Our nationally recognised CHC51015 Diploma of Counselling is designed to progress your career while helping others reach their goals. Gain a comprehensive introduction to counselling and therapy and transform yourself into an in-demand counsellor ready to change people’s lives for the better.
Health & Community
Diploma of Counselling
SKU:CHC51015
Begin a meaningful career and gain the skills to get the best results from your clients and make a lasting impact. You will be job-ready and fully equipped to achieve your career goals.
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Flexible payment options
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Study to fit into your routine
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Nationally recognised accreditation
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Start studying as soon as you enrol
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No exams, ever.
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Intro to Diploma of Counselling
A Fulfilling Career Awaits
Course breakdown
What you’ll learn in this course
Diploma of Counselling
CHCCSL001
Establish and confirm the counselling relationship
CHCLEG001
Work legally and ethically
CHCDIV001
Work with diverse people
CHCDIV002
Promote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultural safety
CHCCSL002
Apply specialist interpersonal and counselling interview skills
5/ modules
When can you start? Anytime you like!
There are no start and finish dates, no semesters, so no need to wait. Just enrol and start the path to your new life whenever you’re ready!
Totally suited to what I was looking for as I needed to be able to complete it in my own time. I found the counselling diploma content was comprehensive and gave me a good base of understanding and confidence that I have been able to apply in the workplace. I found all online staff were accessible, pleasant and easy to deal with. The platform occasionally had issues but nothing that wasn't sorted within a few days. Fellow students were incredibly supportive. Overall a very positive experience.
Completing the Diploma in Counselling gave me the confidence to seek opportunities to further my education. I have now almost completed a social work degree, and I could not be happier with the choice to start my educational journey with Open Colleges. One crucial piece of advice that all new prospective students should make a note of is to start looking for work experience as soon as possible
Was able to complete the course in my own time, and was extremely pleased with the support I received. Flexible for parents and widely acknowledged in the country for employment opportunities once graduated.
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How quickly do you want to finish your course?
- Daily routine
- 06:30 am - 07:45 am
- 07:45 am - 09:00 am
- 09:00 am - 01:00 pm
- 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
- 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
- 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
- 06:30 pm - 08:30 pm
- 08:30 pm - 09:15 pm
- 09:15 pm - 10:30 pm
- 10:30 pm - onwards
Study for a minimum 32 hours per week to complete modules in 12 months
- Daily routine
- 06:30 am - 07:45 am
- 07:45 am - 09:00 am
- 09:00 am - 01:00 pm
- 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
- 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
- 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
- 06:30 pm - 08:30 pm
- 08:30 pm - onwards
Study for a minimum 21.3 hours per week to complete modules in 18 months
- Daily routine
- 06:30 am - 07:45 am
- 07:45 am - 09:00 am
- 09:00 am - 01:00 pm
- 01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
- 02:00 pm - 05:00 pm
- 05:00 pm - 06:30 pm
- 06:30 pm - 07:30 pm
- 07:30 pm - onwards
Study for a minimum 16 hours per week to complete modules in 24 months
Your course may include work placement which will be completed in addition to weekly study blocks.
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Your trainer
Kelly Merchant
Kelly is a registered clinical counsellor who has over 10 years of experience in counselling and over 6 years in training and assessing. Kelly has embraced the challenge of supporting people through their grief and loss, specialising in pregnancy and infant loss and pregnancy after loss.
Kelly Merchant
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Kelly is a registered clinical counsellor who has over 10 years of experience in counselling and over 6 years in training and assessing. Kelly has embraced the challenge of supporting people through their grief and loss, specialising in pregnancy and infant loss and pregnancy after loss.
Kelly is a registered clinical counsellor who has over 10 years of experience in counselling and over 6 years in training and assessing. Kelly started off studying to be a dietician but soon realised that her real interest lay in the area of mental health and has gone on to accumulate a great deal of experience in the field of counselling, sitting on many advisory panels. Kelly has embraced the challenge of supporting people through their grief and loss, specialising in pregnancy and infant loss and pregnancy after loss. As well as training and assessing, Kelly works part time for not for profit charity and has her own private practice focusing on trauma, anxiety, relationships and loss.
Gleaned from her own experiences of multi-tasking and creating priorities, Kelly offers this advice to students, “never feel that you have to have everything in place from the beginning – take each step as it comes”. And if you ever feel lost or overwhelmed in your studies, take a step back and try and focus on why you became motivated to study in the first place - use that to create the path into the future, that only you can control.
Kelly is passionate about her role as a counsellor, advocating for a strong student understanding to the importance of communication skills and their application and welcomes you to the new life chapter you have undertaken in this course.
Gleaned from her own experiences of multi-tasking and creating priorities, Kelly offers this advice to students, “never feel that you have to have everything in place from the beginning – take each step as it comes”. And if you ever feel lost or overwhelmed in your studies, take a step back and try and focus on why you became motivated to study in the first place - use that to create the path into the future, that only you can control.
Kelly is passionate about her role as a counsellor, advocating for a strong student understanding to the importance of communication skills and their application and welcomes you to the new life chapter you have undertaken in this course.
Frequently Asked Questions
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