Counsellors provide information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues, and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy and other talking therapies.
Occupation description
Counsellors provide information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues, and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy and other talking therapies. The occupation group Counsellors nec covers Counsellors not elsewhere classified.
Occupations considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
- Gambling Counsellor
- Grief Counsellor
- Life Coach
- Sexual Assault Counsellor
- Trauma Counsellor
Occupations in this group may work in a call center.
Occupations not considered suitable under this ANZSCO code:
Other occupations included in the ANZSCO Unit Group 2721 Counsellors:
- Careers Counsellor
- Drug and Alcohol Counsellor
- Family and Marriage Counsellor
- Rehabilitation Counsellor
- Student Counsellor
Psychologists are advised to contact the Australian Psychological Society for assessment as a Psychologist for migration purposes.
Counsellor NEC is a VETASSESS Group A occupation
This occupation requires a qualification assessed as comparable to the educational level of an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) Bachelor degree or higher, in a field highly relevant to the nominated occupation.
Applicants must also have at least one year of highly relevant, post-qualification employment, at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
A positive assessment of both qualifications and employment is required for a positive Skills Assessment Outcome.
* Additional qualifications in a highly relevant field of study include those comparable to the following levels:
- AQF Diploma
- AQF Advanced Diploma
- AQF Associate Degree or
- AQF Graduate Diploma
** Highly relevant paid employment duration (20 hours or more per week):
One year of post-qualification paid employment (20 hours or more per week) highly relevant to the nominated occupation, at an appropriate skill level in the last five years before the date of application for a Skills Assessment
*Those with a Bachelor that is not 'highly relevant' but in a related field, and with a Australian Graduate Diploma in Counselling or Psychotherapy can be accepted.
Qualification and Employment Criteria
Counsellors provide information on vocational, relationship, social and educational difficulties and issues, and work with people to help them to identify and define their emotional issues through therapies such as cognitive behaviour therapy, interpersonal therapy and other talking therapies.
The occupation group Counsellors nec covers Counsellors not elsewhere classified in ANZSCO.
Highly relevant tasks include, but are not limited to:
- conducting counselling interviews with individuals, couples and family groups.
- presenting alternative approaches and discussing potential for attitude and behaviour change.
- may work in a call centre.
Additional tasks may include:
- maintaining accurate and confidential client records.
- referring clients to other practitioners and service providers where appropriate.
In Australia, there are currently no legal requirements for licensing or registration for the occupation of Counsellor. Membership of a professional body such as the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia may be required by employers.
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