Master of Professional Counselling
D6006MProfCouns
- Credit points
- 96
- Duration
- 2 yr full-time
- Qualification
- Level 9 - Master's Degree (Coursework)
- Faculty
- Faculty of Education
- Campus
- Malaysia
The Master of Professional Counselling is a professional entry course suited to those with an interest in counselling. This course is designed to prepare you to become a registered counsellor in settings such as community mental health, schools, health centres, workplaces and in private practice. The course is also suitable if you are already working in roles such as teaching, social work and human resources, and wish to utilise counselling skills to support and work with others. In this course you will study major approaches to counselling skills and techniques, counselling research design, statistics and program evaluation and you will also be introduced to ethical and professional issues that arise when undertaking counselling as a profession. You will complete counselling practice placements thus providing you with an opportunity to consolidate your theoretical understanding with applied learning practices.
Structure
You must complete the following units
- EDF5536Counselling practice and theory⤳
- EDF5537Human growth and lifespan development⤳
- EDF5538Mental health issues assessment: Grief, trauma and substance abuse⤳
- EDF5539Counselling in a multicultural context⤳
- EDF5540Children and adolescents counselling⤳
- EDF5541Personnel and career development counselling⤳
- EDF5542Counselling skills: Individuals and couples⤳
- EDF5543Ethics and professional issues in counselling and psychology⤳
- EDF5544Group counselling skills and psychotherapy⤳
- EDF5545Cognitive behaviour therapy⤳
- EDF5546Advanced personnel and career development counselling⤳
- EDF5547Counselling research design, statistics and program evaluation⤳
- EDF5551Psychological assessment and measurement⤳
In Part B, you will undertake 768 hours of clinical placements, including a minimum of 300 hours of client contact and 468 hours of non-contact placement activities. Through these mandatory placements, you will have an opportunity to apply theory to practice under supervision in clinical settings. You must complete the following units.