La Trobe University

Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health

If you'd like to build a career that makes a meaningful difference, La Trobe's accredited Master of Counselling, Rehabilitation and Mental Health will give you the foundations for a rewarding career that supports others through huge life changes.

Develop your professional knowledge, skills and expertise with this unique combination of rehabilitation counselling and mental health subjects.

You'll get hands-on experience and will graduate prepared to work in rehabilitation counselling, as well as broader counselling settings such as mental health and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling.

Explore a diverse range of workplaces and cultures. You'll learn how to support individuals and communities through disability, disadvantage and injury – helping them to reach their full potential and reintegrate into work and the community.

WHAT IS A SPECIALISATION?
A postgraduate specialisation is a chance to deepen your knowledge and confidence in your field. Choose from options across your discipline, aligning your studies and passion. With career-focused outcomes and industry connections, you'll graduate ready to make an expert impact.

Offers 2 specialisations
- About the Advanced practice specialisation
The hallmark of this specialisation is discovery: preparing you to meet an organisational need with innovative ideas where there may be no existing solutions. Previous graduates addressed a specific issue or challenge to enhance patient/consumer outcomes.
In this specialisation, you'll learn how to apply evidence-based practices, deliver high-quality care, and develop leadership capabilities to promote health and wellbeing for individuals, groups and communities. Get the opportunity to specialise in areas that may include extended clinical assessment and evaluation, advanced clinical interventions, case management, therapeutic communication, professional digital literacy, leadership and management, and health promotion and advocacy.

- About the Applied research specialisation
Conduct a research project to address issues related to public health.
In this specialisation, you'll undertake research in a public health area such as epidemiology, global health, health policy and management, health promotion and environmental health. Benefit from mentorship and supervision from academics, work with industry groups to complete your project and gain practical research experience. Graduate ready to improve the health of communities through a career in public health, health policy or health promotion, or go further with PhD studies.