Counselling Major - Bachelor of Health Science
Social Services
A course by
AUT
Prepares you to work as a professional counsellor, including 200 hours of counselling practice, marae visits, supervision hours, bicultural learning, and knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi issues.
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NZQA Level 7 Certification (360 Credits)
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$ENQUIRE
Interested in this course? Enquire now for Domestic & International pricing
This course starts anytime
NZQA Level 7 Certification (360 Credits)
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Core skills this course teaches
Develop foundational counselling knowledge and skills
Gain a solid understanding of the theories, models, and practice of relational counselling.
Apply practical counselling experience
Complete a minimum of 200 hours of supervised counselling practice with clients.
What You're Signing Up For
The Counselling Major within AUT's Bachelor of Health Science prepares students to work as professional counsellors with a diverse client base. The programme covers the history and theory of counselling, the relational counselling model, includes significant work-integrated learning (including 200 hours of counselling practice and bicultural components such as marae visits and Te Tiriti o Waitangi studies), and meets the requirements for graduates to apply for provisional membership with the New Zealand Association of Counsellors. Both full-time and part-time study options are available.
Course Content
- Knowledge, Enquiry and Communication
- Te Tiriti Ora
- Introduction to Healthcare Systems and Practice
- Understanding Human Body Systems
- Group Theory and Practice I & II
- Relational Counselling: History and Theories
- Counselling Knowledge and Skills I, II, and III
- Methods of Research and Enquiry
- Counselling Practicum I & II
- Social and Cultural Analysis
- Mental Health and Psychopathology
- Health Law and Policy
- Addiction Practice (optional)
- Māori Health Promotion (optional)
- Counselling for Children and Young People (optional)
- Professional Practice and Ethics (optional)
- Creative-Expressive Interventions (optional)
- Relational Psychotherapy Theories and Modalities (optional)
- Cognitive Behavioural Approaches (optional)
- Narrative Therapy (optional)
- Transactional Analysis (optional)
What you need to know first
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