Master of Grief and Palliative Care Counselling M.Gr&PCC

2009

Program Outline

These programs aim to provide best practice grief and palliative care counselling education. They are designed for practitioners with appropriate educational, experiential and personal attributes who wish to enhance their knowledge and expertise in the area of counselling within a grief, bereavement and palliative care context.

The programs are primarily aimed at graduate health and welfare professionals who are responsible for supporting others in times of transition, crisis or difficulty and who wish to offer effective counselling in their clinical and therapeutic work.

The programs offer a unique combination of up-to-date knowledge of grief, palliative care and bereavement issues, and a practical approach to the skilful handling of grief. Theoretical perspectives taught in the program are balanced by application of techniques, so that experiential and integrated learning results.

The programs are offered at three levels, and may be studied on campus or by distance. Courses are designed to accommodate individuals who have regular work commitments.

The Master of Grief and Palliative Care Counselling builds on the knowledge and experience of the graduate diploma and requires the successful completion of a research project, in a relevant grief area of the student's choice.

Related Programs

• Graduate Certificate in Grief and Palliative Care Counselling
• Graduate Diploma in Grief and Palliative Care Counselling

Admission Information

Admissions information for domestic and international students.

Domestic

Selection criteria:	Higher Education applicants You must have completed the Graduate Diploma in Grief & Palliative Care Counselling, submit a written statement and attend an oral assessment if successful.
Additional entry requirements:	All applicants must submit the following information to the Discipline of General Practice as soon as possible after applying to SATAC: * written statement of 500 words (maximum) on their reasons for wishing to undertake the program, * Curriculum Vitae, * form downloaded from the Discipline of General Practice website. Those successful must also attend an oral assessment.
How to apply:	SATAC Code: 3CM013 Apply through SATAC SATAC application dates Application and Admission
Mid-year entry?	Yes
Annual tuition fees:	Australian Full-fee place: $15,504
General enquiries:	Student Centre

International

Selection criteria:	Graduate entry only IELTS Total Reading Listening Speaking Writing 6.5 6 6 6 6
Prerequisites:	Graduate Diploma in Grief and Palliative Care Counselling
How to apply:	Application information for international students Important application deadlines for international students
Mid-year entry?	Yes
Annual tuition fees:	International student place: $25,000
General enquiries:	Student Centre

Study Plans

The study plans given are examples of pathways through this degree. For a complete description, see the program rules.

A dissertation (full- or part-time) is the final requirement of the MGPCC and should therefore reflect what the student has learned from the core and elective course work in the program.

Graduate Attributes

The Grief and Palliative Care Counselling Program encourages the following attributes in its graduates:

• Specialised up-to-date knowledge and understanding of grief and its associated issues, together with effective skills for appropriate interventions with grieving people.
• The ability to evaluate and synthesise grief-related information from a wide variety of sources.
• The ability to apply knowledge and skills to their own relevant professional situations.
• A high level of interpersonal skills, essential in communication with grieving individuals and families, as well as in the workplace.
• Proficient use of technology appropriate to learning at a post-graduate level.
• Commitment to lifelong learning. Graduates are encouraged to build on their experience and previous learning in order to maximise their personal and professional effectiveness.
• The ability to take leadership and to share their learning in their own communities and workplaces.
• Appropriate practice and awareness of ethical, social and cultural issues relevant to the areas, of grief, loss bereavement and palliative care.

Useful Links

• Health Sciences Program Information Leaflet
• Discipline of General Practice
• Faculty of Health Sciences
• Postgraduate Scholarships
• Student Centre enquiry form

Program Rules

Faculty of Health Sciences