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CHC81015 Graduate Diploma of Relationship Counselling - June 2026, Online
2026-06-24 14:00 - 2027-12-08 17:00 (Australia/Sydney) | Online, Select a Country:
Enhance your counselling skills and work confidently with people experiencing complex relational issues.
This research and evidence informed course is designed for counsellors, family support workers, family and children’s contact workers, or equivalent practitioners. It provides graduates with the practice theories, skills and practical experience to work with a range of complex issues affecting relationships, including family and domestic violence.
Why this course?

Blended learning approach that incorporates self-paced modules, online webinars, a field trip, work placements and placement seminars.
Research and evidence-based.
Informed by over 75 years’ counselling experience.
Includes an organised, fully-supported practical work placement.
Qualified and skilled facilitators are also practicising practitioners.
Accredited with Family Safety Victoria in meeting the principles for Family Safety Practitioners, and with the Australian Counselling Association.

Course dates
Introductory webinar
Online materials will also be available from this date.

24 June 2026 from 2 – 4pm (Victorian local time)

Practice workshops
All workshops will be delivered online from 9:30am – 4:30pm (Victorian local time) daily. Each workshop will be held over multiple days.

Workshop 1 – 29, 30, 31 July 2026
Workshop 2 – 4, 5 November 2026
Workshop 3 – 3, 4 February 2027
Workshop 4 – 21, 22 April 2027
Workshop 5 – 26, 27 May 2027

Introduction to placement webinar

9 June 2027 from 2 – 4pm (Victorian local time)

Placement seminars
All seminars will be delivered online from 2 – 5pm (Victorian local time).

18 August 2027
15 September 2027
13 October 2027
10 November 2027
8 December 2027

Get started
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, enquire now via the button at the top of the page.
You can also contact us for more information:

Call us (03) 8573 2222
Email us at ravtraining@rav.org.au

Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO registration code 21977), providing nationally-recognised courses. Through our RTO, RAV is regulated by ASQA, and maintains its compliance with The 2025 Standards for Registered Training Organisations.

Couples Counselling Course: A contemporary and client-focused approach
2026-08-14 18:00 - 2026-11-12 20:30
Transform your work with couples and gain comprehensive knowledge and skills with our contemporary, client-focused course.
Our 12-week course is designed for counsellors who are new to working with couples, and students and practitioners in related fields who want to enhance their couples counselling skills.
It offers an immersive journey into contemporary couples counselling theories and approaches, with an emphasis on how this knowledge can enhance your counselling skills and deepen your relationships with clients.
Discover what sets our course apart

Research & evidence-based
Client-focused content
Relevant to contemporary Australia
Convenient, online delivery
Practice-based seminars & workshops
A hybrid delivery of interactive modules & self-paced learning
Informed by more than 75 years of counselling service delivery

Content and topics

Established couples counselling theories and approaches in use in Australia today
Extensive research and expert commentary on why particular approaches work well
Ways to enhance your therapeutic skills and apply new theories and competencies to your practice
Strategies to support reflective practice
Common challenges that couples face, such as infidelity, communication difficulties, life transitions, conflicting use of social media, avoidance patterns, family violence and trauma
Ethical decision-making
How to support couples who are experiencing complex challenges
How couples’ emotional and sexual connection can be affected by identity including cultural diversity, gender, religion, health, disability and/or neurodiversity
The role and impact of single session consultations when working with couples
How to apply assessment processes and develop working formulations which consider couples’ unique narratives, backgrounds and presenting dynamics

Get started
If you’re ready to take the next step in your career, register via the button at the top of the page, or contact us for more information:

Call us on (03) 8573 2222
Email us at ravtraining@rav.org.au
