Counselling placements
Placement information for Master of Counselling students.
Professional experience placement is a fundamental part of the Master of Counselling course, enabling you to apply and extend your knowledge and skills into practice in a professional counselling environment. It is designed to develop a range of professional skills and to acquaint you with issues of professional ethics and practice in counselling.
- Students enrolled in the Master of Counselling prior to 2023 will undertake placement within EDF5534: Supervised Professional Counselling Practice. This unit is a full-year counselling placement unit, and you are enrolled in it for a full academic year.
- Students enrolled in the Master of Counselling from 2023 onwards will undertake placement within two units EDF5066: Supervised counselling placement A and EDF5067: Supervised counselling placement B. These units are taken consecutively, and you are enrolled in them for one semester each.
Unlike your coursework units, the placement units do not have any face-to-face classes, but we encourage you to engage with the Counselling Placement Team in our Professional Experience Office who will help you with all aspects of your placement.
Your placement unit has a specific Moodle site which will be your primary source of information relating to your counselling placement. You will gain access to it in Orientation Week, once your enrolment is active.
Until you gain access to the placement Moodle site, use this page to see what to expect from your placement unit.
Things you should know
Temporary amendments due to COVID-19
Due to current impacts of COVID-19, some temporary amendments have been made to the placement requirements. These have been endorsed by our accrediting bodies ACA, PACFA and SAC. In the event that further changes are made, we will keep students informed to ensure they meet current accreditation requirements.
Timing of placement View
Placement hours required View
Security clearances View
Preparing for placement View
Organising your placement and approval View
Organising your Clinical Supervisor View
Log Books and placement completion View
Who to contact?
The Counselling Placement Team within the Professional Experience Office are dedicated to helping you with all aspects of your counselling placement.
To contact the Counselling Placement Team, please send your enquiry to the relevant team email:
- Clayton enrolled students: MoCplacement.clayton@monash.edu
- Singapore enrolled students: EDF5534.singapore-x@monash.edu