Postgraduate course
Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy
Australian College of Applied Professions
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This course is available online or via blended delivery on-campus in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Contact ACAP for application details.
About
The Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy course provides students with advanced professional knowledge, skills and expertise, from traditional and contemporary fields of counselling. Through counsellor training and supervision studies, students develop the foundations for a sustainable approach to counselling and psychotherapy practice, based on technical and theoretical integration.
Students of this course become committed thinkers applying theoretical knowledge to solve real world issues, with an appreciation for multiple perspectives, and a sense of critical consciousness and agency. Students effectively apply advanced counselling skills while conducting staged counselling sessions, case conceptualisation, trauma informed practice, and alternative modes of working with clients (such as video conferencing and telephone), to improve therapeutic effectiveness with diverse population groups in Australia, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This course includes 240 hours experience in a professional placement, with 80 hours of face-to-face client counselling. This placement is linked with two clinical supervision units over two consecutive trimesters.
Admission criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Successful completion of an undergraduate degree in a cognate field of study (counselling, psychotherapy, psychology, social work, pastoral care, social welfare, mental health or palliative care nursing, medicine, occupational therapy); and
- complete an Inherent Requirements Checklist and Personal Statement; and
- provide contact information for two (2) referees (professional within a helping profession) who can comment on your suitability to enter into counselling. Referees will be required to complete reference report on your behalf
It is a condition of progression in this course that students complete a national police record check prior to enrolment into the second unit of study.
If you have queries about the requirements listed, contact an ACAP course adviser on 1800 039 139 or via email.
Professional recognition
Our Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy is accredited by PACFA, the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia and the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). Graduates who undertake ongoing professional development and clinical supervision requirements are eligible to be listed on the Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP), an independent national register of qualified counsellors and psychotherapists.
Fees and charges
^ Fee listed is the indicative annual course cost for 2024 and is subject to annual review. Students studying at ACAP may also be eligible for FEE-HELP.
Australian Government financial assistance
Australian College of Applied Professions Scholarships
Australian College of Applied Professions fees and financial assistance
Further information
Read the full course details on the ACAP website.
Call 1800 039 139 or email.
Australian College of Applied Professions degrees
The academic content of all programs is subject to routine review.