The Diploma of Professional Counselling is supported by a number of optional Advanced Study Majors. Advanced Study Majors allow you to study and gain advanced knowledge and skill in the specialised counselling area of your choice.

The Advanced Study Major Program involves the completion of one or more optional Advanced Study Majors in addition to the Diploma of Professional Counselling. The Majors provide you with the opportunity to specialise in any of the following highly relevant fields of counselling:

• Abuse Counselling
• Relationship Counselling and Conflict Resolution
• Career Counselling
• Grief and Loss Counselling
• Child Development and Effective Parenting
• Workplace Counselling

The Majors are specifically designed to provide you with a higher level of practical and theoretical knowledge in a specialised field of counselling. You are able to enrol into an Advanced Study Major at the time of your enrolment into the Diploma of Professional Counselling, or at any subsequent time.

The advantage of early enrolment in an Advanced Study Major is that studies can be completed concurrently with your Diploma. There is also no limit on the number of Advanced Study Majors you can undertake and they can be completed by either external or face-to-face modes of study.

For further information about the Diploma and the ASM Program, please contact your closest Student Support Centre.

Become a Counsellor or Expand Your Qualifications with Australia's Most Cost Effective and Flexible Bachelor of Counselling

The Bachelor of Counselling is a careful blend of theory and practical application. Theory is learnt through user-friendly learning materials that have been carefully designed to make your studies as accessible and conducive to learning as possible.

The course and its subjects are structured to progressively develop your knowledge and skills from foundational, theoretical concepts through to more complex concepts and advanced skills and applications.

On completion, you will have...

• The capacity to apply counselling theory and skills in an intentional and mindful manner.

• The ability to evaluate and apply a variety of counselling models according to the needs of your client.

• The ability to analyse counselling issues with consideration to broader social and cultural perspectives and will be equipped to make a natural transition into the role of Counsellor.

To learn more - visit www.aipc.net.au/degree2010 or click to download a full course prospectus.

A client comes to you having had to quit work due to a degenerative visual impairment. He has a 3 year-old child and his wife is expecting another baby. His sight may continue to deteriorate or it may remain at the current level. He is suffering stress, feelings of grief and loss and anxiety about the future.

How would you go about helping this client?

Opportunity for Workshop Presenters/Speakers

Do you deliver PD workshops for mental health professionals?

Counselling Academy (www.counsellingacademy.com.au) is offering a fantastic opportunity for counsellors and other mental health professionals who currently deliver live seminars and workshops in Australia and overseas.

The Institute has a list of recommended textbooks and DVDs which can add great value to your learning journey - and the good news is that you can purchase them very easily. The AIPC bookstore will give YOU:

• Discounted prices.
• Easy ordering method.
• Quality guarantee!

This fortnight's feature is...

Name: Small Groups in Counselling and Therapy, Process and Leadership

Author: Posthuma, B

AIPC Code: POSTHUMA

ISBN: 0-205-33246-3

AIPC Price: $78.25

To work effectively with small groups, all professionals need the same basic conceptual knowledge about group process, group development and leadership. This edition attempts to meet these general and universal needs.

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With Counselling Academy, all you need is a computer with internet connection. You have the flexibility you want to fit your professional development around your life - and not the other way around. That means more time with your family, clients and friends when they need you.

Professionally Developed Programs

We understand the necessity to deliver high quality training as well as providing a practical platform to access it. That's why we employ a team of professionals (mostly with Masters and/or PhD qualifications) to develop courses non-stop.

For this reason, numerous Associations around Australia recognise Counselling Academy training for PD Points, including Australian Psychological Society (video workshops) and Australian Counselling Association.

Unlimited Access to PD

Counselling Academy's Unlimited Access memberships give you access to over 50 courses; over 560 hours of quality training; as well as access to all newly developed courses.

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To find out more and register, visit www.counsellingacademy.com.au/courses and follow the prompt registration instructions.

URL: www.counsellingacademy.com.au

Staff Profile - Delphine Lloyd-Jones

Position: Education Adviser and Assessor

Location: Head Office

Delphine has been working at the Institute for over 1 year now as Education Adviser and Assessor for the Diploma of Counselling. She attained her Diploma with the Institute and is currently undertaking a Vocational Graduate Diploma in Counselling, specialising in Family Therapy and Grief, which are areas of specific interest to her.

Prior to her position with AIPC, she worked in Mental Health support for several years with the Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service. She enjoyed her work there very much.

Personally, Delphine enjoys camping in remote places out in bush or by the sea, being active and keeping fit and singing. She has a wonderful teenage daughter and an annoying cat called Tom, who gets fussed over way too much.

"It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions."

~ Marcel Proust

Many students of the Diploma of Professional Counselling attend seminars to complete the practical requirements of their course. Seminars provide an ideal opportunity to network with other students and liaise with qualified counselling professionals in conjunction with completing compulsory coursework.

Below are some of the seminars available in 2009. To register for a seminar, please contact your Student Support Centre.

BRISBANE

Communication Skills I - 05/12/09

Counselling Therapies II - 12 & 13/12/09

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Case Management - 05 & 06/12/09

TASMANIA

Communication Skills II - 06/12/09

Counselling Therapies I - 12 & 13/12/09

SYDNEY

Communication Skills I - 10/12

Communication Skills II - 11/12

The Counselling Process - 05/12

Counselling Applications - 12/12

MELBOURNE

The Counselling Process - 04/12

Counselling Applications - 03/12

ADELAIDE

Communication Skills I - 05/12/09

Communication Skills II - 06/12/09

PERTH

The Counselling Process - 05/12/09

SUNSHINE COAST

Counselling Applications - 12/12/09

GOLD COAST

Counselling Therapies II - 28 & 29/11/09

*Advertising of the dates above does not guarantee availability of places in the seminar. Please check availability with the respective Student Support Centre.

AIPC - Counselling Courses

Diploma of Professional Counselling

Bachelor of Counselling

Vocational Graduate Qualifications

AICS - Community Services Courses

Certificate III in Community Services Work

Certificate III in Home and Community Care

Certificate IV in Community Services Work

Diploma of Community Services Management

Diploma of Community Welfare Work

Diploma of Community Services (Case Management)

Diploma of Community Services (Financial Counselling)

Certificate III in Children's Services

Certificate IV in Children's Services (Outside School Hours Care)

Diploma of Children's Services (Outside School Hours Care)

Diploma of Children's Services (Early Childhood Education and Care)

Certificate III in Aged Care

Certificate IV in Aged Care