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Postgraduate TAS-CHP-GCE-2022

Graduate Certificate in Counselling for Health Professionals

Add counselling to your healthcare repertoire

A counselling course for clinicians and health care professionals. Learn how to support patients in distress. Cover areas such as loss, grief, trauma, and addiction. Formalise your counselling skills and gain recognition.

Applications have closed, however you still may be able to start studying towards this degree with open enrolment subjects. Chat with an advisor today to discuss your options.

Available loans

Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

Total subjects

4

Price

From

$4,010

Study method

100% Online

Assessments

100% online

CSP Available

Yes

Credit available

Yes

Applications Close

  • No dates available
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Australia’s fourth oldest university, the University of Tasmania, is highly regarded internationally for teaching and academic excellence. The university offers more than 100 undergraduate degrees and more than 50 postgraduate programs across a range of disciplines. The university offers students a diverse range of opportunities, the chance to learn from leading experts, and excellent preparation for their future careers.

QS RANKING 2022

18

Times Higher Education Ranking 2022

23

  • 2022

Degree structure

4

Core subjects

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0

Major subjects

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0

Elective subjects

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Degree

Degree details

What you'll learn

Upon completion of this degree, the student should be able to:

  1. Apply advanced counselling specific knowledge and skills to human behaviour with consideration of health issues of the individual and/or audience
  2. Critically reflect on the challenges of coping with life events and the diversity and variability of experiences of change, loss, grief, trauma, and the meanings attached to them
  3. Demonstrate advanced critical thinking skills to interpret client information and integrate this with evidence-based interventions to generate, implement, and evaluate individualised treatment approaches
Career opportunities

This course supports current healthcare professionals to develop their capacity to support guidance and counselling within their current healthcare and/or clinical role.

Entry requirements

Higher education

All applicants must submit a full official academic transcript/s to evidence that their undergraduate degree in psychology (or equivalent) has been completed. In some instances, transcripts will not be available until after the closing date and will need to be submitted as soon as they become available. Applicants must hold a Bachelor Degree from a recognised Institution. The degree should include

• A degree with a major in psychology, behavioural or psychological science; or

• A degree in an affiliated area of human services, such as education, social work, law or nursing; or

• Other equivalent qualifications or combination of qualifications which required at least one year of full-time tertiary study, or is deemed equivalent by the College of Health and Medicine.


Refer all applications to UTAS

Credit for previous study or work

The University of Tasmania grants credit and recognition of prior learning that may include formal and/or informal prior learning. More information is available here.

Description

In the course of their work, health professionals encounter patient distress. Knowing how to support patients as they navigate their health conditions is key to providing whole-of-person care and maximizing health outcomes including quality of life. This certificate will equip students with the knowledge and strategies to support patients navigate issues including loss, grief, and trauma associated with life events including disability, addiction, chronic illness, infertility, and ageing.

Degree structure details

Recommended Study Pattern

For students undertaking full-time study the following study pattern is recommended:


Year 1. 4 subjects in first year including

4 core subjects

  • TAS-KHA501 - Counselling Skills 1
  • TAS-KHA502 - Counselling Skills 2
  • TAS-KHA507 - Adjustment to Change
  • TAS-KHA601 - Addictive Behaviours

Award Requirements

Satisfactory completion of 4 subjects, as required in the schedule to be eligible for this award. Students may take up to 2 years to complete, however the Government's Higher Education Relief Package funding expires in 2020 and tuition fee will go back to normal rate in 2021.

Easy apply

You can apply direct through Open Universities Australia.

Once you've checked your eligibility, apply and enrol for this degree following the steps.

1

Select ‘Apply now’

Choose subjects to begin your application. You can choose 1 or 2 subjects to start.

2

Complete your details

Provide your details and select a funding option. You can pay up-front or apply for government funding in your application.

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