Paetahi Tumu Kōrero Bachelor of Counselling
Social Services
A course by
NMIT
Prepare for a professional career in counselling with a comprehensive programme that covers legal and ethical responsibilities, mental health and addictions, and work with families, children, and young people. Includes practical placements in community organisations.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
Nelson, Nelson
It will take a total of 3 years
Core skills this course teaches
Understand legal and ethical responsibilities
Demonstrate knowledge of legal and ethical frameworks relevant to counselling practice.
Apply counselling skills across diverse populations
Utilise core counselling techniques with individuals, families/whānau, and children in various settings.
Integrate theory and practice
Blend theoretical knowledge with practical experience, including supervised placements in community agencies.
What You're Signing Up For
This three-year, full-time Bachelor of Counselling programme develops knowledge, skills, and professional attributes required for entry-level practice in the counselling sector. Students learn about legal and ethical frameworks, mental health, addictions, and approaches for working with individuals, families/whānau, and children. The programme blends theory and practice through supervised placements and applied research, with practice focus areas available in the final year. Graduates are eligible for provisional membership in relevant professional associations and can pursue roles in social services, mental health, and related fields.
Course Content
- Introduction to Counselling
- Professional Counselling Practice
- Human Development and Psychology
- Introduction to Society
- Counselling Theory and Practice
- Change and Wellbeing in Practice
- Foundations of Practice in Mental Health Addictions
- Working with Whānau
- Law, Ethics and Policy
- Presentation and Review of Counselling Practice
- Research and Professional Practice
- Transforming Treaty Based Practice
- Elective focus: Mental Health and Addictions counselling
- Elective focus: Family/whānau counselling
- Elective focus: Working with children and young people
- Addiction Issues & Co-existing Problems
- Counselling Interventions in Addictions and Co-existing Problems
- Care and Protection
- Indigenous Liberation Studies
- Developing Issues Focused Practice
- Social Work and Family-Based Violence
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Community Services
Mental Health
Counselling
Addictions
Future employment opportunities might be
Counsellor (entry-level, various settings)
Specialist practitioner in mental health/addictions