Course Overview
AIPC’s Diploma of Counselling is a journey of self-discovery, providing deep insight into why you think and behave as you do. And when you graduate, you will be extremely well prepared to pursue a career in counselling – employed or self-employed – enjoying our strong industry reputation and linkage.
Our Diploma of Counselling is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association, the peak national association of counsellors. This recognition provides substantial credibility to your qualification as you pursue your professional career.
Job Outcomes
Potential career outcomes could include:
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Counsellor.
What You'll Learn
- The profession of counselling, its historical development as well as some of the major counselling theories and approaches which underpin it.
- Microskills that will help you understand and establish rapport with clients, and specialist counselling skills for facilitating positive client outcomes.
- Essential skills and knowledge for counsellors to support clients throughout the counselling process.
- How to build and maintain updated knowledge of emerging theoretical trends.
Recognition
Study Method
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Duration Study Load
- 12 months (Full Time), part-time study available
Delivery
- Online with practical components
Entry Requirements
- Completed Year 12, or
- Completed a Certificate III qualification, or
- have at least 3 years of sufficient life experience (work or study), if over 21 years of age.
Course Features
Career ready
When you graduate, you will be extremely well prepared to pursue a career in counselling – employed or self-employed – enjoying our strong industry reputation and linkage.
Extremely applicable
This course is extremely applicable to people from all sorts of backgrounds. Whether you are seeking a fresh start in a rewarding profession; or want to acquire counselling skills as an adjunct to your core professions – such as teachers, nurses, ministers of religion, corrective services officers and administrators.
Counselling education specialists
We believe you’re better off learning from a specialist than a generalist. Many training providers deliver courses across a variety of industries. At AIPC, we prefer to concentrate on counselling and community services education.
Flexible learning
With so many demands on our time it can be difficult to fit study in around other commitments, that’s why our Master of Counselling has been designed to maximise your learning from home where you can progress through your studies in a full-time or part-time pace.
Subjects
About Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors
The Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors (AIPC) is Australia’s largest and longest-established educator of Counsellors. Our specialist training programs include our acclaimed Diploma of Counselling, Bachelor of Counselling, and Master of Counselling. All our programs are government and industry-accredited.
We are an organisation founded on the principle of enabling people to help others. At the very heart of our logo, designed three decades ago, is the statement “Caring for people.” That’s the core of what we do, and that’s why our work matters.
RTO Provider Number: 0670 | Institute of Higher Education: Provider ID PRV12083.
