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Provide life-changing support. The Master of Rehabilitation Counselling prepares you for professional practice as a rehabilitation counsellor. Offered both on campus and by distance/online, learn how to assist people with disabilities or disadvantage to achieve maximum participation in employment and community life through assessment, counselling, service provision and support.

During this two-year degree, you will be taught by leading academics as you learn how to provide specialist counselling, rehabilitation, and case management services to people who have experienced injury, disability or social disadvantage. You will have the opportunity to advance your knowledge in specialist areas of mental health, alcohol and drug misuse, developmental disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), public offenders, or other interest areas as approved by the Course Director.

As part of your studies, you will also complete a number of clinical and professional fieldwork opportunities across both the public and private sectors which will enable you to practically apply your knowledge and gain firsthand experience. As a graduate-entry program, this course is designed to accommodate all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their previous discipline. However, a formal background in psychology, rehabilitation, or related subjects is desirable.

The Master of Rehabilitation Counselling course an accredited program. As a qualified rehabilitation counsellor, you will have the opportunity to assist diverse clientele across a range of settings including business and industry, tertiary health, social service, advocacy, and private practice.

Why study rehabilitation counselling with us?

Make a real difference to people?s lives

You?ll be highly employable

Open doors to a wide range of career options

Gain experience working on real-life problems

Choose from a diverse range of subjects

Engage in international learning opportunities

Choose from flexible learning options at a level suited to you

Gain professional accreditation

Join a diverse community

Learn from leaders in the field

Careers & future study

Future study options

Eligible graduates may consider an additional three years of study with us as a research candidate for the higher research degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The PhD is designed to provide you with the opportunity to undertake in-depth study in a specialised area under the supervision of an academic staff member with expertise in your field of research. The award of a higher research degree in the health sciences will enhance your profile as a genuine researcher and expert in your chosen field, afford opportunities as a published researcher, and may lead to an academic appointment, or to a research appointment with a government or industrial research and development organisation.

Graduate opportunities

Rehabilitation counsellors assist a diverse clientele in a range of settings including business and industry, tertiary health, social service, advocacy, and private practice. It is common for rehabilitation counsellors to work in trans-disciplinary networks with health, vocational, and social services professionals including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, rehabilitation engineers, nurses, and doctors

Government investments towards person-centred service models suggest a growing demand for rehabilitation counsellors.