The Institute's Diploma of Professional Counselling is the country's most reasonably-priced counselling qualification. As Australia's largest and longest established provider of counsellor training, we're able to amortise our costs across a large number of students. Thus, we deliver a high standard of counselling education and study support, for a lower investment.

AIPC has specialised in external education for over 16 years and has a highly qualified Education Team who will support you throughout your studies. Help is only ever a phone call or email away and you have access to:

• An Education Team of over 65 degree qualified counselling professionals, all with extensive industry experience and teaching and assessing qualifications.

• An online Knowledge Base available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week that contains over 4,000 specific questions and answers relating to your course.

• Unlimited FREE phone support 9am to 5pm (EST) on the 1300 Study Assistance Line where you can discuss any study questions you may have with Education Team members.

• Unlimited email support. Send a question any time and have your enquiry replied to within the next working day.

And you have the support of your local Student Support Centre who will link you into a local student support network (if you wish to stay in touch with other students); help you complete your practical assessments; and co-ordinate your In-Class or tutorial activities.

In a survey of several thousand students (Yes, we regularly ask students and graduates how we are performing so we can continually improve our level of service!), 86% of responders indicated that our level of student support was "Beyond their expectation".

AND, prospective students of the Institute can benefit from a variety of course investment methods, so your enrolment into the Diploma of Professional Counselling is not delayed due to financial considerations.

There are two payment options for students enrolling into the Diploma of Professional Counselling, each of them with specific advantages:

Upfront Payment Option

Students who decide to pay their course fee upfront will enjoy a substantial discount on the normal price of the Diploma. Students can concentrate on their future studies without having to worry about further payments.

Regular Payment Plan

Those students who do not want to pay their course fees upfront, can take advantage of making regular monthly payments over 21 or 24 months. Further savings apply if these monthly payments are made by credit card or direct debit. The Institute endeavours to keep the monthly repayments as affordable as possible.

Mark is 28 and has been married to Sarah for six years. He works for his uncle and they regularly stay back after work to chat. Sarah has threatened to leave him if he does not spend more time with her, but when they are together, they spend most of the time arguing, so he avoids her even more.

He loves her, but is finding it hard to put up with her moods. The last few weeks, he has been getting really stressed out and is having trouble sleeping. He's made a few mistakes at work and his uncle has warned him to pick up his act. This case study deals with the first two of five sessions.

The counsellor will be using an integrative approach, incorporating Person Centred and Behavioural Therapy techniques in the first session, moving to a Solution Focused approach in the second session.

PS more case studies, and articles, are available from the AIPC Online Article Library at www.aipc.net.au/articles.

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 seminars available between August and September 2008.

To register for a seminar, please contact your Student Support Centre.

BRISBANE

Communication Skills II/SEMINAR B - 20/09/2008

The Counselling Process - 23/08/2008

SUNSHINE COAST

The Counselling Process - 30/08/2008

Counselling Therapies I/SEMINAR C - 20 & 21/09/2008

GOLD COAST

Communication Skills II/SEMINAR B - 30/08/2008

The Counselling Process - 27/09/2008

NORTHERN TERRITORY

Communication Skills II/SEMINAR B - 23/08/2008

The Counselling Process - 27/09/2008

TASMANIA

Communication Skills II/SEMINAR B - 21/09/2008

SYDNEY

Communication Skills I/SEMINAR A - 23/08/2008

Communication Skills II/SEMINAR B - 25/08/2008, 02/09/2008

The Counselling Process - 30/08/2008

Counselling Therapies I/SEMINAR C - 05 & 06/09/2008

Counselling Therapies II/SEMINAR D - 24 & 25/09/2008

Case Management/Seminar E - 28 & 29/08/2008

MELBOURNE

Communication Skills I/SEMINAR A - 13/09/2008

Communication Skills II/SEMINAR B - 14/09/2008

The Counselling Process - 24/08/2008, 27/09/2008

Counselling Therapies I/SEMINAR C - 28 & 29/08/2008, 30 & 31/09/2008

Counselling Therapies II/SEMINAR D - 06 & 07/09/2008

Case Management/Seminar E - 20 & 21/09/2008

Counselling Applications/SEMINAR F - 23/08/2008, 28/09/2008

REGIONAL NEW SOUTH WALES

Communication Skills I/SEMINAR A - 06/09/2008

Communication Skills II/SEMINAR B - 23/08/2008, 02/09/2008

The Counselling Process - 30/08/2008

Counselling Therapies I/SEMINAR C - 05 & 06/09/2008

Counselling Therapies II/SEMINAR D - 24 & 25/09/2008

Case Management/Seminar E - 28 & 29/08/2008

ADELAIDE

The Counselling Process - 06/09/2008

Counselling Therapies II/SEMINAR D - 13 & 14/09/2008

PERTH

Communication Skills I/SEMINAR A - 06/09/2008

Communication Skills II/SEMINAR B - 07/09/2008

Counselling Therapies I/SEMINAR C - 13 & 14/09/2008

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