The Australian Counselling Association (ACA) is a National progressive professional peak association of counsellors and psychotherapists with over 11,000 individual members

Professional Colleges

    Family Therapy

    To become a member of the Family Therapy College you must meet the following criteria of membership, and pay an application fee as listed on the application form.

    Level 1 Family Therapy Counsellor

    • Must be a minimum Level 1 ACA Member.
    • Must have completed an ACA Accredited Training Course in Family Therapy, or get Recognition of Prior Learning through a Training Provider of an ACA Accredited Training Course in Family Therapy.

    Level 2 Family Therapy Counsellor

    • Must be a minimum Level 2 ACA Member.
    • Must have completed an ACA Accredited Training Course in Family Therapy, or get Recognition of Prior Learning through a Training Provider of an ACA Accredited Training Course in Family Therapy.
    • Completed a minimum 1000-hours Family Therapy counselling within a 2-year period.

    Level 3 Family Therapy Counsellor

    • Must be a minimum Level 3 ACA Member.
    • Must have completed an ACA Accredited Training Course in Family Therapy, or get Recognition of Prior Learning through a Training Provider of an ACA Accredited Training Course in Family Therapy.
    • Completed a minimum 3000-hours Family Therapy counselling within a 5-year period.

    Related documents

    ACA College Family Therapy Membership Application Form Download
    View accredited courses for this college Australian Counselling Association (theaca.net.au)

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