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Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Foundations of Practice)

PostgraduateUSQ-CFP-GDI2025

Course information for 2025 intake View information for 2024 course intake

Build your knowledge of a range of counselling areas

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.

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Study method
Online & on-campus
Assessments
100% online
Credit available
Yes
Duration
12 months
Total subjects
8

Indicative total fee

$26,640

Fee details

Available loans
Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)

Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Foundations of Practice)

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Career opportunities

As a graduate, your counselling and case management skills will provide you with the opportunity to work in a professional nursing, psychology, teaching, welfare, human services or allied health practices.

Professional recognition

A UniSQ Graduate Diploma of Counselling enables you to apply for membership with the Australian Counselling Association. However, if you wish to gain professional accreditation and practice as a counsellor we recommend you go on to study the Master of Counselling. You may be eligible to transfer to the Master of Counselling once you have completed 50 percent of the Graduate Diploma of Counselling (which must include two Foundation of Practice courses).

Career outlook

Careers Counsellors:
$75K to $93K
Counsellors:
$75K to $93K
Health and Welfare Services Managers:
Over $120K
Social Workers:
$75K to $93K

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