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Graduate Diploma of Counselling
The Graduate Diploma of Counselling is the award given to students wishing to exit the masters program after completing a course load of eight units or 80 credit points. The course is designed to equip individuals whose profession demands a proportion of mental health counselling, but whose training was inadaquate.
About the Course
The Graduate Diploma of Counselling is the award given to students wishing to exit the masters program after completing a course load of eight units or 80 credit points. The course is designed to equip individuals whose profession demands a proportion of mental health counselling, but whose training was inadaquate.
- Face to face (on-campus) delivery
- Duration: 1 year full time or up to 2 years part time
- FEE-HELP available
- Austudy approved
It is most suitable for candidates who do not intend to seek professional recognition as a counsellor; that is to say, its audience is individuals whose work includes the use of counselling skills, such as:
- Pastors,
- Nurses,
- Teachers,
- Human Services Workers, and
- Social Workers.
Study Options
The School of Counselling offers a flexible structure allowing students to study full-time or part-time, and in the afternoons or evenings. Weekend intensives are also available to help fast-track your studies.
To view different timetables, click here.
Admission Requirements
Applicants for admission must:
- provide evidence of completion of an accredited undergraduate degree, and
- demonstrate their suitability for counsellor training by means of written rationale, a written set of goals, and participation in an interactive workshop designed to expolore interpersonal skills.
International Students: Candidates whose qualifying studies were completed in a language other than English will normally be required to demonstrate English proficiency equivalent to the overall minimum score of 7.0 in the IELTS Academic test. See the Counselling Course Information Booklet for more details.
Pathways
Wesley Institute invites graduates of St. Mark’s National Theological Centre holding both an Advanced Diploma AND a Graduate Diploma of Counselling
to apply for entry into Wesley Institute’s Graduate Diploma of
Counselling (with the possibility of later articulation into the
Institute’s Master of Counselling) .
- Combined, these St Mark’s awards meet the academic requirements for entry into the Graduate Diploma (subject to other normal admission requirements being met). Recognition of prior learning may be also granted, but any such applications will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis subject to applicants’ demonstrating competency either through a video sample of their work, a written exam, or both.
Location
The Graduate Diploma Award can be completed at Drummoyne or our Central Coast Campus in Narara.
To find out more download the School of Counselling Course Information Booklet.
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