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Master of Couple and Relationship Counselling – Brunswick (HMCRC)

This masters degree offers a range of practice, theory and clinical research opportunities for experienced practitioners wishing to specialise as couples counsellors, and for experienced couple and family therapists and specialised couple mediators interested in advanced conceptual, supervisory and research skills, so that they can assume positions of leadership in the field.

Admission requirements

Eligibility requirements:

Candidates must have completed their undergraduate studies with at least a B grade or 70% average and should have successfully completed:

• a three year undergraduate degree in the health and welfare field and have at least equivalent to two years full-time face-to-face experience working with individuals, couples or families as a counsellor, or
• a four year degree in a related discipline or a Bachelor degree plus an approved fourth year of study and have at least equivalent to two years full-time face-to-face experience working with individuals, couples or families as a counsellor, or
• a Graduate Certificate in Family Sensitive Practice or equivalent course, and have a three year degree in a related discipline and have at least equivalent to one year full-time face-to-face experience working with individuals, couples or families as a counsellor.

In addition, applicants are required to be currently working in a counselling or therapy role and have the opportunity to work with couples (full time or part time) or have had recent experience as a counsellor or therapist with couples.

Selection criteria:

Applicants must lodge a written application that meets the course eligibility requirements and take part in an interview that may include participation in a role-play counselling interview. Applicants will be selected on academic merit, past counselling experience and capacity to work therapeutically with clients in their current work context as demonstrated at interview.

Preference will be given to applicants working in a context that allows them to work with couples.

Those students wishing to study the Specialist Course in Couple Therapy subject and Clinical Internship subject in the Masters program must be prepared to fulfil all requirements of specialist training and clinical supervision at RAV. Applications to the Clinical Internship will only be considered after successful completion of the Specialist Course in Couple Therapy and by invitation from RAV (depending on places available and clinical experience).

Course structure

To gain a Master of Couple and Relationship Counselling qualification students must successfully complete 120 credit points from the following list of subjects. Please note that subjects are not necessarily offered every year:

First year

Second year

Key: ¹ Offered by Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV). Credit can be obtained for this subject via advanced standing.