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Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling (Responding to Family Violence)

Your path to a rewarding career as a relationship counsellor is here. Register your interest now for our next intake, and take the next step toward your dreams in 2024.

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Overview

Course Overview

This graduates program is 18-months duration, starting early February 2024. There is 50 hours of supported work placements required during the program.

Delivery Mode

Online and face-to-face. Combination of self-paced and interactive online learning, with full-day face-to-face classes and skills workshops once a month.

Location

All face-to-face training, workshops, placement seminars and field trips take place in the Sydney Metro area for NSW residents.

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Do you have skills and experience in counselling and want to make a real difference? Relationship Counselling might be the path for you!

Our next intake commences February 2024 and applications are now open. Register for our upcoming webinar to find out more about the program.

Online Info Session
Tuesday 14 November 2023
4 - 5pm AEDT

Relationship Counselling Employment Opportunities

The Federal Government’s Labour Market Insights estimates that the demand for family and marriage counsellors will be very strong over the next five years.

Graduates will be qualified to work in a variety of family relationship specialist roles.

Family Counsellor

Couple and Family Counsellor

Relationship Counsellor

Marriage Counsellor

Post Separation Counsellor

Child and Adolescent Counsellor

What to Expect From This Diploma

This course will equip you with the clinical skills, knowledge and confidence to provide advice and support to those struggling with relationship issues. You’ll learn to:

Apply the principles of structured, impartial, non-judgemental, respectful counselling

Apply a full range of proven therapy techniques to assist couples and families

Recognise and respond to crisis situations, and to evidence of family violence, parenting stress, mental health issues, loss and grief, and child harm

Work effectively with more than one client in the room

Understand the legal and ethical considerations applying to relationship counselling

Work effectively within a case management and clinical supervision framework

Fully Supported Work Placement

As part of this diploma, we offer a fully-supported 50-hour work placement program. This allows students to apply their learnt theories and frameworks into practice under the supervision of experienced counsellors and practitioners. Students can complete their placement in one of the following Relationships Australia NSW centres:

Broadmeadow
Dee Why
Sydney CBD
Illawarra
Macquarie Park
Parramatta
Penrith
Bathurst.

Students also have the option of undertaking placements in their workplace with a suitable private practitioner.

Eligibility

The diploma is designed for counsellors, family support workers, family and children’s contact workers, or equivalent practitioners, seeking to enhance their skills to work with individuals and families.

Outcomes

Your knowledge and skills will be recognised Australia-wide and will equip you to provide advice and support to those struggling with relationship issues.

Key Dates

Workshop 1 - 29 Feb, 1 & 2 Mar
Workshop 2 - 16 & 17 May
Workshop 3 - 18 & 19 July
Workshop 4 - 19 & 20 September
Workshop 5 - 21 & 22 November

Register Your Interest For February 2024 now

Our next Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling intake commences in February 2024. To get a subject outline, key dates or express your interest in the program complete the enquiry form on the Relationships Australia Victoria website .

After you have completed the form, a staff member from our Victoria office will contact you with further information.

Please note, the Victoria branch is the registered training organisation for this program, but all in person sessions for NSW participants are located in Sydney.

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Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling

Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling (Responding to Family Violence)

Overview

Course Overview

Delivery Mode

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