Overview

The Graduate Certificate of Counselling provides you with training in the theory and practice of counselling. The course is designed for students who are seeking to develop counselling skills for their current employment in fields such as nursing, social work, pastoral care and teaching.  The qualification best suits those students whose primary occupation is not counselling but for whom basic counselling skills are required.

View Graduate Certificate of Counselling course handbook

Upgrade your skills

  • Basic and advanced counselling skills
  • Ethical practice
  • Ethical decision making
  • Adaptable and able to manage change

Stretch your career further

  • Private practice counselling
  • Mental health counselling
  • Youth counselling
  • Pastoral care
  • Grief counselling

Strong industry connections and co-creation

Students usually find their connections through their own professional networks.

International student visa

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Professional accreditations

Why Swinburne?

Ranked top 250 in the world for the subject of psychology

83.5% of students found employment within 4 months of graduating

Ranked top 20% in Australia for 5-star PG Overall experience