Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Child, Youth & Family Therapy)
Build your expertise in family counselling. Support young people and families through change and difficult times.
About the Course
Support young people and families through change and difficult times. You’ll study major counselling theories and think about your own practice framework. Build your client management skills. Explore child abuse prevention and intervention.
Course Entry Requirements
- A bachelor's degree from a recognised university. Proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- All students are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. For entry to the Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Child, Youth and Family Therapy) program, applicants are required to meet the Category 3 English Language Proficiency requirements.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Course Structure
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
COU5101 Counselling Skills and Applications
COU5041 Trauma Informed Care and Practice
COU6021 Couple and Family Counselling
COU5104 Counselling Frameworks
COU6103 Presenting Issues and Mental Health
COU6022 Child and Youth Counselling
COU5105 Counselling and Diversity Across the Lifespan
COU6102 Professional Counselling Practice, Identity and Ethics
Award requirements
Completion of 8 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.
Choose your subjects
Majors
- Alcohol and Drug Studies
- Child, Youth and Family Therapy
- Foundations of Practice
- Mental Health Counselling
Electives
Approved Course List
COU8006 Group Counselling Process and Practice
EDU5335 Emotional and Behavioural Problems of Children and Adolescents
COU8014 Relapse Prevention
COU8013 Introduction to Psychoactive Drugs
Exit points
Graduate Certificate of Counselling.
Upon completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
- Apply a core body of knowledge, including contemporary theories and models central to counseling assessment and client-centered therapy that is trauma-informed and culturally sensitive.
- Effectively utilize a range of advanced interpersonal, written, oral, and digital literacy skills that are appropriate from a decolonizing perspective when communicating with culturally diverse audiences, including clients and professionals, utilizing person-first language.
- Apply critical reasoning, reflective practice, and professional and ethical judgment with initiative to identify and resolve a range of therapeutic, professional, legal, and ethical practice issues.
- Consolidate theory and practice within a trauma-informed, culturally sensitive integrative framework to effectively provide counseling within diverse cultural and practice contexts and client groups.
- Utilize relevant research literature, methodologies, and findings to inform practice development and decision-making processes.
