STUDY REQUIREMENTS
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Must attend in person residential intensives, classes can be attended online
FEES
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$29,500 over 2 years if you sign up before Dec. 31st 2025
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$32,000 after Dec. 31st 2025
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OVERVIEW
This two-year course incorporates practical skills-based training practice; the theoretical foundations of ProcessWork Psychotherapy; the latest neurobiological developments (theory and skills) in working with trauma/stress effectively; as well as all the ASQA requirements. Over the 8 terms students will complete eight enterprise units called modules, participating in hours of training, learning and assessment activities. ​
Our courses cover the information you need to commence work as a counselling practitioner or to take you to the next level in your counselling career. Our course provides the context and group-learning support and encouragement to develop your self-awareness, alongside your professional skills as you move along this pathway becoming the best counsellor you can be. This qualification is intended to provide participants with a range of ProcessWork psychotherapy skills and knowledge to perform effectively the many complex functions associated with providing ProcessWork counselling and psychotherapeutic support including:
• ProcessWork psychotherapy with individuals
• ProcessWork coaching and facilitation of leadership capacities in small teams
• Facilitating deep democracy for improved communication in groups and organisations
• Ensuring clients’ trauma needs are acknowledged and responded to sensitively and
respectfully for the best possible outcomes.​​​​​​
COURSE STRUCTURE
The Graduate Diploma of Trauma-Informed ProcessWork Psychotherapy is taught as a combination of day and evening classes, study groups, and home study readings/ assessments, which can be accessed at-a-distance or in person, as two intensive 3-day residential trainings which must be attended in person each year (4 in total). These residential intensives focus on supervision and coaching feedback for each student on their skills development, and application of the theory. ​​​​​​​​​​
PREREQUISITES
Our Graduate Diploma may be taken by either professionals already working in the industry (counselling, mental health and coaching field) who’d like to develop and deepen their skills as well as new students wanting to develop counselling skills towards commencing work in the counselling and psychotherapeutic field. ​​​​​​​
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AQF Level 7 or higher, which includes counselling skills training
Relevant work experience, prior training or practice in a related field
Demonstrate REAL-WORLD experience which would be equivalent to an AQF Level 7
Meet digital literacy requirements
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Meet English language proficiency
All applicants must provide Pathways with their relevant certificates and demonstrate through a personal interview that their training and relevant life experiences meet the requirements for admission. During the personal interviews prospective students are also assessed for fundamental human capacities, such as self-awareness, relational capacity, and ethical behavior, before acceptance into a counselling course.
Those who have a minimum of 10 years’ experience working with people and can show evidence of appropriate training may apply for RPL’s.
COST
2026 EARLY BIRD: $29,500 (if enrolled before December 31st, 2025)
2026 NORMAL COST: $32,000
NB: The Early Bird reduced fee applies only when you fill out all of your application forms and pay your application fee before the 31st December 2025, and commence on-time payments from January.
All applications incur a non-refundable out-of-pocket administration fee of $250, payable upon submission of your application.
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The total course cost is broken down into 22 monthly repayments paid through Ezidebit, who are Australia's fintech partner to the education sector, committed to providing students affordable payment plans to enable better access to quality education.
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UNFORTUNATELY the Graduate Diploma is not CURRENTLY available for a VET Student Loan. Alternatively, we have partnered with HandyPay who offer competitive educational loans to students.
Are you Indigenous Australian? You may be eligible for our scholarship!
ENROLLMENT
ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN! Please fill out the below application forms and email them to info@pathwayspsychology.com.au.