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Our course advisors are well placed to match your background and educational objectives to the course that would best suit your needs.
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4 years part-time
Online (Distance Education) with compulsory Residentials in Canberra.
View our Residentials calendar. (Includes Residentials for subjects across our courses.)
Applicants should:
Applicants with degrees in other disciplines are encouraged to apply; OR
All of the Graduate Diploma of Pastoral Counselling Subjects listed above, plus:
All of the Graduate Diploma of Pastoral Counselling Subjects listed above, plus:
This Masters course in counselling emphasises face-to-face practical sessions for role play and hands-on learning. This course includes a focus on applying course learning to the student’s background context for all assessment tasks.
The Master of Pastoral Counselling (Clinical) has been accredited by the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) as a postgraduate counselling training program. It satisfies the academic and professional training requirements for ‘Provisional Membership’ with PACFA. Further client and supervision hours will be required beyond the Master of Pastoral Counselling (Clinical) program to meet the ‘Clinical Membership’ (750/75) category.
The Graduate Diploma of Pastoral Counselling and the Master of Pastoral Counselling have been accredited by Australian Counselling Association (ACA) as an approved postgraduate counselling training program.
When you study Master of Pastoral Counselling you will be able to make a difference to people’s lives by providing spiritual and psychological support to those who need it most. You will develop the skills and experience to offer counselling across a wide range of settings – pastoral and clinical practice, church and community work, and lay or ordained ministry – to help people with any issue, be it personal, family, marital or faith.
“The Masters of Pastoral Counselling was a life-changer for me. The opportunity to read more widely, wrestle with new ideas and gather with others from a variety of backgrounds, worldviews and experiences was enriching and stimulating. The online structure allowed me to work around my own timetable eagerly looking forward to each subject. I travelled and stayed over night for the practical sessions which was a wonderful break from the daily routine and turned into times to focus on the study without interruptions or competing demands. Loved it.”