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Counselling Studies

Study Counselling at UNE

Dr Sally Hunter - Course Coordinator

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New Counselling Courses in 2010

We are pleased to announce three new postgraduate counselling courses that will be available from 2010. These are nested awards that offer students maximum flexibility in terms of entry and exit pathways.

  • Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice – FEE HELP available. http://une.edu.au/courses/2009/courses/list 
    This is an interdisciplinary distance education course for counsellors, nurses, social workers and other health practitioners with no previous counselling experience. You may exit with this qualification, or continue on to:
  • Graduate Diploma in Counselling for Health and Social Care – FEE HELP available. http://une.edu.au/courses/2009/courses/list

    This is a course designed for people wanting a professional qualification in counselling. You are expected to be seeing clients and able to record counselling sessions. You may exit with this qualification, or continue on to:
  • Master of Counselling (72 credit point) – FEE HELP available http://une.edu.au/courses/2009/courses/list

    This is an advanced professional counselling qualification.

We also offer Master (Hons) in Counselling and PhD research degrees. For more information: http://une.edu.au/research-services/higherdegree/

If you don’t already have a degree, you may qualify for entry into the undergraduate Bachelor of Health Ageing and Community Service (BHACS) which has a counselling stream.

Why study Counselling at UNE?

Our counselling awards offer:
  • the convenience of distance education combined with intensive residential schools held in Armidale;
  • the opportunity for you to study while continuing to work;
  • the opportunity to develop professional networks with other students; and
  • flexible pathways with entry and exit points.

Elective Units

A growing number of students are choosing our counselling units as electives. If you enrolled in another degree at UNE, ask if you can enrol in some of the units below as part of your award.
  • HSCS240 Aboriginal Family Violence: Issues and Recovery (Semester 1)
  • HSCS262 Aboriginal Drug and Alcohol Abuse Counselling (Semester 2)
  • HSMH421 Foundational Counselling and Assessment Skills (Semester 1 or 2)
  • HSMH422 Introduction to Mental Health Care (Semester 1 or 2)
  • HSMH423 Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health (Semester 1 or 2)
  • HSMH424 Mental Health Promotion, Prevention, Intervention (Semester 1 or 2)
  • HSCS478 Working with Trauma (Semester 1)*
  • HSCS474 Counselling in Loss and Grief (Semester 1)*
  • HSCS472 Child and Adolescent Development and Counselling (Semester 2)*

HSMH421, 422, 423, 424 together comprise the Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice which are only available to study at the postgraduate level. You would be advised to have completed HSCS313 before attempting the asterisked units. 

For further information about individual counselling units, go to coursesandunits.

Careers

Our graduates are employed in a range of professional settings, including:
  • Relationships centres and counselling agencies
  • School counselling in non-government schools
  • Family Relationship Centres
  • Telephone counselling centres, e.g. Lifeline
  • Church based counselling organisations
  • Private practice
  • Community Health Centres
  • Christian Ministry
  • Youth work
In addition, a knowledge of basic counselling skills and theory is an asset in a range of professional contexts, including teaching, nursing, general medical practice, social work, pharmacy, and complementary and allied health.

Research

The following are some of the areas in which counselling staff and postgraduate students have engaged:
  • Child maltreatment and trauma
  • Resilience
  • Mental health and the impact of mental illness
  • Grief and loss issues in relation to working as a therapist
  • The impact of suicide on family survivors and therapists
  • Social and cultural aspects of Indigenous identity
  • Cultural and diversity issues in counselling
  • Counsellor development and education
  • Vicarious traumatisation

Contacts

Please contact us to discuss your needs and interests.

Dr Sally Hunter Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Counselling Course Co-ordinator
Dr Myfanwy Maple Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Work Course Co-ordinator
or
email counselling@une.edu.au

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