The Master of Rehabilitation Counselling (MRehabClng) prepares graduates for professional practice as rehabilitation counsellors. Graduates attain professional status as a rehabilitation counsellor and are qualified to provide specialist counselling, rehabilitation, and case management services to people who have experienced injury, disability or social disadvantage.

The course includes studies in vocational development and counselling, applied psychosocial and medical rehabilitation, case management, client assessment and job placement, work injury and worker's compensation, and rehabilitation philosophy. Elective studies may be undertaken in rehabilitation in relation to alcohol and drug misuse, brain injury, chronic pain, post-traumatic stress disorder, and multicultural environments, including issues concerned with complex trauma.

The course is a graduate-entry program (students are required to have completed an undergraduate degree prior to entry), however the MRehabClng is designed to accommodate all suitably qualified candidates regardless of their previous discipline.

As the course leads to professional accreditation, students will be assisted in achieving prescribed professional competencies through practical and theoretical skill acquisition and clinical fieldwork placements. Clinical placements are undertaken in both the public and private sectors. Students will have the opportunity to develop an understanding of the career path they have chosen, and its place in the contemporary health system.

The pace of work in the MRehabClng is commensurate with the expectations of postgraduate study, as is the level and complexity of the issues dealt with in the degree, including research project design.

Entry Requirements

To be eligible to apply you will need to fulfill the following criteria;

1. A Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree and/or a PhD from an Australian institution or equivalent.
2. A Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.5 over 7 (approximately equivalent to credit average or better) assessed on the highest ranked tertiary qualification presented.

Please refer to the relevant application close off dates applicable individually to domestic and international applicants.

Domestic Applicants
All domestic applications must be made through the Universities Admission Centre (UAC).

International Applicants
All international applicants can apply online by clicking the ‘Apply Now’ button or via an agent. Please refer to the GEM Offer Process page for further information including application timelines.

Refer to the GPA Equivalence by Country list to make a self-assessment of your current GPA on the Faculty prescribed 0-7 scale. If your country is not listed or if you are unsure of the conversion please contact the International Office.

Other Fees

Overseas examination fees

Textbooks

Student Services and Amenities Fee (Max. $281/year)

Incidental unit costs

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