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New Course: Diploma of Financial Counselling

As a Financial Counsellor, you will have the ability to assist those who are facing financial hardship. AIPC is the largest provider of counselling courses in the country. We have specialised in counsellor training for over 26 years. We have proudly helped over 55,000 people from 27 countries pursue their personal and career interests in […]

Summit Raises Over $140,000 for Charity

This year’s Mental Health Super Summit – Mental Health Academy‘s annual online conference co-hosted with Act for Kids – has raised over $140,000 to prevent and treat child abuse and neglect across Australia. The funds will be used to provide free therapy, deliver prevention and education programs, foster community engagement, and much more. Thanks to thousands […]

2017 Mental Health Super Summit

Child abuse and neglect is one of Australia’s biggest and most misunderstood social problems, with one child being abused or neglected every 12 minutes. Since 1988, Act for Kids has provided free therapeutic support for thousands of kids and families — but there are still many more who need urgent assistance right now. In October […]

A Review of 2016

Planning to catch up on your reading during the festive season? We’ll make that easier for you! Following are our top blog posts for 2016: E-Therapy: A Look at the Benefits Get Going with Goal-Setting The Best-Kept Secret to Motivation How Colours Impact Us Four Study Strategies to Enhance Your Learning Connecting with the Power of […]

AIPC Helps Raise $135,414.00 for Charity

Earlier this month, the Mental Health Academy, in partnership with Act for Kids, hosted the 2016 Mental Health Super Summit. The event gathered 20 expert speakers from leading Australian and international universities (including Harvard, Oxford, Pennsylvania State, and many others) and over 2,100 registered attendees – and raised $135,414.00 to support children who have experienced abuse and neglect […]

2016 Mental Health Super Summit

Have you ever attended a conference where you decide how much you pay to attend, and all proceeds are donated to charity? What about a conference where 20 hours of cutting-edge learning, presented by experts from all over the world, are accessible from the comfort of your couch? Last year, nearly 2,500 mental health professionals attended […]

Brain Pickings

Brain Pickings, a project by writer Maria Popova, has recently caught our eye thanks to its wide range of insightful book reviews, interviews and resources. If you are looking for interesting books covering topics such as psychology, arts, creativity, design, history and science – this website is a formidable reference. Brain Pickings is a human-powered discovery engine […]

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There are many ways you can regularly interact with our team and thousands of your peers – plus enjoy ongoing access to the industry news, articles, videos and numerous educational resources. Below is an overview of our open-access social media resources, and how you can join them. Counselling Connection [this blog!] – www.aipc.net.au/blog What is […]

Psychological First Aid Program Released

Mental Health Academy – the largest provider of continuing professional development (CPD) education for the mental health industry in Australia – have just released a comprehensive program focusing on Psychological First Aid in disaster relief settings or situations of narrower-scale adversity. The Psychological First Aid program is a quality 10-hour course developed by MHA in […]

AIPC on YouTube

Want to watch personal and professional development videos, student interviews, conversations with employers of AIPC graduates, and inspirational stories from current and past students? Now you can do that, and much more, with the new AIPC YouTube Channel. Just visit the link below and make sure you click the “Subscribe” button to receive updates each […]

Institute Inbrief x50

In 2003 we created our first online newsletter, Institute Inbrief. It was a great way to keep in touch with our students, whilst providing articles, news, updates and other valuable information to anyone interested in the counselling industry. What started as a shy experiment became a priority task for our education team and since then […]