ENTRY REQUIREMENT

• Academic entry requirement
• Prerequisites
• Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).
• Applicants with industry experience will also be considered.
• Specialisation - recommended: Health Sciences, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences or other relevant field.
• Students who have completed Graduate Diploma in Rehabilitation Counselling (PHG0001CI) can enter the course via Cognate pathway and receive up to 120 credit points (1 year).
• English language requirement
• 6.5 IELTS (Academic) with no individual band less than 6.0.

COURSE AND CAREER OUTCOMES

• Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health intended learning outcomes
• Apply advanced and specialist theory, philosophy, research and evaluation methods to facilitate rehabilitation counselling and counselling practice.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate client-centred assessment to facilitate treatment outcomes in complex environments.
• Apply complex and specialised counselling skills and psychological interventions with creativity and initiative to meet complex patient needs in rehabilitation counselling and counselling contexts.
• Generate professional documentation and reports for various stakeholders within complex rehabilitation counselling and counselling contexts.
• Critically reflect on rehabilitation counselling and mental health counselling practice through monitoring and evaluation of own work and develop plans to meet personal and professional development needs.
• Appraise and apply legal, ethical and professional responsibilities of a counsellor and rehabilitation counsellor in complex environments and make referrals where appropriate.
• Design, implement, evaluate and where necessary revise theoretically informed evidence-based counselling and behaviour change interventions to facilitate desired long term vocational and avocational outcomes.
• Practice in an ethical and socially responsible manner as a health care practitioner and/or researcher.
• Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health career opportunities
• After graduation, you could work across a wide range of industries, including allied health, education, government, sports, and more.
• Possible roles include:
• Rehabilitation counsellor
• Support people who are injured or experiencing disability or disadvantage, through the counselling process, to reintegrate into work and/or the community.
• Counsellor
• Work with individuals who are experiencing personal difficulties and help them to make meaningful and helpful changes geared toward promotion of wellbeing in their lives.

FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

• Estimated fees per year (2025):
• A$39 000 per 120 credit points.
• Note: 120 credit points represents full-time study for one year.
• International scholarships
• Destination Australia – an Australian Government initiative
• The Destination Australia scheme supports new international students to study in regional Australia and offers students a high-quality learning experience. For eligible applicants, these scholarships are worth up to A$15 000 per annum for up to four years.

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