Graduate Diploma in Trauma-Informed Care
The Graduate Diploma in Trauma-Informed Care is an advanced, clinically focused qualification designed for those who require in-depth clinical training in trauma-focused therapies, including EMDR and TF-CBT. It prepares students to:
- Conduct trauma-informed assessment and formulation.
- Integrate intergenerational, relational, and systemic models of trauma.
- Develop competence in safe, ethically grounded trauma treatment.
- Understand, interpret, and apply research in trauma-informed practice.
Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling (Online)
Get work-ready in 3 years!
The Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling is Cairnmillar’s, TEQSA-accredited double major undergraduate degree, which provides an immersive learning experience to get you workplace-ready, faster.
The program’s curriculum focuses solely on mental health, which means you won’t need to study units that are not relevant to your future career.
Semester 2 each year
Part-time (6 years)
Core Counselling Skills
This three-day introductory course combines our previously offered Foundational and Intermediate programs, providing a valuable first step into the world of counselling. Learn core counselling skills to build resilience, encourage positive change, and support self-awareness in others. Through interactive activities and role-plays, you’ll gain practical experience in ethical, client-centered approaches.
Graduate Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care
The Graduate Certificate in Trauma-Informed Care is a self-paced course that equips students with advanced and integrated knowledge that is both theoretical and practical, preparing them to address complex trauma-related challenges in professional settings.
Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling
Get work-ready in 3 years!
The Bachelor of Psychology and Counselling is Cairnmillar’s, TEQSA-accredited double major undergraduate degree, which provides an immersive learning experience to get you workplace-ready, faster.
The program’s curriculum focuses solely on mental health, which means you won’t need to study units that are not relevant to your future career.
Semester 2 each year
Part-time (6 years)
Mental Health First Aid Refresher
This course is designed to help current Accredited MHFAiders maintain their certification and stay up to date with the latest mental health first aid knowledge, skills, and information.
5hrs Online
In-Person
Hybrid
Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI)
Enhance your psychological assessment skills with our PAI workshop, designed for psychologists at any career stage. From foundational interpretation to advanced applications, gain practical experience and refine your strategies for clinical diagnosis, treatment planning and screening for psychopathology.
Awareness of Vicarious Trauma
This workshop is evidence based to empower participants with the structured knowledge and skills essential for recognising and responding to vicarious trauma effectively.
In-Person
Leading a Systemic Trauma-Informed Approach
Cultivate a trauma-informed workplace that not only strengthens your organisation but also nurtures the well-being of those who contribute to its success.
In-Person
Building a Psychologically Healthy and Safe Workplace
This workshop addresses the pressing need to demystify and clarify employers’ obligations within the area of managerial responsibility, with a particular focus on providing guidance to small and medium-sized businesses.
In-Person
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri and Bunurong Peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands on which The Cairnmillar Institute is located, and we pay our respect to their Elders, past, present and emerging. We also extend these respects to any First Nations peoples engaging with these materials, and our services
Ash Thomas Yorta Yorta/Wiradjuri people There's a Lot Goin' On, 2025
Sometimes in life there’s lots of things goin’ on that can be hard and trying, or easy and happy, but my artwork gives me strength to see out the bad times. This is my Country before colonisation. The lines are like a map representing how our people shaped the Country with their spiritual connections told in songs and stories. The blue water and the red oxide land show my journey line with places I’ve stopped along the way. The small linear patches of dots are all the different mobs and families around Country. The brown patterns and shapes are mountain ridges and waterholes representing time past. The diamond patterns are from patterns on our old shields. Their colours represent connection to culture and the red dirt and many coloured sands that make up our beautiful Country. The group of Elders sitting with their spears are telling stories of Bunjil the eagle, our Creator, and passing down their knowledge of tracking and hunting. The goannas are my Ancestors watching, mesmerised, over their Country and culture.
This artwork was created through The Torch, a not-for-profit organisation that provides art, cultural and arts industry support to First Nations people currently in, or recently released, from Victorian prisons.