24 monthsProgramme duration
43,000 AUDTuition Fee/year
Mar, JulStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
Blended
If you'd like to build a career that makes a meaningful difference, La Trobe's accredited Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health will give you the foundations for a rewarding career that supports others through huge life changes.
Develop your professional knowledge, skills and expertise with this unique combination of rehabilitation counselling and mental health subjects.
You'll get hands-on experience and will graduate prepared to work in rehabilitation counselling, as well as broader counselling settings such as mental health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling.
Explore a diverse range of workplaces and cultures. You'll learn how to support individuals and communities through disability, disadvantage and injury – helping them to reach their full potential and reintegrate into work and the community.
You'll learn:
*Please be aware that this course includes mandatory in-person placement requirements. Students are expected to complete these placements in Australia.
Develop your professional knowledge, skills and expertise with this unique combination of rehabilitation counselling and mental health subjects.
You'll get hands-on experience and will graduate prepared to work in rehabilitation counselling, as well as broader counselling settings such as mental health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling.
Explore a diverse range of workplaces and cultures. You'll learn how to support individuals and communities through disability, disadvantage and injury – helping them to reach their full potential and reintegrate into work and the community.
You'll learn:
- Professional counselling practice
- Mental health counselling
- Rehabilitation counselling
- Employee Assistance Program counselling
*Please be aware that this course includes mandatory in-person placement requirements. Students are expected to complete these placements in Australia.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Health/Healthcare
Degree
Other
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
Blended
If you'd like to build a career that makes a meaningful difference, La Trobe's accredited Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health will give you the foundations for a rewarding career that supports others through huge life changes.
Develop your professional knowledge, skills and expertise with this unique combination of rehabilitation counselling and mental health subjects.
You'll get hands-on experience and will graduate prepared to work in rehabilitation counselling, as well as broader counselling settings such as mental health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling.
Explore a diverse range of workplaces and cultures. You'll learn how to support individuals and communities through disability, disadvantage and injury – helping them to reach their full potential and reintegrate into work and the community.
You'll learn:
*Please be aware that this course includes mandatory in-person placement requirements. Students are expected to complete these placements in Australia.
Develop your professional knowledge, skills and expertise with this unique combination of rehabilitation counselling and mental health subjects.
You'll get hands-on experience and will graduate prepared to work in rehabilitation counselling, as well as broader counselling settings such as mental health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling.
Explore a diverse range of workplaces and cultures. You'll learn how to support individuals and communities through disability, disadvantage and injury – helping them to reach their full potential and reintegrate into work and the community.
You'll learn:
- Professional counselling practice
- Mental health counselling
- Rehabilitation counselling
- Employee Assistance Program counselling
*Please be aware that this course includes mandatory in-person placement requirements. Students are expected to complete these placements in Australia.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
58+
176+
79+
Prerequisites
Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).
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).
Applicants with industry experience will also be considered.
Specialisation - recommended: Health Sciences, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences or other relevant field.
Successful completion of an Australian bachelor degree (or equivalent).
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).
Applicants with industry experience will also be considered.
Specialisation - recommended: Health Sciences, Psychology, Behavioural Sciences or other relevant field.
2 Years
Mar
Jul
Tuition fees
Domestic
33,000 AUD
International
43,000 AUD
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