The Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling is a cross-disciplinary pathway into a career in helping people in distress.
In counselling and psychotherapy, clients gain self-understanding, expand interpersonal capacities and become more able to change through a dedicated helping relationship.
This course focuses on the process of creating of a therapeutic environment for clients and on cultivating the high levels of skill, sensitivity, self-knowledge and ethical conduct required of the counselling and psychotherapy professional.
Theories and approaches are taught and critically examined in the light of their contribution to a contemporary relational understanding and practice of counselling and psychotherapy.
A research component introduces students to the systematic study of the counselling experience from a variety of methodological perspectives.
This course is open to graduates in any discipline who can demonstrate the personal and reflective qualities required for this demanding profession.Accreditation
This course is accredited with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA).
Qualification for this award requires the successful completion of 160 credit points which include the units listed below.
Recommended sequence
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102353
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Foundations of Psychotherapy and Counselling 1
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102357
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Ethics and Diversity in Research and Therapy
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102370
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Integrated Practice 1: Self and Story
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102358
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Practising Research and Researching Practice
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102355
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Foundations of Psychotherapy and Counselling 2
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102364
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Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice
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102371
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Integrated Practices 2: Affliction and Recovery
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102365
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Clinical Studies in Psychotherapy and Counselling
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102372
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Integrated Practices 3: Emotions, Embodiment and Connection
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102366
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Further Clinical Studies in Psychotherapy and Counselling
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102627
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Integrated Practices 4: Self and Relationships
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