UndergraduatePsychology
Bachelor of Counselling
University of Divinity, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
About this program
The Bachelor of Counselling trains students to become both competent and wise counselling practitioners, grounded in virtues such as hope, courage and compassion, for work with young people, couples, families and diverse communities. Alongside clinical and ethical practice, students learn about the use of AI in mental health and basic business skills to prepare them for the profession. The course is delivered through Australian Lutheran College and is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association. This course is currently available to domestic students only.
The course takes 3 years of full-time study. Admission: Minimum academic requirement is an Australian secondary school qualification or equivalent.
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Course structure
- The award consists of 432 points (24 units) over 3 years. Year 1 (144 points) covers core units including Expressing Integrity Through Excellence in Academic and Professional Communication
- Self
- Profession and Society
- Introduction to Counselling
- Engaging Diversity
- Introduction to Psychology and Data Literacy for Clinicians. Year 2 (144 points) covers Human Development Personality and Identity
- Working with Children Adolescents and Older Adults
- Trauma-Informed Counselling
- Counselling Ethics the Law and Best-Practice
- and Self-Care and the Workplace (with 36 hours on-job training)
- plus 36 points of electives. Year 3 (144 points) covers Complex Clients (Neurodiversity, Addictions and Personality Disorders)
- Virtues-Based Counselling
- Emerging Technologies AI and the Business of Counselling
- a Capstone Project
- 36 points of supervised placement (150 hours including 20 hours counselling and 20 hours supervision) and 36 points of electives. Students may exit after Year 1 with the Diploma in Counselling or after Year 2 with the Advanced Diploma in Counselling
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Admissions
Minimum academic requirement is an Australian secondary school qualification or equivalent; probationary admission is available into the first (Diploma-level) year. Applicants must have regular access to a computer supporting video and standard software, and by the end of their eighth first-year unit must provide a national police check and a Working with Children check (both at the candidate's expense), with COVID-19 vaccination evidence potentially required for clinical placement depending on state legislation.
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