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Postgraduate Courses in Social Health and Counselling. PATHWAYS . Completing the Social Health and Counselling Program graduates you as a skilled, employable counsellor with a developed specialisation. COUNSELLING TRAINING WITH SPECIALISATION IN. Drugs And Alcohol Counselling
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Completing the Social Health and Counselling Program graduates you as a skilled, employable counsellor with a developed specialisation.
COUNSELLING TRAINING WITH SPECIALISATION IN • Drugs And Alcohol Counselling • Child and Family Counselling and Child Protection
SOCIAL HEALTH and COUNSELLING PROGRAM • PG CERTIFICATE • 4 units (total 16 credit points) • One year (2 units per semester = 10 days) Basic theory/skills development to get started in AOD or Child Protection or general counselling work
SOCIAL HEALTH and COUNSELLING PROGRAM • PG DIPLOMA • 8 units (total 32 credit points) • One year (Per semester 4 units = 20 days) • Two years (Per semester 2 units = 10 days) • Can articulate from PG Certificate (50% credit) Further theory/skills development to work in AOD or Child Protection or general counselling
SOCIAL HEALTH and COUNSELLING PROGRAM • MASTER • 14 units (total 64 credit points) • Two years (Per semester 4 units = 20 days) • Four years (Per semester 2 units – 10 days) • Can articulate from PG Diploma (50% credit) Advanced theory/skills development to work in AOD or Child Protection or general counselling plus applied research project
PG CERTIFICATE UNITS • Counselling • Social Health Perspectives AND • Working with Children and Families • Child Abuse and Neglect OR • Drugs and Social Health I • Drugs and Social Health II
PG DIPLOMA UNITS PG CERTIFICATE UNITS PLUS • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy • Narrative Therapy • Contemporary Issues • Advanced Counselling
MASTERS UNITS PG CERTIFICATE UNITS PLUS PG DIPLOMA UNITS PLUS • Trauma • Group Therapy • Narrative in Community • Invitations to Responsibility • Applied Research Project
SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS… • Multidisciplinary • Socio-cultural analysis of physical and psychological health • Counselling approaches • illness prevention • health promotion • identification • crisis intervention • individual/community interventions • relapse prevention
MORE ATTRACTIONS… • Strong focus on skills training • Teaching by University staff and frontline experts from the field • Each unit is 5 x 1 day workshops (on Thursday, Friday, or Saturday) • No exams (focus on skills assessment)
SELECTION CRITERIA • Personal suitability (interview) and previous relevant experience considered. • Priority given to applicants who are either working or volunteering in the field, or who are actively looking for work/experience
FEES (2012) PG Certificate $2720 PG Diploma $5440 CSP (HECS) and HELP or 20% discount paid upfront
WHERE DO OUR STUDENTS GO ?? • Counselling work in NGOs • Health workers • Drug & Alcohol work • Working with children • Working with families • Corrective Services • DoCS case workers • Area Health Services • Schools • And many more exciting places…
MORE INFORMATION www.psy.mq.edu.au/courses/social.htm Brochures next to room 427 in C3A Email: Psy.health@mq.edu.au or Adriana.Glusman@mq.edu.au