Paetahi Tumu Kōrero Bachelor of Counselling is a three-year degree designed to meet the professional membership requirements of the New Zealand Association of Counsellors (NZAC), Te Whāriki Tautoko, NZ Christian Counsellors Association, and the Drug and Alcohol Practitioners Association Aotearoa New Zealand (Dapaanz). Students in this programme will develop the professional skills required to work within the complex and interprofessional social service and health communities. Additional to what many other counselling programmes offer, it includes a mental health and addictions focus. Placement is a significant element of this programme. Within this degree programme, students will develop the skills to: Demonstrate empathy and respect for others Understand the social, political, and cultural context of counselling Understand different cultural values Articulate the theoretical base of counselling Integrate knowledge, skills and practice Understand their own values and beliefs in relation to counselling Understand the professional Codes of Ethics Graduates are prepared to enter the counselling workforce at a beginner-practitioner level in the context of a bicultural Aotearoa, New Zealand. Dapaanz approves Paetahi Tumu Kōrero Bachelor of Counselling as meeting the requirements for an applicant to register as a competent Addictions Practitioner, where at least one placement has taken place in an addiction setting, and the students have successfully completed the addictions papers as part of the qualification (modules HSCO603, HSCO705, HSCO706). If you would like to find out more information about Dapaanz, click on the image below.

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