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QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 909321; External: 909325; Ipswich campus: 939321

CRICOS code (International applicants): 070616K

You are currently viewing the 2023 Handbook. For study in 2024, please refer to the .

Notes

In 2023 the programs follows the Semester calendar. The Academic Calendar and Important Dates webpage will allow you to view and download a copy of the important dates for the Semester calendar.

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Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) is accredited with the (ACWA).

Students who successfully complete this program, including mandatory professional placement (fieldwork), will be eligible to apply for ACWA membership.

The is the professional body for qualified community workers in Australia.

Attendance requirements: Students must attend the three-day residential school included in HSW2120 Human Services Case Management. This is an (ACWA) accreditation requirement.

Attendance recommendations: Students aiming to become professional counsellors and/or join professional counselling associations after further postgraduate studies in accredited counselling programs, are strongly recommended to attend residential schools for all of the following courses:

• CDS1001 Human Relations and Communications

• CDS1002 Counselling Skills

• CDS3001 Assessment and Report Writing in Counselling

• CDS3002 Counselling Theory and Practice

• CDS3004 Counselling Theory and Practice 2 (mandatory)

Students who attend residential schools will receive certification of attendance.

Due to the number residential schools across the courses in the Counselling Major, enrolled students are strongly encouraged to follow the recommended enrolment patterns; to avoid overlapping residential school schedules.

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Program aims

This program aims to provide an enhanced understanding of the basic issues, principles and human services paradigms in the social and community sector together with skills and theoretical frameworks for people interested in becoming human services professionals in the community and non-government sector. Particular major and minor studies will focus on competencies required for employment in these roles. The program affords the opportunity to engage in specialised study of marginalised groups.

Program Rules

• Satisfactorily complete all courses within a maximum period of 9 years (standard duration is 3 years full-time, 7 years part-time)

• Maintain satisfactory academic achievement throughout the duration of the program consistent with the UniSQ Student Academic Progress Procedure

• Meet all mandatory course requirements including mandatory residential school and professional experience placement requirements where this is present in the courses

• Ensure that they are aware of the need to meet the Requirements for professional experience placements for the Bachelor Human Services (Counselling)

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Program objectives

On completion of this program students should be able to:

• apply knowledge and professional skills in human services surrounding the key issues appropriate to working in the community and government sectors

• comprehend broad and coherent knowledge of professional and contextual issues in human services and counselling

• communicate in a variety of different forms including written, oral and digital contexts to a diverse audience

• function as a team member and work autonomously according to practice requirements

• examine theoretical knowledge of human services based on social justice and human rights in the Australian and global context

• evaluate theoretical knowledge of environmental, economic and social contexts including knowledge of issues of indigeneity, diversity management, equity and justice.

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Australian Qualifications Framework

The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.

This program is at AQF Qualification Level 07. Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.

The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .

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Program Information Set

View UniSQ’s admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• The specified minimum entry requirement as determined by Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR), or equivalent qualification.^

• English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 2.

Applicants are advised to also address the following:

• expectations: English.

All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Requirements for professional experience placements

Students are required to complete a minimum of 400 hours of professional placement in the Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling). This is an Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) accreditation requirement. Students are offered 210 hours per placement (a total of 420 hours) in order to provide a buffer against unexpected variations in attendance. To be eligible to apply for ACWA accreditation, students are required to successfully complete HSW2299 Professional Placement A (210 hours) and HSW3399 Professional Placement B (210 hours).

Applicants must be willing to undertake and submit the requirements of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of Southern Queensland for practical placement. Please refer to the relevant for Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) Students.

Students may be required to demonstrate immunisation status depending upon the nature of service delivery and the conditions assigned by the host human services agency.

Mandatory Documents required prior to commencing ANY clinical placements in the program:

• Blue Card or Working with Children Check

• Australian Police Certificate

• Resume

• UniSQ Student Declaration

• UniSQ Placement Request Form

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, external or online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program completion requirements

Students will be eligible to graduate from the Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) following satisfactory completion of all theoretical and fieldwork components (if required). Some courses have compulsory attendance requirements and to satisfy the placement courses students must participate in the required hours of placement offered at off-campus venues and satisfactorily demonstrate the learning objectives of the course.

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Program structure

The program comprises 24 units including 8 core courses/units, 8 courses/units specific to the Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) and one of the following combinations:

• one 4-unit minor and 4 electives or

• two 4-unit minors or

• 8 electives or

• 8 units from one of the following programs.^*

• Bachelor of Human Services^†

• Bachelor of Human Services (Community Development & Indigenous Studies)^†

• Bachelor of Human Services (Child and Family Studies)^†

• Bachelor of Human Services (Health and Social Wellbeing)^†

At least four courses in the program must be at Level 3. Please refer to the Recommended Enrolment Patterns below for your type of enrolment (full-time/part-time) to assist you with your enrolment choices.

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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 9 years to complete this program.

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Core courses

Counselling

Specific major

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Approved courses

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Minor Studies

Minor studies are designed to enable students to widen their knowledge and perspectives, or to complement their choice of major. Courses must be taken over two levels and should be in the same discipline or recognised multi-disciplinary area. Enrolment requirements must be satisfied for any course selected.

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the

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Residential schools

The attendance requirement of residential schools within this degree is indicated by the following letters: R = Recommended; HR = Highly Recommended; M = Mandatory. To find out more about , visit the to view specific dates for your degree, or visit the .

Core courses include a mandatory residential school in HSW2120 Human Services Case Management.

Mandatory residential school for:

• CDS3004 Counselling Theory and Practice 2

Highly Recommended residential school for:

• CDS1002 Counselling Skills

Recommended ^*residential schools for:

• CDS1001 Human Relations and Communications

• CDS3001 Assessment and Report Writing in Counselling

• CDS3002 Counselling Theory and Practice

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Articulation

The Diploma of Human Services and Development will articulate into the Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) program provided students have completed the following eight courses: HSW1500 Collective Action and Community Development, HSW1110 Mental Health and Psychosocial Disability, HSW2120 Human Services Case Management, five courses selected from the Bachelor of Human Services core or any major and one elective.

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Exit points

Students who have successfully completed HSW1500 Collective Action and Community Development, HSW1110 Mental Health and Psychosocial Disability, HSW2120 Human Services Case Management, plus five courses selected from the Bachelor of Human Services core or any major may exit with the Diploma of Human Services and Development.

Students who have successfully completed the first 16 units of the Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) in accordance with the recommended enrolment pattern (completed 6 specified core units, at least 4 courses from within one BHSC major and 6 courses allowed within the BHSC structure) may exit with the .

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Credit

Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the .

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) - commencing in Semester 1
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) - commencing in Semester 2

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) - commencing in Semester 1

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Bachelor of Human Services (Counselling) - commencing in Semester 2