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 brand new, 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
Master of Professional Psychology – Online
The Master of Professional Psychology (MPP) represents the first year of the ‘5+1’ pathway to general registration as a psychologist. The course prepares selected graduates of an APAC accredited fourth year course in psychology, who are eligible for registration as a provisional psychologist with the Psychology Board of Australia (PsyBA), to meet the core capabilities and attributes required to practice.
This course is now available online. Students can either undertake the units at the Hawthorn East Campus or online.
Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) – Online
The Bachelor of Psychology Honours Online is an APAC accredited fourth year psychology program. This course includes theoretical and professional-focused training to prepare students for provisional registration with the Psychology Board of Australia, upon subsequent enrolment in a Master of Psychology training program. Graduates are eligible to apply for APAC accredited masters-level psychology training programs.
This course is now available online. Students can either undertake the units at the Hawthorn East Campus or via online.
Semester 2 (Part-time only) - Not applicable to International Student Visa Holders
Part-time (18 months)
Part-time (2 years)
Acknowledgement of Country
The Cairnmillar Institute acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land on which we are meeting. We pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and the Aboriginal Elders of other communities who may be here today.
