Resources

This page contains links to resources of interest to heads of counselling and psychotherapy education. If you know of any texts not listed, please contact us.

Table of contents

Australian counselling textbooks

Beel, N., Chinchen, C., Machin, T., & du Plessis, C. (Eds.). (2023). Common client issues in counselling: An Australian perspective. University of Southern Queensland. https://usq.pressbooks.pub/counselling/

Crago, H., & Gardner, P. (2019). A safe place for change: Skills and capacities for counselling and therapy (2nd ed.). Interactive Publications. 

Geldard, D., Geldard, K., & Yin Foo, R. (2022). Basic personal counselling: A training manual for counsellors (9th ed.). Cengage Learning. 

Geldard, K., Geldard, D., & Yin Foo, R. (2019). Counselling adolescents (5th ed.). Sage Publications. 

Geldard, K., Geldard, D., & Yin Foo, R. (2017). Counselling children (5th ed.). Sage Publications. 

Hutton, V., & Sisko, S. (Eds.). (2021). Multicultural responsiveness in counselling and psychology: Working with Australian populations. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55427-9

Machin, T., Machin, T., Jeffries, C., & Hoare, N. (Eds.). (2022). The Australian handbook for careers in psychological science. University of Southern Queensland. https://usq.pressbooks.pub/psychologycareers/

Noble, C., & Day, E. (Eds.). (2015). Psychotherapy and counselling: Reflections on practice. Oxford University Press. 

O'Donovan, A., Casey, L., van der Veen, M., & Boschen, M. (2013). Psychotherapy: An Australian perspective. IP Communications.

Pelling, N., & Armstrong, P. (Eds.). (2017). The practice of counselling and clinical supervision (2nd ed.). Australian Academic Press. 

Open textbooks (i.e. free to use)

Beel, N., Chinchen, C., Machin, T., & du Plessis, C. (Eds.). (2023). Common client issues in counselling: An Australian perspective. University of Southern Queensland. https://usq.pressbooks.pub/counselling/

Bridley, A. & Daffin, L. W. (2022) Fundamentals of psychological disorders (3rd ed.). Washington State University. https://opentext.wsu.edu/abnormal-psych/ 

Collins, S. (2022). Culturally responsive and socially just counselling: Teaching and learning guide (2nd ed.). Counselling Concepts. https://pressbooks.pub/crsjguide/ 

Halsey, D. & Boodhai, S. (2022). Fundamentals of addiction - trauma informed, solution focused counselling & case management. Affordable Course Transformation: Centennial College. https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/centennialfundamentalsofaddictiontraumainformedmotivationalinterviewingcasemanagement/ 

Ko, G., Collins, S., & Yasynskyy, Y. (Eds.). (2023) A practical guide for counsellors: Co-creating safe and culturally responsive relational spaces. ColYasKo.  https://pressbooks.pub/responsiverelationships/ 

Machin, T., Machin, T., Jeffries, C., & Hoare, N. (Eds.). (2022). The Australian handbook for careers in psychological science. University of Southern Queensland. https://usq.pressbooks.pub/psychologycareers/


Psychotherapy and counselling resources

Moloney, Lawrence & Child Family Community Australia, issuing body. (2016). Defining and delivering effective counselling and psychotherapy Retrieved January 31, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-341222739 

Online and COVID resources

#GettingThroughThisTogether: Supporting our mental health during COVID-19

eSafety toolkit for training providers, academics and students. 


Learning and teaching support

Trauma-informed tertiary learning and teaching practice framework.  Quick reference guide. Full guide

(Re)-Storying Teaching and Learning Online 26 November 2021NHCPE Online Professional Development

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we teach counsellor education forever. With the unplanned and sudden shift from on campus to synchronous online, weekly classes and intensive workshops are primarily being undertaken remotely on digital platforms. Our nationally renowned presenters combine the lived experience of teaching counselling in higher education, and learning design with evidence-based approaches, to help bridge the boundaries between online, face-to-face, and blended learning.

This event sponsored by ACAP in collaboration with the National Heads of Counselling and Psychotherapy Education will feature presentations from three speakers, before opening up to a panel Q&A. Our speakers for this event are Marcus O’Donnell, Vemel ‘Resh’ Ramasamy, and Danny Liu, who will be joined by panel Facilitator Michael Davis of the Australian Institute of Professional Counsellors.


Mental health resources

Mental health services in Australia: A guide for understanding mental health services in Australia.

Research resources

Human Research Ethics Foundation. Free research ethics course for researchers and students. See here