23 Short courses in Psychology in Australia

Are you good at listening to people and do you want to make a positive impact on their lives? Take the next step in your professional development and become a qualified counsellor with the online Counselling and Psychology courses from International Career Institute (ICI).

Are you interested in the psychology of crime? Do you want to learn more about what makes people behave in the ways they do? Take the next step in your career with our online Criminal Psychology course from International Career Institute (ICI).

CHC51015 Diploma of Counselling at Open Colleges will provide you with the essential knowledge and skills to effectively and compassionately support clients.

This Managing Compassion Fatigue in Health Professionals course offered by University of Melbourne will help you identify causes, triggers, and signs of compassion fatigue in healthcare professionals and front-line workers, and provide you with evidence based strategies to manage and overcome it.

This Resilience and Change course offered by CQUniversity Australia introduces the concept of resilience.

This Emotional Intelligence and Motivation course offered by CQUniversity Australia explores the key elements of Emotional Intelligence (EQ). 

The Psychology of Risk Management on Projects course offered by Bond University will help you learn how to make sound business judgement in any situation.

This Psychological Studies certificate at La Trobe College Australia provides you with foundational skills to enter the field of psychology in an entry level position or begin careers where an understanding of psychological analysis is an advantage.

In this Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools program at La Trobe University you will develop your understanding of student anxiety, depression and the impact of trauma on learning. Using a multi-tiered framework, you will examine how schools and individual teachers can take a proactive approach to improving the mental health and wellbeing of their students.

According to current data, each year approximately one in every five Australians will experience a mental illness, with mental illnesses the third leading cause of disability burden in Australia. Excelsia College offers a course in Approaches to Mental Health.

The Focused Psychological Strategies Essentials course offered by University of Melbourne will help you extend your scope of practice and gain essential strategies to respond effectively to people experiencing social and emotional distress.

In the Jung and Dreams course offered by University of Sydney, a practising Jungian analyst will introduce you to the symbolic language of dreams.

This Transition to Mental Health Nursing and Allied Health course offered by University of Melbourne is comprised of 10 interactive learning modules focused on the recognising and responding to a person who is experiencing mental health distress. 

Leap into a career in the mental health sector and become a valued care worker with the CHC43315 Certificate IV in Mental Health at Open Colleges.

This Applied Positive Psychology course offered by CQUniversity Australia will extend your application of positive psychology theory by identifying your character strengths and exploring how these enhance your self-belief, communication skills, and capacity to build positive relationships.

This Confidence at Work course offered by The University of Sydney aims to equip you with increased self-belief. You will leave with reliable tactics for boosting your well-being and reducing ‘learned helplessness’.

This Understanding Vicarious Trauma course offered by CQUniversity Australia will utilise an interactive presentation style, which includes self-directed learning activities, reflection questions, and specific readings.

This Emotional Intelligence course offered by University of Sydney is useful for anyone who leads or works with other people, no matter the size of the organisation.

The Psychology of Influence offered by University of Sydney will help you discover what it takes to be a skilled influencer. See how to apply principles from applied psychology to real-life influencing situations.

In this Psychology Course - An Introduction course offered by University of Sydney, they will explain the nature of psychology as a scientific discipline and how it can answer this question, so that psychological knowledge can be applied to everyday life.