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CHC51015 – Diploma of Counselling
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* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ students are encouraged to apply.
A degree in counselling is the ideal way to integrate your compassion into a professional qualification and a highly rewarding career. It is possible with IHNA Online’s assistance. You will be ready for the real world when you graduate thanks to our accredited courses, strong connections in the industry, high-quality academics, and unmatched student support.
This qualification reflects the role of counsellors, who work with clients on personal and psychological issues using established counselling modalities. They use communication, micro-counselling and interviewing skills and draw on varied counselling therapies to assist clients.
The course is provided online mode of delivery. It will be delivered over 1145 hours, including self-paced e-learning as per the session plan and online simulation training and assessment.
Students are advised that they will be required to do unstructured self-learning. Weekly support sessions are available for this course if you require any assistance.
Please call our friendly admissions team to know more about the course.
From within Australia : 1800 934 265, From outside Australia : +61 37046 7799
Occupational titles may include:
17 units are required for award of this qualification including:
CHCCSL001
Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
CHCCSL002
Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills
CHCCSL003
Facilitate the counselling relationship and process
CHCCSL004
Research and apply personality and development theories
CHCCCS019
Recognise and respond to crisis situations
CHCCSL005
Apply learning theories in counselling
CHCCSL006
Select and use counselling therapies
CHCCSL007
Support counselling clients in decision-making processes
CHCCSM005
Develop, facilitate, and review all aspects of case management
CHCDIV001
Work with diverse people
CHCDIV002
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCLEG001
Work legally and ethically
CHCPRP003
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
CHCFAM003
Support people to improve relationships
CHCCCS017
Provide loss and grief support
CHCDFV001
Recognise and respond appropriately to domestic and family violence
CHCAOD001
Work in an alcohol and other drugs context
Total number of units for this course = 17
13 Core units
4 Elective units
An affordable way to learn from IHNA Online training experts
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However, there are no formal entry requirements for this qualification, but applicants should demonstrate the ability to perform tasks as required by the health industry.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ students are encouraged to apply.
21 years of age and above at the time of commencement of the course
Satisfactory completion of studies in applicant’s home country equivalent to an Australian Year 12 course is required for entry into this course.
Students may undergo language, literacy, and numeracy (LLN) to identify Language, Literacy and Numeracy capabilities at the time of Orientation (prior to commencing the courses).
Students over the age of 22 will also be considered without the minimum education requirements. Each case will be reviewed individually to ascertain the capacity of the student to meet course requirements.
Student must possess basic computer skills which includes covering the most common usages of a computer, including managing computer files, word processing, using spreadsheets and databases; creating presentations; finding information and communicating using computers; and being aware of social and ethical implications of Internet use.
Graduates may progress to higher level qualifications within and/or across the health care sector
IHNA Online has defined entry requirements for courses under its mandate, as outlined by its ‘Application and Enrolment Procedure for Courses,’ to ensure that students meet industry standards.
* Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders’ students are encouraged to apply.
Students must submit a portfolio of past evidence, which may include third-party assessments, and partaking in an interview procedure. They can further have their prior learning and work experiences acknowledged in this certification. A practical demonstration of the portfolio presented by the students may also be used to evaluate student’s competencies and expertise, which will give the educators a clear idea. In addition to this mutual recognition and credit transfer allow students to have their previous formal training recognized.
Credit Transfer is only available for Australian qualifications when a student has completed the units considered necessary for a qualification at another Registered Training Organization.
