Bachelor of Teaching and Master of Teaching (School Counselling)

Prerequisites

The prerequisites for the graduate-entry degrees in school counselling are listed in detail on the ".../Prerequisites/School counselling" page.

Course overview

This course is designed to prepare students to become school counsellors while also qualifying as a teacher in one area of the secondary-school curriculum. To this end, all candidates undertake coursework and professional experiences in school counselling and one of the curriculum areas listed on the prerequisites page.

Careers in school counselling

School counsellors work as psychologists in government and non-government schools across all sectors of the education community: primary, secondary and special education. Their varied and interesting role includes:

• assessing individual children, including children who have disabilities
  
  
• working with children and adolescents who have difficulties in learning and behaviour
  
  
• counselling children and adolescents who have mental-health issues
  
  
• interviewing and working with parents and teachers
  
  
• engaging in preventative and proactive programs in schools with children, teacher and parents
  
  
• researching the needs of children and adolescents
  
  
• participating in up-to-date professional development