Fieldwork placements are a period of unpaid work experience in a supervised workplace where students have an opportunity to put theory into practice. Fieldwork placements are also an excellent opportunity for students to develop networks and explore career options and professional pathways.
All Graduate Certificate in Counselling skills students are required to complete 1 fieldwork placement totalling 140 hours:
It is recommended that you obtain supervision in your placement.
Client contact is face-to-face or person-to-person counselling or psychotherapy work. This can include up to 10 hours of telephone counselling and 10 hours of counselling work with children. Counselling or psychotherapeutic group work, psychoeducational groups and co-therapy or co facilitation of a therapy group will be counted as client contact hours as long as the student takes a lead role and is not observing the group or participating as a client in the group. Case management, counselling research and informal work with individuals, children and families would not be considered client contact.
Supervision:
There are 2 levels of supervision; day to day and clinical.
Your day to day supervisor must:
Clinical Supervisor must be suitably qualified and experienced. Check with Student Placement if you are unsure.
Your Clinical Supervisor must:
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