
Discover the science of psychology, tracing its history from Wundt to modern theories, and learn the core goals—description, understanding, explanation, and prediction—with control, methods, and ethics.
Explore the nervous system, brain structures, and neurotransmitters, while analyzing sensation and perception—from sensory thresholds and receptors to autonomic and somatic systems.
Explore consciousness, perception, sleep cycles, dreams, and learning theories—classical and operant conditioning, observational and latent learning, behavior modification, and related topics.
Delve into memory processes—encoding, storage, retrieval, and models—alongside thinking, problem solving, and intelligence theories, highlighting language, creativity, and perception.
Explore motivation and emotion through instinct, drive reduction, arousal, incentive, Maslow, and self-determination theories. Examine gender, sexuality, intersex, sexual response, paraphilias, and sexual health topics from the captions.
Explore how childhood experiences shape adult life by examining major development theories, attachment, temperament, puberty, and aging, including Piaget, Vygotsky, and Erikson.
This lecture surveys major personality theories—from Freudian psychodynamics and neo-Freudian developments to humanistic and trait approaches—and links personality to stress and health, including cognitive appraisal and immune function.
Explore psychological disorders from anxiety, mood, somatoform, dissociative, schizophrenia, and personality categories, and examine therapies including psychodynamic, gestalt, humanistic, CBT, group therapy, EMDR, and pharmacology.
Explore mental health fundamentals, mood disorders like bipolar and depression, their symptoms, risk factors, and treatment, plus how relationships and workplaces influence community wellbeing.
Explore foundations of positive psychology, the perma model of flourishing, and applications in education, organization, health, and psychotherapy. Learn coaching approaches, active listening, positivity ratio, and best possible future exercise.
Explore positivity through PERMA-V, gratitude practices, growth mindset, and the neuroscience and evolutionary theory of positivity, resilience, and optimistic thinking to improve well-being across life domains.
Explore engagement within the Perma model by applying self-regulation, mindfulness, savoring, flow, peak performance and choice and decision making to boost well-being.
Learn foundations of flourishing relationships through trust, communication, respect, caring, courtesy, helpfulness, appreciation, and praise, and explore social networks, contagion, altruism, volunteering, and appreciative inquiry to transform negative relationships.
Explore meaning, purpose, and passion within PERMA-V, linking values, ikigai, spirituality, and enlightenment to wellbeing, resilience, and self-transcendence.
Explore achievement within the Perma-V model, detailing hope theory, change theory, goal setting, coaching psychology, motivation, visualization, grit, and habit rituals to enhance client resilience and well-being.
Explore vitality through nutrition, sleep, physical activity, posture, and stress management to enhance immune health, mood, and performance.
Explore the fundamentals of cognitive behavioral therapy, including the cognitive-behavioral model, cognitive distortions, and evidence-based applications to mood and anxiety disorders.
Explore the evidence-based, present-focused CBT approach, using guided discovery and the Socratic method to set SMART goals and apply behaviorist and cognitive techniques for real-world change.
Explore flexible, individualized CBT through case formulation, stepwise progression, brevity, and collaborative treatment planning and agenda setting, using case conceptualization to guide targeted interventions and exposure strategies.
Explore cognitive behavioral therapy methods and strategies, including seven-column and downward-arrow thought records, to identify automatic thoughts, cognitive distortions, and core beliefs, and practice challenging them.
Explore applied behavioral strategies, including behavioral activation, activity monitoring and scheduling, pleasure predicting experiments, relaxation training, progressive muscle relaxation, visualization, and values based goal setting to enhance mood and functioning.
Explore applied behavioral strategies including exposure therapy, communication and assertive skills training, and role playing to reduce anxiety, manage relapse, and build effective coping.
Explore advanced CBT with mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy, and psychological flexibility, teaching diffusion, acceptance, values, committed action, and mindful presence to enhance well-being.
Explores informed consent, confidentiality, and dual relationships in professional ethics, clarifying boundaries, legal duties like Tarasoff, and the role of ethical decision making in therapy.
Examine transference and countertransference, the therapeutic relationship, and the working alliance while applying Kitchener's five moral principles and the eight-step ethical decision making model to practice.
Explore the profession of counseling, comparing informal and formal helpers, defining counseling versus therapy, and unpacking the working alliance, core conditions, and client-directed outcomes for effective practice.
Explore ethics in counselling practice, including confidentiality and dual relationships, and contrast ethics with law through a professional code of ethics.
Develop and apply counselling goals alongside effective questioning, paraphrasing, and summarizing to deepen client understanding, foster empathy, and guide constructive change.
Learn to manage emotionally intense sessions through reflective listening, reflection of feelings, and a five-stage counselling process. Apply content, feeling, and meaning reflections to enhance client understanding.
Develop counseling skills by focusing, exploring, and challenging clients, using genograms and community genograms to reveal personal and contextual factors, and applying empathic confrontation and the client change skill.
Explore influencing skills in counselling, including reflection of meaning, interpretation, and reframing, with Frankl's logotherapy, discernment, and ethical decision making in multicultural contexts.
Master strategies for client change through stress management, resilience building, and the use of self-disclosure, feedback, immediacy, and psychoeducation to guide healthier decisions.
Learn how to terminate therapy ethically and effectively, plan endings, manage client emotions, and ensure referrals and boundaries during counseling termination.
Explore the psychodynamic approach, psychoanalysis, and the unconscious, including id, ego, and superego, and how early experiences shape behavior through techniques like free association and dream interpretation.
Explore clinical assessment through the DSM-5, ICD, and psychodynamic manuals, comparing descriptive diagnoses with psychoanalytic explanations across ADHD, depression, OCD, and anxiety.
Explore key theories of human development—Freud's psychosexual theory, Erikson's psychosocial stages, attachment theory, Piaget's cognitive stages, and Kohlberg's moral development—and their relevance to psychopathology and health.
Apply psychoanalytic techniques such as free association, dream interpretation, Rorschach inkblot tests, parapraxis, resistance, and transference analysis to explore the unconscious and therapeutic dynamics in practice.
Explore the psychotherapeutic relationship and working alliance, including transference, countertransference, real relationship, rupture and repair, and the Greenson and Borden models, plus stages and values.
Explore transference and countertransference dynamics, boundary challenges, termination ethics, and apply reflection, supervision, mindfulness, and a five-step method to maintain ethical therapy.
Explore Freud's dream theory and post-freudian perspectives, including manifest and latent content. Apply the five-star method and cocreative dream work to analyze dreams and enhance therapy.
Explore Carl Rogers's person centered therapy, its phenomenology, actualizing potential, and core conditions: unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence that foster self-actualization in clients.
Explore Gestalt therapy, a holistic approach to mind, body, and emotion through present-moment awareness, chair work, and parts dialogue. Apply techniques to resolve unfinished business, reduce resistance, and enhance self-regulation.
Explore psychoanalysis and Freud's theory of the unconscious, ego, id, and psychosexual stages, along with dream analysis and defense mechanisms shaping behavior.
Explore choice theory and reality therapy. Learn how internal and external control, five basic needs, and the quality world guide the change process toward more effective, responsible choices.
This course is offered by Psyrec Global Academy.
Discover the transformative power of positive psychology with our Professional Diploma in Applied Clinical Positive Psychology. This comprehensive online course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills to apply positive psychology principles in clinical settings, enhancing the well-being and mental health of your clients. Whether you are a mental health professional, an aspiring psychologist, or someone passionate about fostering human flourishing, this diploma provides the tools and insights needed to make a meaningful impact. Embark on a journey to transform lives through the power of positive psychology. Enroll in the Professional Diploma in Applied Clinical Positive Psychology today and gain the knowledge, skills, and credentials to make a lasting impact in your chosen field. Start your path to enhancing well-being and promoting human flourishing now!
The Professional Diploma in Applied Clinical Positive Psychology is a 6 module accredited professional diploma in applied clinical positive psychology that helps aspiring practitioner to begin their journey as a clinician or practitioner.
6 modules include the following:
Introduction to Applied Psychology
Applied Positive Psychology
Applied Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Applied Counselling and Therapy Skills
Applied Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic
Counselling Methods and Approach
Professional Diploma in Applied Clinical Positive Psychology
Course Description:
Discover the transformative power of positive psychology with our Professional Diploma in Applied Clinical Positive Psychology. This comprehensive online course is designed to equip you with the knowledge and practical skills to apply positive psychology principles in clinical settings, enhancing the well-being and mental health of your clients. Whether you are a mental health professional, an aspiring psychologist, or someone passionate about fostering human flourishing, this diploma provides the tools and insights needed to make a meaningful impact.
What You'll Learn:
Foundations of Clinical Positive Psychology:
Explore the key theories, concepts, and research findings in positive psychology.
Understand the historical development and significance of positive psychology as a scientific discipline.
Positive Psychology Interventions and Other Psychotherapy:
Implement evidence-based positive psychology interventions tailored to individual client needs.
Learn practical techniques to enhance well-being, resilience, and overall mental health.
Positive Mental Health Promotion:
Identify and cultivate character strengths and virtues in clients.
Develop strategies for fostering positive emotions, mindfulness, and psychological well-being.
Integration with Clinical Practices:
Combine positive psychology principles with traditional therapeutic approaches.
Design and implement holistic treatment plans that incorporate both clinical and positive psychology strategies.
Ethics and Professional Practice:
Navigate the ethical considerations and professional responsibilities in the application of positive psychology.
Address and resolve ethical dilemmas in clinical practice.
Creating a Positive Therapeutic Environment:
Establish a therapeutic setting that promotes hope, optimism, and collaboration.
Utilize effective communication skills to build strong therapeutic alliances and engage clients.
Course Features:
Expert Instruction:
Learn from experienced psychologists and industry professionals who bring real-world insights and practical knowledge to the course.
Flexible Learning:
Access high-quality video lectures, interactive quizzes, and practical assignments at your own pace, from anywhere in the world.
Certification:
Earn a Professional Diploma in Applied Clinical Positive Psychology upon successful completion of the course, enhancing your resume and career prospects.
Community Support:
Join a vibrant online community of learners, participate in discussion forums, and receive personalized feedback from instructors.
Who Should Enroll:
Mental health professionals seeking to enhance their practice with positive psychology techniques.
Aspiring psychologists and counselors aiming to build a strong foundation in applied clinical positive psychology.
Professionals in related fields (e.g., education, healthcare, human resources) looking to integrate positive psychology principles into their work.
Individuals passionate about understanding and applying positive psychology to improve personal and professional interactions.
Accreditation:
International Practitioner of Holistic Medicine (IPHM)
The PSYREC Global Academy Diploma Certificate Cost USD40. Please forward your request to michael@psyrecacademy.org