Certificate in Counselling Applications
Clients are usually attending counselling to discuss and/or work through a particular situation they are facing in their life. Common presenting issues usually include stress, family issues, relationships and abuse. The Certificate in Counselling Applications:
| Explores and examines the common presenting issues of stress, family and relationship issues, and abuse. | |
| Investigates the therapeutic processes and techniques to apply when working with clients presenting with these situations. | |
| Can be studied from home, thus increasing your study flexibility to suit your lifestyle and saving thousands off traditional classroom programs. | |
This short course is perfect for those whom are already qualified as a counsellor, psychologist or social worker, or already working in a counselling or support role.

It is with gratitude that I take this opportunity to thank the College for providing a comprehensive counselling course that has built the foundations for a successful future. I commenced with nursing in 1998 but changed to early childhood teaching the following year. While pre-school teaching, I encountered many situations with children and families where I felt the desire to give more to the community, to assist people to work through their difficulties and achieve ultimate happiness within their lives. In early 2003, I enquired with a number of universities and other educational institutes as to how I could fulfill this goal of counselling children and families. The College provided the most suitable course to suit my needs, that being a broad coverage of general counselling areas, the option to specialise in Child Development and Effective Parenting, be able to study from home around my work hours and provide educational support via the telephone.
My story is one of personal accomplishment and I hope it inspires other students to hang in there with their studies and know that you will succeed.
From commencing my studies to graduating took me almost 3 years. I was working full-time for nearly all of that 3 year period. My background has always been in secretarial and administrative roles. Over the years this type of work became more and more meaningless to me and I wanted to do something I felt I was more suited to and was worthwhile, so I decided to become a counsellor. After making many enquiries I decided upon the College - the course was perfect for me because it was self-paced and I could study from home - a blessing when one has to work.