What makes aifc different?

Our Christian bible based counselling courses attract men and women from all over Australia.

aifc takes a comprehensive and balanced approach to counselling training that integrates psychology, theology and spirituality. Theology helps us know and grow in God’s ways and increases our understanding of our need for Him; psychology an awareness of self and spirituality involves the healing relationship.

Is it for me?

aifc courses are for all age groups. Classroom schedules are designed to cause minimal disruption to your normal occupation. Our full-time course involves 13 days face to face per year complimented with home / group work and online learning with our Seminar Blended Mode of study.
The flexibility of aifc study options provides you with Full Time, Part Time and an Online Supported Mode of study allowing you to study with aifc from anywhere.

The benefits of training with aifc
• Nationally recognised training that is PACFA & ACA Accredited
• Discover the principles that will help you achieve a more fruitful personal life and
• healthier relationships
• Counsel with compassion people who are hurting to help them overcome family, anxiety, depression, addiction, sexual, grief and other problems.
• Adopt a comprehensive model of counselling and family therapy which you can effectively apply in practice for both Christian and non-Christian clients
• Government financial assistance available through VET FEE Help or AUSTUDY/ABSTUDY
• Become more effective in your church ministry work
• Extensive career pathways into the counselling profession
• Fees are the lowest of any three-year training program

OUR MISSION, VISION AND PURPOSE

Mission Statement

Equipping individuals and families to heal the nations.

Vision Statement

Restoring, training, mobilising and multiplying family therapists to serve God for the healing and enrichment of the family in Australia and the nations of the world.

Purpose Statement

The principle purpose of aifc is to provide education in counselling and family therapy in view of the healing and enrichment of the family as the basic unit of society in Australia and elsewhere.

1. The purpose of the Australian Institute of Family Counselling Ltd (aifc) is also to implement the vision through excellence in Christian family counselling training in Australia and other nations.
2. Its purpose is to obey the command of Jesus Christ to “Go and make disciples of all the nations” (Matthew 28:19).
3. Its purpose involves both prevention and therapy. Prevention means demonstrating and teaching the principles of healthy marriage and family life, before breakdown occurs. Family therapy occurs when breakdown has occurred and involves teaching on family systems – on how families operate – the functional and the dysfunctional; specialised training in counselling and family therapy, in view of the restoration and reconciliation of broken and hurting individuals and families.
4. Its purpose also is to offer professional counselling training at a minimal cost to the Christian community.
5. The accredited training is based on middle-of-the-road, mainstream counselling drawing from theological, psychological and spiritual perspectives.
6. Its purpose is to multiply the vision throughout Australia and to other nations, and to make it available to the poor and disadvantaged peoples of the world.

Meet the students from across Australia & discover what they have to say about their personal experiences while studying with aifc.
https://www.aifc.com.au/meet-aifc-students-from-across-australia/