Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling - CHC81015
Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors Pty Ltd
Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 04095M
This qualification reflects the role of individuals who work as family and/or couples relationship counsellors. They may work independently or in organisations, providing counselling interventions, (rather than counselling support) for families and/or couples experiencing relationship issues of a complex nature. Counselling contexts may include pre- or post- separation and divorce or where the client has involvement with the Family Law system. Counsellors at this level are making high level, independent, complex judgements in highly specialised contexts. To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed 50 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency. No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this qualification at the time of publication.
Structure
- 11 units: 5 core
- 6 elective
Subjects
- Work effectively with young people and their families
- Manage work health and safety
- Promote accountability and assist users of domestic and family violence to accept responsibility
- Provide case management supervision
- Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
- Work with users of violence to effect change
- Provide support to children affected by domestic and family violence
- Work effectively in social and emotional wellbeing
- Operate in a family law environment
- Work within a child inclusive framework
- Manage domestic and family violence screening and risk assessment processes
- Respond to loss, grief and trauma
- Establish and maintain the safety of people who have experienced domestic and family violence
- Provide services for young people appropriate to their needs and circumstances
- Develop a healing framework for social and emotional wellbeing work
- Provide grief and loss counselling
- Counsel clients affected by domestic and family violence
- Make safety plans with people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence
- Initiate and lead applied research
- Plan and implement a coaching strategy
- Establish change promoting relationship with users of domestic and family violence
- Provide domestic and family violence support in non-English speaking background communities
- Assist clients to develop parenting arrangements
- Develop and implement policy
- Provide leadership across the organisation
- Work with involuntary and mandated clients
- Lead personal and strategic transformation
- Increase the safety of individuals at risk of suicide
- Plan and provide group counselling
- Provide relationship counselling
- Work within a clinical supervision framework
- Implement participation and engagement strategies
- Facilitate the family counselling process
- Develop approaches to include cultural and human diversity
- Provide domestic and family violence support in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
- Manage responses to domestic and family violence in family work
- Provide counselling to children and young people
- Work with a child-focused approach
- Provide programs for people who have been subjected to domestic and family violence
Standard entry requirements
Entry to this qualification is open to individuals who:\u2022\thold an undergraduate degree or higher qualification in Counselling, Psychology, Social Work, Social Science or equivalentor\u2022\thold a Diploma of Counselling from the CHC Community Services Training Package or equivalentor\u2022\tcan provide documented evidence of previous experience in a family counselling environment in a job role involving the self-directed application of knowledge with substantial depth in some areas, the exercise of independent judgement and decision making, and a range of technical and other skills.
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Mid year intake | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | International: $7,110 | No | |
| Brisbane - Carina | International: $7,110 | No | |
| Gold Coast and Norther Rivers | International: $7,110 | No | |
| Melbourne | International: $7,110 | No |
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| Perth | International: $7,110 | No | |
| Sunshine Coast | International: $7,110 | No | |
| Sydney | International: $7,110 | No |
Further information
To achieve this qualification, the candidate must have completed 50 hours of work as detailed in the Assessment Requirements of units of competency.
