Graduate attributes

Knowledge

Graduates of the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work degree will have:

• A body of knowledge that includes the understanding of recent developments in narrative therapy and community work, and how they relate to professional practice
• Knowledge of research principles and methods applicable to narrative therapy and community work.

Skills

Graduates of the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work degree will have:

• Cognitive skills to demonstrate mastery of narrative therapy and community work theories and skills; and to reflect critically on the theory and professional practice of narrative therapy and community work
• Cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories and to apply established theories of narrative therapy to different bodies of knowledge or practice
• Cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas concepts at an abstract level
• Communication and technical research skills to justify and interpret theoretical propositions, methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions to specialist and non-specialist audiences
• Technical and communication skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse, theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship.

Application of knowledge and skills

Graduates of the Master of Narrative Therapy and Community Work degree will demonstrate the application of knowledge & skills:

• With creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
• With high-level personal autonomy and accountability
• To plan and execute a substantial research-based project, capstone experience and/or piece of scholarship.

Recognised training by Australian Counselling Association

This Masters program has been accredited by the Australian Counselling Association (ACA). For more information about what this means for graduates of the Masters, see the ACA website.