University of Southern Queensland
Graduate Diploma in Counselling
Nationally Recognised Higher EducationThe Graduate Diploma of Counselling will give you the advanced knowledge and expertise to prepare for, or extend, your practices in a range of specialist counselling areas, as well as fulfilling part of the requirements towards eligibility for professional counselling association membership.
This Graduate Diploma of Counselling (Foundations of Practice) specifically contributes towards entry requirements for the counselling profession, while the other specialisations are designed to build specific counselling assessment and intervention skills for working within a range of contexts and with a wide variety of issues and populations.
Our Graduate Diploma of Counselling is a stepping stone into the Master of Counselling, giving you the opportunity to fulfil your counsellor training.
Delivery mode
University of Southern Queensland offers this course through the following delivery modes:
Distance
Learn independently with online resources in a flexible and convenient environment.
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
- To study a Graduate Diploma of Counselling at UniSQ you need hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university. You may be eligible for recognition of prior learning if you have previously studied or have relevant work experience.
Course fees
Career opportunities
The Graduate Diploma in Counselling will prepare you for the following roles.
Counsellor
Counsellors help their clients work through a range of personal problems including issues relating to relationships, home finances, work, parenting...
Psychotherapist
Psychotherapists help their clients overcome emotional and mental health problems like bipolar disorder, stress, and depression. They collect data...
Rehabilitation Counsellor
A Rehabilitation Counsellor helps people navigate everyday issues brought on by disability, injury, addiction and poor health. They often are broug...
Grief Counsellor
Grief Counsellors are registered mental health professionals who counsel and support clients through bereavement, grief, and loss. They use industr...
Mental Health Counsellor
Mental Health Counsellors are qualified health professionals who provide counselling and psychotherapy (talk-therapy) services to their clients. Th...
About University of Southern Queensland
From leading breakthrough space and defence research of national significance, to revolutionising the way a university degree can be attained online, the University of Southern Queensland has proved to be an innovative leader in tertiary education since it first opened its doors as an institution 55 years ago. Now, that strong track record of success has evolved into a confident new commitment to continue to showcase the University to the communities it operates in — and across the world — with a revitalised voice, identity and reputation.
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