presentations, assignments, computer labs and industry projects.
  
  Program Structure
  Foundation (9)
  
      * COUN71-101 Counselling Skills and Theories
      * COUN71-102 Assessment and Diagnosis in Counselling
      * COUN71-103 Interventions in Counselling
      * COUN71-106 Functional Analytic Therapy in Counselling
      * COUN71-107 Applications of Counselling
      * COUN71-108 Professional Practice in Counselling
      * COUN71-114 Clinical Specialty Seminar in Counselling
      * COUN71-700 Supervised Practice in Counselling
      * BVMT71-322 Theory & Practice of Changing Human Behaviour
  
  Subjects to be completed in the following order:
  January Intake
  
  In the first semesters students must complete the following subjects:
  
      * BVMT71-322 Theory & Practice of Changing Human Behaviour
      * COUN71-101 Counselling Skills and Theories
      * COUN71-102 Assessment and Diagnosis in Counselling
  
  In the second semester students must complete the following subjects:
  
      * COUN71-103 Interventions in Counselling
      * COUN71-106 Functional Analytic Therapy in Counselling
      * COUN71-114 Clinical Specialty Seminar in Counselling
  
  In the third semester students must complete the following subjects:
  
      * COUN71-107 Applications of Counselling
      * COUN71-700 Supervised Practice in Counselling
      * COUN71-108 Professional Practice in Counselling
  
  September Intake
  
  In the first semesters students must complete the following subjects:
  
      * COUN71-101 Counselling Skills and Theories
      * COUN71-107 Applications of Counselling
      * COUN71-108 Professional Practice in Counselling
  
  In the second semester students must complete the following subjects:
  
      * BVMT71-322 Theory & Practice of Changing Human Behaviour
      * COUN71-102 Assessment and Diagnosis in Counselling
      * COUN71-114 Clinical Specialty Seminar in Counselling
  
  In the third semester students must complete the following subjects:
  
      * COUN71-103 Interventions in Counselling
      * COUN71-106 Functional Analytic Therapy in Counselling
      * COUN71-700 Supervised Practice in Counselling
  
  

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