Overview
- Are you interested in furthering your counselling qualifications and carrying out your own research, preparing you for registration as a counsellor?
- In the Addiction specialisation within the Master of Counselling, you will critically explore a range of theories and concepts of addiction, including public health, colonisation and developmental perspectives, as well as the relationship between co-existing mental health challenges and addiction.
- Learning from industry-experts and academics you will develop the skills to work with clients, exploring relapse prevention, risk assessment and treatment planning, all with trauma-informed and culturally sensitive approaches to addiction counselling.
- Examine trauma-informed practice as a framework for understanding addiction and investigate the various models and approaches to recognising and treating addiction, enabling you to better facilitate positive outcomes.
- Benefit from flexible course delivery online to fit study in with you life, while the practical foundational courses with residential schools and clinical placements ensure you’re ready for your career in counselling.
- Develop your applied skills further utilising our telehealth system simulations and working with the community and alongside clinical supervisors in UniSQ's Psychology and Counselling clinics in Toowoomba and Ipswich.
- Choose to embark on a substantial Research Project or choose to do a smaller Capstone Project to further your research skills.