Overview 2021
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Explore this further with the Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling, where we provide you with an introduction to the understandings of human behaviour, the impact of chronic health conditions on quality of life, and applied counselling skills. We will provide you with a snapshot into what a career in Counselling and Psychology can offer, and provide insight about a range of contemporary approaches to stress management, which can be applied in everyday life.
You will learn about: the concept of stress as it is understood within the biopsychosocial model of health; the impacts of stress on the brain and body; and how stress affects people’s general health and wellbeing. Then you will explore the theory and practice of stress management approaches within a self-care content. Our approaches include mindfulness and meditation, positive psychology (e.g., gratitude, flow), biobehavioural approaches (e.g., exercise, nutrition, sleep), and creativity. You will cover a lot of ground with the four units we offer, providing you with some very useful insight into the world of Psychology, and providing essential skills you can apply to life in general.
Please visit our Certificates page for answers to frequently asked questions about the Job Ready Certificates.
Career outcomes
Counselling and Psychology fall within the Health Care and Social Assistance sector, which is due to experience 15% growth in employment over the next four years. As we have witnessed with recent global events, mental health support is crucial to the health and well-being of individuals in our society, further highlighting the importance of this workforce. Labour Force Survey June 2019.
The Undergraduate Certificate in Counselling provides you with essential foundation skills in counselling which you can apply to facets of everyday life. You will exit this course understanding the impact external factors such as our health, stress and self-care can have on our mental health, and our health and well-being more broadly. You can further develop your skills to enter careers in the social assistance and health care sector which includes counselling, health services support, criminal justice, neuroscience, policy and planning, human resources and much more.
This course leads into the Bachelor of Psychological Sciences where you will further explore the study of human behaviour, as psychology plays a role in all aspects of our everyday life. If you aim to become a registered psychologist, you’ll need to complete an APAC accredited fourth year psychology qualification, e.g. Honours in Psychological Sciences.
Course structure
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Fees & scholarships
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Scholarships
For information on general scholarships available at the University of Tasmania, please visit the scholarships website.
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