Course Structure
Cooloola Training and Counselling Service
CERTIFICATE IV in COUNSELLING
This course may be completed part time or full time. Students must successfully complete 8 core subjects and two elective subjects to graduate. Full time students will take 5 core subjects in the first semester and 3 core subjects, which includes a vocational placement subject, plus 2 electives subjects in the second semester.
There are two semesters each year and students may commence study in either semester. Generally semesters begin in February and July. The course is competency based which means that students will be given a second opportunity to achieve a competent grade on their assignments and exams.
ADVANCED DIPLOMA of COUNSELLING
This course maybe completed part time or full time. The Certificate IV in Counselling is a pre requisite for the Advanced Diploma of Counselling and thus constitutes the first year of the course. The second year requires a competent standing in 9 subjects, 7 core subjects and 2 electives. Thus, overall the Advanced Diploma consists of 15 cores subjects and 4 electives.
A full time workload will consist of 5 subjects in the first semester and 4 in the second. The subjects may be competed in any order depending on the student’s preferences and on whether the student is studying full time or part time. The Vocational Placement II subject may however, only be taken in the last semester of the course.
COURSE STRUCTURE
CORE SUBJECTS FOR CERTIFICATE IV
· Basic Interpersonal Communication
· Occupational Health and Safety
· Counsellor as a Person
· Fundamental Counselling
· Basic Computer Skills
· Community Agencies and Professional Ethics
· Grief Loss and Suicide
· Vocational Placement I
CORE SUBJECTS FOR ADVANCED DIPLOMA
· Understanding Human behaviour
· Advanced Counselling Skills
· Group Dynamics
· Abnormal Behaviour
· Counselling Psychology Theories and Practice
· Development of Social Welfare Policy in Australia
· Vocational Placement II
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ELECTIVE SUBJECTS for both CERT IV and ADVANCED DIPLOMA
· Addictive Behaviours and Substance Abuse
· Working with Young People
· Disabilities and Anti Discrimination in Welfare Practice
· Working with the Aged
· Preventing Child Abuse
· Critical Incident and Stress Debriefing
· Family and Relationship Counselling
· Conflict Resolution through Mediation
· Business Management Practices
· Developing Your Community
· Counselling Children
· Understanding Financial issues in Counselling
· Court Work Policy and the Law
LENGTH of COURSE
The Certificate IV will take one year full time. Full time requires 15 hours on campus each week. Each semester is 14 weeks in length and there are 2 semesters each year. If studying full time the Advanced Diploma will take one year after completing the Certificate IV or a total of two years all together.
Both courses may be taken part time which means on campus for a period of between 3 and 12 hours per week depending on the students needs and circumstances. The student will have five years to complete the course.
ACCREDITATION
Both the Certificate IV and the Advanced Diploma of Counselling are Nationally accredited courses and thus will be recognised throughout Australia. Qualifications are transferable to other Colleges and Tertiary Institutions through their recognition of prior learning policies.
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