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Diploma in Counselling, Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis

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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.

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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

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course features

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.

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Course Content

Counseling
  • Definitions of counselling
  • The talking treatments – differences between counselling, psychotherapy & psychoanalysis
  • Counselling in society
  • Skills of counselling – confidentiality, exploration, listening, reflective skills, probing skills, challenging skills, self-disclosure, immediacy, goal-setting, evaluating.
  • Counsellor qualities and attitudes � tolerance, discretion, sensitivity, congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard.
  • Self-knowledge including self-development, training, supervision and referral.
  • Approaches in counselling � humanistic approach, psychodynamic approach, behavioural approach, eclectic approach.
  • Counselling specific problems � alcohol misuse, abuse and addiction, anxiety, panic & phobia, bereavement, trauma & loss, depression, eating disorders, stress, victim support, family counselling.
  • Counselling by telephone
  • Co-counselling
  • Defining psychotherapy
  • Three approaches of psychotherapy
  • The therapeutic relationship
  • Common concerns � Does it work? Can therapy be harmful? What rights does a client have/not have?
  • Various approaches of psychotherapy will be presented. For each approach the concepts, techniques and practice will be outlined together with a case study to illustrate the approach
  • Transactional analysis
  • Existential Psychotherapy
  • Gestalt therapy
  • Bio-energetic Psychotherapy
  • Rational Emotive Therapy
  • Primal Therapy
  • Person-centred therapy
  • Personal Construct Therapy
  • Psycho-synthesis
  • Systems Therapy
Psychoanalysis
  • Freud’s theory of psychoanalysis
  • The role of the unconscious
  • The interpretation of dreams
  • Sexuality and psychosexual development
  • Id, ego and superego states
  • Defence mechanisms including: repression, suppression, denial, sublimation, projection, reaction-formation, displacement, identification, compensation
  • The therapeutic relationship � transference and counter-transference
  • Developments since Freud. An Introduction to the major Post-Freudian schools
  • Carl Jung
  • Erik Erikson
  • Heinz Kohut
  • Alfred Adler
  • Otto Rank
  • Erich Fromm
  • Anna Freud
  • Harry Stack Sullivan
  • Karen Horney
  • Melanie Klein

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Get 3 of our courses for the price of one!

✔️ Receive training in all the major schools of psychology. 

✔️ You can do the courses one at a time! You can even gift one to a colleague. 

✔️ A Diploma Certificate is awarded for each course successfully completed.

✔️ There is no time limit for completion – take your time and enjoy the learning. 

 

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Accreditation

We are an approved Training Provider with The CPD Certification Service in London.

The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 as the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the Continuing Professional Development policies of professional institutes and academic bodies. The CPD Certification Service provides support, advice and recognised independent CPD accreditation compatible with global CPD principles.

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COURSE DELIVERY & ASSESSMENT

The course is delivered completely online through our website. Each unit comprises reading material, short videos, and slide presentations.

There are two written assignments for this course to be submitted at the end of Unit 3 and end of 6. You will find the assignment questions on your dashboard. The questions are straightforward and relate directly to the reading material.

The tutor for this course is Dr John Crimmins. Dr John has over 20 years experience working as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. He is also a specialist in Eating Disorders. He is available for discussions and questions regarding course content.

enrolment PROCESS

The cost of £395  is the total cost of the training, this includes the Diploma which is emailed to you on successful completion of the course. There are no extra or hidden charges.

Once payment is received we will register you to begin the course immediately. We will send you the course log in details by email and you can  log straight into the course dashboard where all the course materials are contained.

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