Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health

La Trobe University

If you'd like to build a career that makes a meaningful difference, La Trobe's accredited Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health will give you the foundations for a rewarding career that supports others through huge life changes.You'll learn:Professional counselling practiceAcquire skills that are essential for effective counselling practice through examining professional, ethical and legal issues that affect counselling practice in Australia.Mental health counsellingUnderstand the different types of mental health conditions and how they're diagnosed. Learn how to effectively treat clinical and sub-clinical mental health conditions.Rehabilitation counsellingUnderstand the interpersonal helping process, especially as it applies to rehabilitation and behaviour change. Explore different counselling models and techniques (e.g. Motivational Interviewing).Employee Assistance Program counsellingDevelop specialised skills to work effectively and ethically as a counsellor in workplace settings.Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health intended learning outcomesApply advanced and specialist theory, philosophy, research and evaluation methods to facilitate rehabilitation counselling and counselling practice.Plan, implement, and evaluate client-centred assessment to facilitate treatment outcomes in complex environments.Apply complex and specialised counselling skills and psychological interventions with creativity and initiative to meet complex patient needs in rehabilitation counselling and counselling contexts.Generate professional documentation and reports for various stakeholders within complex rehabilitation counselling and counselling contexts.Critically reflect on rehabilitation counselling and mental health counselling practice through monitoring and evaluation of own work and develop plans to meet personal and professional development needs.Appraise and apply legal, ethical and professional responsibilities of a counsellor and rehabilitation counsellor in complex environments and make referrals where appropriate.Design, implement, evaluate and where necessary revise theoretically informed evidence-based counselling and behaviour change interventions to facilitate desired long term vocational and avocational outcomes.Practice in an ethical and socially responsible manner as a health care practitioner and/or researcher.Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health career opportunitiesAfter graduation, you could work across a wide range of industries, including allied health, education, government, sports, and more.Possible roles include:Rehabilitation counsellorSupport people who are injured or experiencing disability or disadvantage, through the counselling process, to reintegrate into work and/or the community.CounsellorWork with individuals who are experiencing personal difficulties and help them to make meaningful and helpful changes geared toward promotion of wellbeing in their lives.

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