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.

Program Structure

A candidate shall satisfactorily complete a number of core courses: Nature of Grief; Supervised Field Education; Grief Counselling I; Grief Counselling II; Grief Counselling III; Advanced Grief Counselling IA; Advanced Grief Counselling II; Advanced Grief Counselling III; Advanced Grief Counselling IB; and, either: Loss & Grief or Issues in Death & Dying. Further to this, candidates must complete courses chosen from the following electives: Loss & Grief; Issues in Death & Dying; Grief & Spirituality; Grief Studies; Research Design & Methodology. A dissertation (full- or part-time) is the final requirement and should therefore reflect what the student has learned from the core and elective course work in the program.

Related Programs

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

Admission Information

Domestic applicants

Not a domestic applicant?

SATAC Code	3CM013
Annual tuition fees	Australian Full-fee place: $15,504
Mid-year entry?	Yes
Enquiries	Student Centre

Selection Criteria

Graduate entry only.

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

Applicants must submit to the Discipline of General Practice a 500 word written statement along with a request for additional information form downloaded from the website: www.adelaide.edu.au/health/gp/units/gpcc/enrol/ Eligible applicants must also attend an oral assessment.

How to Apply

SATAC Code: 3CM013

Apply through SATAC SATAC application dates Application and Admission

International applicants

Not an international applicant?

IELTS Total	6.5 [more info]
Annual tuition fees	International student place: $25,000
Mid-year entry?	Yes
Enquiries	Student Centre

Selection Criteria

Graduate entry only

Prerequisites

Graduate Diploma in Grief and Palliative Care Counselling

Equivalent Scores

IELTS Total Reading Listening Speaking Writing

6.5 6 6 6 6

How to Apply

Application information for international students

Important application deadlines for international students

International applicants applying with Australian year 12 results

Not an international applicant applying with Australian year 12 results?

Annual tuition fees	International student place: $25,000
Mid-year entry?	Yes
Enquiries	Student Centre

Selection Criteria

Graduate entry only

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.

Program Rules

Faculty of Health Sciences

Further Information

Useful Links

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