Counselling Studies
Dr Sally Hunter
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Our Counselling Courses
Our postgraduate counselling courses have been very popular with students. These are nested awards that offer students maximum flexibility in terms of entry and exit pathways.
- Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Practice – Commonwealth Assisted Places available.
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 – Commonwealth Assisted Places available.
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
This is an advanced professional counselling qualification. ACA accredited. - Master of Clinical Counselling FEE HELP available
This is an advanced professional counselling qualification with a practicial placement. - Master of Philospohy (Counselling)
We also offer 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 studies 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
HSCS256 Aboriginal Loss and Grief Counselling
HSCS261 Aboriginal Child and Adolesant Counselling
HSCS262 Aboriginal Recovery: Counselling for Addictions
HSCS313 Counselling for Health Professionals
HSCS374 Counselling in Loss and Grief
HSCS372 Child and Adolescent Development and Counselling
For further information about individual counselling units, go to coursesandunits.
Careers
There are increasing opportunites for counsellors working in the non-government sector. 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
- Rehabilitation counselling
- Life skills counselling including financial counselling
- Telephone counselling centres, e.g. Lifeline
- Church based counselling organisations
- Private practice
- Ministry and pastoral care
- 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 Jane Clark Lecturer in Counselling and Course Co-ordinator for Counselling
Mr Shane Merritt Lecturer in Counselling