Bachelor of Counselling

Our counselling degree will start you on an enthralling journey to unravel the human mind. You'll begin to explore the relationship between biology, psychology and our environment.

Like learning a different language, you'll immerse yourself in this explorative experience beginning with an exploration of yourself through self-reflection; a look at where both we, and others come from, our families, countries, languages, customs and practices.
You'll learn about the development of humans - from infant development, to tumultuous adolescence, the becoming of adulthood, and culminating in the experience of older age, illness and death.
The course gives you the opportunity to learn interpersonal competencies, including communication, interpersonal skills, teamwork, self-reflection, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
The clinical knowledge, diverse expertise and experience of our academic staff will help you develop the foundational skills, to use this knowledge in the future - in your own relationships, but more importantly should you wish to pursue postgraduate studies in counselling and psychotherapy.

This course has been accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree Award.

1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical foundational counselling issues.
2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and critically evaluate psychodynamic, humanistic and systemic counselling theoretical frameworks.
3. Think creatively to anticipate complexities and generate counselling solutions to work with individuals, groups, couples and families, older adults, children and adolescents at an entry level professional role.
4. Use digital technologies and counselling theoretical frameworks to access and evaluate relevant information from multiple sources.
5. Communicate professional counselling knowledge and contemporary ideas of therapeutic practice clearly, coherently and with independence.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural and human diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through professional self-conduct and use of appropriate counselling and psychotherapy methods.
8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability, and judgement for own learning and scholarship and/or professional practice.

1. Apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical foundational counselling issues.
2. Think critically to analyse, interpret and critically evaluate psychodynamic, humanistic and systemic counselling theoretical frameworks.
3. Think creatively to anticipate complexities and generate counselling solutions to work with individuals, groups, couples and families, older adults, children and adolescents at an entry level professional role.
4. Use digital technologies and counselling theoretical frameworks to access and evaluate relevant information from multiple sources.
5. Communicate professional counselling knowledge and contemporary ideas of therapeutic practice clearly, coherently and with independence.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural and human diversity, including Indigenous cultural competence.
7. Work collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through professional self-conduct and use of appropriate counselling and psychotherapy methods.
8. Demonstrate autonomy, accountability, and judgement for own learning and scholarship and/or professional practice.

This course prepares students for a range of entry-level human services positions which utilise counselling.

Entry-Level Counsellor, Client Liaison, Community Worker, Family Welfare Officer, Human Service Worker, Mental Health Worker, Pastoral Roles

• Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy