The Diploma Course in Counselling, Psychotherapy Psychoanalysis will introduce you to the many aspects and career opportunities of the Counselling, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis field. The course is best suited to those seeking personal development and those seeking to enhance and supplement existing professions such as teaching, human resource management and nursing. It is also suitable as a foundation to further study.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND COURSE BENEFITS
This online course in Counselling, Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis aims to provide you with effective training in both the theory and techniques of counselling and psychotherapy. Further the course will enable you to develop your own therapeutic style, while gaining an insight into different theoretical and practical skills required in the field of psychotherapy. This Diploma program is presented in jargon-free form and includes many practical case studies which makes it easily accessible to all people, irrespective of previous educational qualifications or professional experience.
KNOWLEDGE
BY THE END OF THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE.
- An understanding of the differences between counselling, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis
- A firm grasp of the required Skills of counselling and the qualities and attitudes required of a professional counsellor.
- A better awareness of the various approaches of psychotherapy and the concepts and techniques used in each.
- A crucial understanding of the proper methods to be used to approach the situation initially at the preventive stage as well as intervention levels if the problem has already manifested.
- A better understanding of Freuds theory of psychoanalysis
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE MAIN FEATURES OF OUR DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOANALYSIS.
- The course is divided into 6 units. The important point to note is that the units comprise reading material, followed up by written assignments that you must complete and return to your tutor.
- The assignments are straightforward and relate directly to the reading material. They include short factual answers, personal responses/reactions to the reading material, self-development exercises, etc.
- On average the course will generally require 3-4 hours reading/study per week.
- The assignments will be graded by your tutor and returned to you.
- This allows great flexibility and lets you decide the method that best suits you and your way of study. Whichever way you decide to submit the assignments, they will be graded by your tutor and returned to you at the earliest possible date.
- We also offer scope for flexibility of your progression through the course. Just in case you feel you do not have enough time at a particular point, for example, if you are going away, or if your work pressure is too great, then just let us know and we can grant you extra time to complete.
- Finally on successful completion of all 6 units the Diploma in Counselling, Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis will be awarded.
