Graduate Certificate of Counselling (GCCO) (Foundations of Practice) University of Southern Queensland

Enhance your career and gain skills in counselling with USQ's Graduate Certificate of Counselling (Foundations of Practice). Your studies will include national mental health standards, professional practice, risk management counselling frameworks, ethics and legislation. The skills you will gain from your counselling studies will be transferable between nursing, psychology, teaching, welfare, human services or allied health practices.

Our online counselling degree is designed to develop your career within the health, psychology or human services profession. Offered part-time, this degree can alternatively be a professional development opportunity for psychologists and social workers.

Professional accreditation

Our Clinical Supervision, Foundations of Practice and Mental Health Counselling specialisations are designed to meet the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) standards and competencies.

Career outcomes

As a graduate, your counselling and case management skills will provide you with the opportunity to work in a professional nursing, psychology, teaching, welfare, human services or allied health practices.

Entry requirements for this course

Contact University of Southern Queensland to find course entry requirements.

View foundation and pathway programmes to help you meet academic and language entry requirements.