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Leave of Absence would also be required for students who re-enrol and then withdraw from all unitsin a semester.ABOUT THE PhD IN COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGYThe PhD program in Counselling Psychology provides students with advanced professional trainingin counselling psychology, plus the opportunity to carry out a specialized research program at PhDlevel. The course prepares students for careers in the professional practice of counsellingpsychology, research in counselling psychology, or the academic field. Students complete all of theunits in the Masters in Counselling psychology plus a PhD level dissertation. Further information onthe PhD (Counselling Psychology) can be found on pages 61-74.Prospective students can apply for admission to the program initially, or at any time following theiradmission to the MPsych course. In all cases, the minimum requirement for admission to thecombined PhD program is an Honours degree (IIA or higher) or equivalent; for students who haveenrolled in the MPsych course, a high standard of performance in MPsych units will also be requiredfor entry into the combined program. Prospective students will need to forward an appropriateapplication form and brief research proposal to the director of the counselling psychology program.All applications to the PhD (Counselling Psychology) course will be evaluated by counsellingpsychology faculty, in terms of both capacity of the student and resources of the faculty in providingappropriate supervision. A recommendation will then go to the Graduate Studies Director as towhether the applicant should be admitted to the course. Students enrolled in the program will beeligible to apply for a Commonwealth Research Award (Australian Postgraduate Award: APA) for athree-year period of doctoral study.Class AttendanceThe staff consider class attendance to be very important. Many of the core courses attempt todevelop skills as well as knowledge. Your participation in skill development activities is essentialand it is difficult to develop an optimum learning environment without consistent attendance andparticipation. All students have been asked to make suitable arrangements with their employer priorto commencing the course.We will attempt to start classes on time, and if you are to be delayed we expect that you will notifyone of the lecturers by phone or email. Three absences per semester in any of the core units(Psychology 704, 701, 705, 706, 710, 712, 795) require that the unit be repeated. The threeabsences include absences in case of illness. For Psychology 696, two absences from thepracticum class requires that the course be repeated. In other words, the staff consider the classexperience as a significant part of the learning and absenteeism for any reason that constitutesthree or more absences per semester, requires that the unit be repeated. At the discretion of thelecturer, late attendance may be counted as an absence.Essential requirementsAn essential requirement of this course is the capacity to listen empathically and to providecounselling for individuals from diverse backgrounds without imposing the therapist‟s value system.This includes individuals from diverse religious orientations, ethnicities, sexual orientations, genders,value systems, and those with disabilities. A further requirement is the willingness anddemonstrated capacity to work in a variety of clinical and agency settings.8Curtin University is a trademark of Curtin University of Technology.CRICOS Provider Code 00301J (WA), 02637B (NSW)