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10 months
Face-to-face, online, and work-based learning.
Full time / Part time / Flexible
PBC provides a rolling intake; enrolment may happen at the commencement of any trimester. Trimester One – February to April; Trimester Two – June to August; Trimester Three – September to November.
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Karrinyup
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TAC WA / ASQA
Professional Body
Australian Counselling Association (ACA) / PACFA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
ACA / PACFA
Course Content
Work with diverse people
Develop the skills to respectfully engage with people from diverse backgrounds, promoting inclusion and understanding in all interactions.
Work legally and ethically
Understand and apply legal and ethical frameworks to ensure professional, compliant, and responsible practice in community services.
Reflect on and improve own professional practice
Use self-reflection and feedback to continually grow and improve as a professional practitioner.
Use communication to build relationships
Enhance relationships through effective verbal and non-verbal communication strategies across a range of settings.
Plan for provision of pastoral and spiritual care
Develop and document care strategies to meet individuals' pastoral and spiritual needs.
Provide pastoral and spiritual care
Deliver sensitive, person-centred spiritual and pastoral support across diverse settings and needs.
Provide loss and grief support
Support individuals through grief and loss using compassionate, informed approaches.
Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
Build trust and establish clear boundaries to begin a supportive counselling relationship.
Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills
Use targeted counselling and communication techniques to support client wellbeing.
Facilitate the counselling relationship and process
Guide clients through structured counselling processes with empathy and professionalism.
Research and apply personality and development theories
Apply psychological and developmental theories to understand and support client needs.
Apply learning theories in counselling
Use learning theory principles to guide behavioural change in counselling practice.
Select and use counselling therapies
Choose and implement appropriate counselling approaches based on client goals.
Support counselling clients in decision-making processes
Assist clients to make informed, autonomous decisions through guided exploration.
Recognise and respond to crisis situations
Identify crises and respond appropriately to ensure client safety and support.
Develop, facilitate and review all aspects of case management
Coordinate and monitor client care plans across services to support holistic outcomes.
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
Foster respectful, culturally safe practices with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Common Questions
The total course fee for the CHC51015 Diploma of Counselling is $9,000. You may pay your fees in fortnightly or monthly instalments depending on an arrangement with the Business Manager, however your first trimester fees must be paid in full prior to the commencement of the trimester. Please note that PBC's VET courses are not currently eligible for VET Student Loans/VET FEE-HELP.
Yes, work-based learning is an essential component of the vocational course. This may be a paid or voluntary position. If you do not have access to a work-based learning opportunity, you can apply to one of PBC's industry partners. You may also need to provide a current Working with Children Check (WWCC) to participate in work placement.
Yes, Perth Bible College offers Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) and Credit Transfer. RPL recognises skills and knowledge collected through work and life experiences and analyses them against course requirements. PBC also recognises and accepts Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) qualifications and Statements of Attainment issued by other educational providers, and Direct Credit Transfer (DCT) will be given to any student who has successfully completed units with another nationally recognised provider.
The Diploma of Counselling serves as a foundation for advanced studies at Perth Bible College, including the Bachelor of Counselling, Graduate Diploma of Counselling, and Master of Counselling.
No, PBC's VET courses are not currently offered to international students wishing to obtain a student visa. Prospective international students are encouraged to contact PBC directly for advice on alternative study options.
Application
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Step 02
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Step 03
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