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Western Sydney University
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Western Sydney University Cricos: 00917K

Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling

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Award Attendance Study Duration Start Domestic fees International fees
Master Degree On-Campus Full-time 2 find out find out $30960 per year

About Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling, Master Degree - at Western Sydney University

Program Code: 088713F

The Master of Psychotherapy and Counselling is a cross-disciplinary pathway into a career in helping people in distress. In counselling and psychotherapy, clients gain self-understanding, expand interpersonal capacities and become more able to change through a dedicated helping relationship. This program focuses on the process of creating of a therapeutic environment for clients and on cultivating the high levels of skill, sensitivity, self-knowledge and ethical conduct required of the counselling and psychotherapy professional. Theories and approaches are taught and critically examined in the light of their contribution to a contemporary relational understanding and practice of counselling and psychotherapy. A research component introduces students to the systematic study of the counselling experience from a variety of methodological perspectives. This program is open to graduates in any discipline who can demonstrate the personal and reflective qualities required for this demanding profession.

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  • Parramatta


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