Counsellors

Our forensic services counsellors work in our Coronial Family Services team to support next of kin. They also need to meet certain requirements to work for us.

As a counsellor at Coronial and Public Health Sciences (CPHS) you'll provide support to next of kin of people whose deaths are being, or have been, investigated by a Queensland Coroner.

Qualification and registration requirements

To practice as a coronial counsellor in CPHS you must have a tertiary degree in Social Work or Psychology and either:

• membership (or eligibility for membership) with the Australian Association of Social Workers
• registration as a Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Opportunities

We advertise our family counselling vacancies on Smart Jobs and Seek.

What duties you'll undertake

Working in a CPHS role, you may:

• support bereaved families and next of kin through crisis intervention, debriefing and short-term counselling
• coordinate and manage the outcomes of coronial processes and objections to a diverse range of stakeholders
• identify, report and provide clinical advice and support in relation to the coronial process
• train personnel in counselling processes and interviews.

More information

You can find out more about Counsellors on the Australian Association of Social Workers and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency websites.