Can I have my interview by Skype? Expand Yes, if you are overseas or out of state for the offered interview time it is possible to hold an interview via Skype or Zoom. Check your interview invitation for more details on how to request this (you will normally need to reply to the invitation by email and provide your Skype User ID). The interview will normally be held at the originally offered time (note all interview offers are Melbourne time – if you are overseas you will need to work out the correct time for your timezone).
Can I re-use old referee reports? Expand References are provided through http://www.psychologyreference.org – a guide to the service can be found here. Our preference is for you to provide new requests/referee reports each time you apply mostly to ensure that they are available for the full consideration period. If your referee reports from a previous application period are still in the www.psychologyreference.org system then yes, you can share them with us again and we will accept them if the service provides them. You will still need to have an active account and may need to login to www.psychologyreference.org and ‘share’ the reports with the Cairnmillar Institute again before we will be able to see them. NOTE: please be aware however that www.psychologyreference.org do sometimes clean their database and delete old or expired reports. If the reports have been deleted then you will need to re-request reports from the same or new referees. Please contact the service directly if you have further questions about using old referee reports: https://www.psychologyreference.org/contact
Career Opportunites Expand Graduates may apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in their current workplace. Successful completion can see graduates enter a career in academia, research in an industry setting, private research consultancy.
Career Opportunites Expand Graduates of the Cairnmillar Institute’s Doctor of Psychology (Clinical Psychology) are highly sought after for their academic acumen and professional suitability. They have an appreciation of the breadth and depth of psychological practice and are creative and flexible in their thinking. Graduates are committed to working within the scientist-practitioner model and to using interventions and assessments that have been empirically validated. They are familiar with working with a range of clients and their practice is ethical and culturally sensitive. Graduates are trained for careers in clinical psychological practice, in research, hospital settings, community mental health, education, clinical rehabilitation services, general medical practices, mental health services, and private practice.
Career Opportunities Expand Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling graduates will develop a broad range of important tertiary education skills that prepare graduates for employment in administration, advertising, business, community services (e.g., child protection), counselling, government, human rights, media, policy development, public relationship, publishing, research, and more. Graduates of the Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling will be eligible to apply for membership to the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), which in turn enables registration as a counsellor with the Australian Register of Counselling and Psychotherapists (ARCAP). Graduates will also be able to register as a counsellor with PACFA. Graduates who go on to study a Master of Counselling & Psychotherapy or Graduate Diploma of Counselling & Psychotherapy will then also be eligible for registration as a psychotherapist with the ACA or PACFA. Graduates will also be eligible to apply for further study under an APAC accredited 4th year program, such as the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) to continue a study pathway towards general registration as a psychologist. Note: completion of this degree alone is not sufficient for registration with AHPRA as a psychologist. Additional study will be required. Students who obtain an 70 average in the psychology major (PSY) units of the program will be eligible for automatic entry to the Cairnmillar Institute Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) in the next academic intake should they choose to apply.
Career Opportunities Expand Graduates are able to obtain work in a variety of industries including health and community services, human resources, and product design/marketing.
Career Opportunities Expand Graduates may gain employment in community mental health centres, psychiatric hospital settings, specialist services for particular clinical groups, schools, tertiary education, clinical rehabilitation services and private practice.
Career Opportunities Expand Graduates may gain employment in community mental health centres, psychiatric hospital settings, specialist services for particular clinical groups, schools, post-secondary education, clinical rehabilitation services and private practice.
Career Opportunities Expand Graduates may find employment in a variety of settings including the community health centres, schools, rehabilitation providers, human resources, forensic and private practice.
Career Opportunities Expand Graduates may find employment in a variety of settings including the community health centres, schools, rehabilitation providers, human resources and private practice.
Career Opportunities Expand Graduates may apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) in their current workplace. Graduates will be able to consider further study or employment in a range of fields where the knowledge and skills acquired in the Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) can be applied (e.g., Community Services, Business, Counselling). Graduates will also be eligible to apply for entry into Master of Psychology training programs.
Career Opportunities Expand Graduates may find employment in a variety of settings including community health and community services organisations, the health professions, rehabilitation providers, human resource management, child protection, family support counselling services, allied clinics and services, and private practice.
Career Opportunities Expand Graduates may find employment in a variety of settings including community health and community services organisations, the health professions, rehabilitation providers, human resource management, child protection, family support counselling services, allied clinics and services, and private practice. Graduates of this program may be eligible to apply for direct entry into the second year of the Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Career Opportunities Expand Although graduates from this course will not be able to work independently in the field of counselling, they will learn additional communication and relational skills that may enhance their current work-skills. With that, they may find employment in some community health and community services organisations. Graduates of this program may be eligible to apply for entry into the Graduate Diploma of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Child and Family Therapy (CAP509) Expand The aim of this subject is to advance the student’s knowledge and skills in clinical work with children and families. This unit will develop the student’s knowledge and skills for working with children, with a focus on Geldard & Geldard’s SPICC Model as an approach to treatment and Expressive Therapy activities for emotional release. The unit also focuses on understanding Attachment and Emotion Focused models as they apply to Families. The theories covered will be applied to case conceptualisation and treatment planning for common presenting issues in clinical practice with families and children.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapies (CAP405) Expand Cognitive Behavioural Therapies unit introduces students in the range of contemporary therapies in this field. The unit will cover a range of techniques and interventions, including Socratic dialogue, cognitive restructuring, contemporary CBT, as well as Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based CBT (MBCBT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). The practical aim of this unit is exploration and application of a cognitive and behavioural techniques and interventions, with development of relevant therapeutic skills.