Psychotherapy Course

Course overview

Psychotherapy is essentially the listening to, and talking with, those whose problems and anxieties have become too great a burden for them to cope alone. Its aim is to help the troubled individual understand and resolve his predicament. Psychotherapy leads the individual to deeper understanding, resolution, recovery and self-worth. This course is formulated specifically to train you to work briefly by design rather than by default.

Syllabus

Lesson One
- Introduction
  - What is Psychotherapy?
  - Group Therapy

Lesson Two
- Therapeutic Approaches
  - Some Schools of Thought

Lesson Three
- The Client’s Needs in Therapy
  - Empathy
  - Passionate Involvement
  - Self-belief

Lesson Four
- Initiating a Process of Change
  - Four Hypotheses
  - Basic Principles

Lesson Five
- Behavioural Therapy
  - Confronting Negative Feelings
  - Focusing on Strengths

Lesson Six
- Close Relationships
  - Changing Behaviour
  - Setting up a Contract for Change

Lesson Seven
- Factors Affecting the Decision to Change
  - Finding Courage
  - Mechanisms of Denial
  - Compassion and Confrontation
  - Excitation and Inhibition

Lesson Eight
- Developing Emotional Awareness
  - Defining Emotional Freedom
  - Gut-level Feelings

Lesson Nine
- The Process of Recovery
  - The Client’s Support System
  - Positive Attitudes
  - Suggestion Therapy

Lesson Ten
- The Ultimate Goals of Therapy/ Spirituality
  - Promoting Active Involvement
  - Avoiding Perceptual Distortion
  - Achieving Therapeutic Goals

Practical training

Optional 2 days of Practical Training are available for this course. Practical workshops can be held in various locations around theUK and are available for an additional fee of £75 per day. Your practical training is a valuable opportunity to learn directly from an experienced practical training tutor with specialist skills.

Prerequisites

You do not need to have any additional qualifications before studying this course.

Level

On successful completion of this course you will have received professional training at level 3. This is ideal if you wish to start a practice, or expand a career.

Certification

On successful completion students will receive dual awards: Award 1- The professional ASC Psychotherapy Diploma and will become a Registered BSY Psychotherapy Practitioner.

Award 2- Certificate of achievement at Level 3 from ABC Awards and Certa Awards. Registration through BSY is essential with this course.

How the course works

Upon enrolment you receive your first course lessons.

You can study in your own time, at your own pace and from the comfort of your own home. If you have any questions, or would like feedback or encouragement about your course or your studies then you can contact our friendly tutors by phone, email or post.

At the end of each lesson are a set of questions. Completing these can aid your learning and help you master each step before moving on to the next. Your next lesson will then arrive for you to continue when it suits you.

Having progressed through each lesson you can take your final examination at home, and at a date and time that suits you. Then, on successful completion you will be awarded your BSY certificate.

Additional benefits

Health and Harmony Magazine
Enrol on this course and you will receive a complimentary issue of Health & Harmony, our inspirational full colour magazine. Giving complementary and natural health updates and news, it also includes student profiles, lists the most recent award winners, and provides interesting articles and short stories.

Professional Indemnity Insurance
Once you have successfully completed this course, you will be eligible for Professional Indemnity Insurance which protects you as a practitioner against professional public liability and malpractice. This insurance cover is considered essential in protecting the interests of both practitioners and the public.

Enrol on this course from £50

There are two ways you can enrol on this course. You can:

Pay with a deposit of £50, followed by 11 monthly instalments of £35
or
Pay the total course fee of £435 in one sum and receive a voucher towards the cost of your next course