ADVANCED STUDY MAJOR
Health and Wellness Counselling
Health and wellness counselling takes a holistic approach to supporting clients in improving and maintaining their overall wellbeing. Increasingly, people are seeking support not only for emotional and mental wellbeing, but also for the lifestyle, behavioural, social, and environmental factors that influence health and quality of life. Health and wellness counsellors may work independently or as part of multidisciplinary teams, collaborating with other health and wellbeing professionals to support positive and sustainable wellbeing outcomes. This Advanced Study Major explores the role of counselling within the broader health and wellness landscape and examines how counsellors can support clients across multiple dimensions of wellbeing. Topics covered in this Advanced Study Major include:
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Understand health, wellness, and holistic wellbeing
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Explore the five dimensions of health and wellness
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Apply counselling processes and techniques in a health and wellness context
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Support behaviour change and sustainable wellbeing outcomes
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Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary health and wellbeing professionals
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Understand referral pathways and scope of practice
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Develop professional practice and self-care strategies
Course Delivery
Online, Self-paced
Duration
4 weeks
Structure
1 Unit
Why study an Advanced Study Major
Advanced Study Majors (ASMs) are advanced learning programs in topical areas of mental health practice. They can be undertaken in addition to our Diploma of Counselling. There is no limit on the number of Advanced Study Majors you can undertake.
Specialist programs
ASMs are deep dives into contemporary areas of practice. Each ASM is approximately 60 to 80-hours of learning. They provide you with a higher level of practical and theoretical knowledge in a specialised field of counselling*.
Enrol anytime
You can enrol in an ASM at the time you enrol into the Diploma of Counselling, or at any subsequent time. The advantage of early enrolment in an ASM is that studies can be completed concurrently with your Diploma.
Flexible learning
ASMs can be studied entirely online. Learning material, including comprehensive workbook and lecture videos, is accessible from your student learning portal (My.AIPC). Assessments are online by multiple-choice. ASMs are supported by our academic team via all usual methods.
*Please note that whilst the Advanced Study Majors are highly relevant to specialty areas in counselling practise, by nature they do not form a part of the accredited curriculum.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, as ASM’s are comprehensive specialist programs, they pre-suppose a foundational knowledge of counselling and mental health.
No, as a student or graduate of our Diploma of Counselling, you can enrol in as many ASM’s as you like.
Yes, ASM’s can be studied alongside your Diploma of Counselling.
When you enrol in ASM’s, the course learning material, including comprehensive workbook and lecture videos, are made available in your student learning portal (My.AIPC).
ASM’s are assessed by multiple-choice, and supported by our academic team via all usual methods. The pass rate for ASM’s is 70%. As the assessment is competency-based, if you don’t pass on your first try, you can review, save and re-submit your answers (there are no re-attempt limits).
When you successfully complete an ASM you will receive an internationally-verifiable Digital Badge as well as a downloadable CPD Certificate of Attainment. These are made available student learning portal (My.AIPC).
All ASM’s come with a 30-day money back guarantee.
30-Day Money Back Guarantee
If you're not satisfied we'll give you your money back.
Zero Risk
Your enrolment comes with a guarantee that empowers you to enrol risk-free. if, for any reason whatsoever you decide you do not want to proceed with your course within 30-day , we will give you a 100%, no questions asked, money back guarantee.
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