Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
The Cairnmillar Institute
Type of institution: Higher Education Institutions
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 03530E
The Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy provides high-level training in the skills required to work effectively with a wide variety of clients. The program provides a deep immersion into the theory and practice of an integrative, humanistic, process-oriented, relational psychotherapy that incorporates contributions from the psychodynamic, cognitive and existential approaches.
Structure
The Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy consists of 200 credit points. Integrating the Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma within the first year, students undertake a total of 16 units of study.
Subjects
- CAP401 Psychotherapeutic Theories and Models
- CAP402 Person-Centred Counselling
- CAP412 Ethics and Professional Development
- CAP417 Assessment Process in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- CAP404 Facilitating Therapeutic Change
- CAP405 Cognitive Behavioural Therapies
- CAP461 Counselling Placement 1
- CAP414 Treatment Planning
- CAP561 Counselling Placement 2
- CAP509 Child and Family Therapy
- CAP551 Research Methods and Project
- CAP511 Interpersonal Processes in Psychotherapy
- CAP507 Key Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy
- CAP505 Exploring Process Experiential Emotion Focused Therapy
- CAP506 Existential Psychotherapy and the Group Process
- CAP510 Trauma, Loss and Grief Therapy
Standard entry requirements
- A Bachelors degree (AQF level 7) in a related discipline (e.g., teaching, social work, psychology or counselling) with a minimum weighted average mark of 70.
- Prospective students who have a Bachelors degree in a non-relevant discipline must apply to the Graduate Diploma of Counselling & Psychotherapy first, to assess their suitability (with a pathway to progress into the Masters course).
Recognition
Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA); Australian Counselling Association (ACA)
Study information
| Campus | Fees | Mid year intake | Attendance |
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| Hawthorn East | International: $65,862 | No |
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