Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling

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.

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.

Entry requirements

Completion of an approved undergraduate degree

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.

Attendance

Most students undertake three subjects per semester (equivalent to 30 credit points). You may, however, enrol in fewer subjects 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.

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