Overview

• Specifically designed for qualified professionals who use counselling, you can diversify your expertise and study various counselling specialisations with Advanced Practice.
• Progress your counselling practice and choose subjects that suit you career goals or allow you to expand and grow your current knowledge.
• Develop your expertise and upskill in couple and family counselling, child and youth counselling, mental health practice, relapse prevention, and substance misuse.
• This degree provides you with the opportunity to undertake a substantial research project or choose to do a smaller capstone project to further your research skills.

Professional accreditation

The Master of Counselling (Advanced Practice) is recognised by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA) as meeting their bridging requirements to meet Level 3 membership under certain conditions. These include, if the graduate is a Level 2 ACA Member; or if the graduate is not a current member but has an ACA-accredited bachelor qualification; or if the graduate is not a current member but holds an ACA-accredited graduate diploma and has evidence of one year’s post-qualification supervised practice, and a post-qualification minimum of 50 hours of supervision.

Career outcomes

• Allows helping professionals to develop or expand their counselling expertise in specialty areas of their choosing, and may provide an opportunity to progress into doctoral studies.