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Study graduate diploma online with University of Southern Queensland through Open Universities Australia. Explore all degrees, subjects and short courses now.

UniSQ’s Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Foundations of Practice) is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge and contextual understanding of counselling practice. During this degree you will study counselling frameworks, professional practice and ethics, and counselling assessment and interventions. The knowledge you acquire will be transferable between nursing, psychology, teaching, welfare, human services or allied health practices. While study is mainly online, you will be required to attend mandatory residential schools at UniSQ Ipswich campus associated with four designated courses to meet the required number of hours of face-to-face instruction and ensure you have the best possible skills preparation.

This accredited and flexible counselling course shapes your career and opens doors to further study. You’ll study core counselling topics and choose specialisations that match your goals. Options include alcohol, drug, family, and youth counselling.

Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Foundations of Practice)

<p>Study the Graduate Diploma of Counselling and gain the advanced knowledge and expertise to prepare for, or extend, your practices in a range of specialist counselling areas. Fulfil educational requirements towards eligibility for membership with the Australian Counselling Association. Within the Alcohol and Drug Studies specialisation you will gain the practical skills to support people struggling with substance misuse and gain an insight into psychoactive drugs. Additionally, you will learn a range of treatment approaches including motivational interviewing and relapse prevention. Further study pathway includes the Master of Counselling, which gives you the opportunity to fulfil your counsellor training or delve deeper into your chosen specialisation.</p>

Support people struggling with substance abuse and addiction. You’ll study major counselling theories and think about your own practice framework. Build your client management skills. Look beyond treatment with your insight into relapse prevention.

Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Alcohol & Drug Studies)

Counselling Concepts

Counselling Fundamentals

Stress, Self-Care and Mindfulness

Contemporary Approaches in Counselling

Human Resources Foundations Skill Set

Develop and use emotional intelligence

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