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Specialist Certificate in Psychoanalytic Therapy
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Specialist Certificate in Psychoanalytic Therapy

An accredited and certified specialized 8-module program for those interested in psychoanalytic therapy.
Created byMichael Thong
Last updated 1/2022
English

What you'll learn

  • Learn what the most common forms of psychotherapy are and the differences between their approaches.
  • Discover what psychoanalysis is and how the practice is used to help clients solve their psychological and emotional problems.
  • Gain competence in the application and practice of psychoanalytical psychotherapy.
  • Explore the common elements of psychotherapy

Course content

1 section • 8 lectures • 7h 12m total length

  • Introduction to Mental Health and Wellbeing38:50

    In this module we focus on the common mental health or community wellbeing issues that would benefit from positive psychology intervention and how to identify symptoms and behaviors.

    Content covered:

    1. Introduction to mental health.

    2. Mood disorders.

    3. Personality disorders.

    4. Relationship issues

    5. Career and professional issues

    6. Personal performance issues.

  • Psychodynamic Approach49:10

    This module is designed to provide an introduction to psychoanalytic theory in general and to help students become aware of unconscious dynamics and character structure.

    Content covered:

    1. Psychodynamics

    2. Historical Developments

    3. Psychoanalysis, Personality Structures and the Unconscious

    4. Tools and Techniques

  • Clinical Assessment59:15

    This module is designed to provide a grasp of the fundamentals of diagnosis and evaluation for treatment modalities. Material is presented from both a psychiatric and psychoanalytic perspective. The format combines lectures and clinical material.

    Content covered:

    1. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

    2. The Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual

    3. Differences in Common Mental Health Diagnoses

  • Human Development58:29

    The purpose of this course is to begin to familiarize students with various theories of human development. The emphasis is on how issues in development impact on psychopathology and health.

    Content covered:

    1. Freud’s Psychosexual Theory of Development

    2. Erikson’s Stages of Psychosocial Development

    3. Attachment Theory

    4. Piaget’s Stages of Cognitive Development

    5. Kohlberg’s Stages of Moral Development

    6. Issues in Developmental Psychology

  • Psychoanalytic Technique46:20

    The purpose of this course is to help students learn some of the underlying philosophies of treatment and the basic principles and techniques that evolve out of these. The emphasis is on the application of these techniques to students’ work with their patients.

    Content covered:

    1. Free Association

    2. Dream Interpretation and Analysis

    3. Rorschach Inkblots

    4. Parapraxes

    5. Resistance Analysis

    6. Transference Analysis

  • Psychotherapeutic Relationship1:03:25

    The therapeutic relationship is a key element in the psychotherapeutic process. This course focuses on the beginning connection between patient and therapist and covers the process of identifying and utilizing transference and counter-transference phenomena. There is class participation with the presentation of case material.

    Content covered:

    1. Developments on the Concept of the Alliance

    2. Greenson’s Working Alliance

    3. Bordin’s Working Alliance

    4. The Stages of The Relationship

    5. Transference and Countertransference

  • Countertransference and Termination1:06:49

    This module is organized for the discussion of practical clinical issues and the consolidation of material previously covered.

    Content covered:

    1. Issues in Transference

    2. Issues in Countertransference

    3. Navigating Termination of Therapy

    4. Ethical Considerations

  • Technique: Dream Interpretation49:52

    This module addresses the evolution of psychoanalytic dream theory and practice after Freud’s “The Interpretation of Dreams”. The module reinforces the central technique of free association in working with dreams (and generally) in psychoanalytic treatment. This module explores the uniquely catalytic role of dreams in facilitating work with developmental issues and their recapitulation within the treatment. This module examines important overlaps between themes relived in the psychoanalytic treatment situation and conflicts evident between sleeping/forgetting vs. dreaming/awakening. This module places working with dreams in the context of the therapeutic alliance. Psychoanalytic dream work is shown to extend beyond content interpretation to its role in fostering the psychoanalytic therapeutic dyad. This module addresses the role of changing conceptual models on interpretive modes of working with dreams. Candidates will be encouraged to discuss dreams from their own case material.

    Content covered:

    1. Freudian Theory of Dreams

    2. Post-Freudian Views

    3. Co-creative Dream Work

    4. Five-Star Method

Requirements

  • Above the age of 21 years of age.
  • Holds a minimum of High-School grade 12 / A-Levels / Diploma in any area / Other equivalent qualification.
  • Demonstrate a good and proficient command of English language.
  • Learners above the age of 30 years old who do not meet the above but have significant work. and life experience are encouraged to apply
  • Psychology background would be useful.

Description

The Specialist Certificate in Psychoanalytic Therapy course is our introductory training program to equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to apply Psychoanalytic Therapy techniques.

Discover how psychoanalysis was developed by Sigmund Freud and continues to evolve with those who have come after him. You’ll learn about the studies undertaken to prove its effectiveness, how it is used to help clients, and the qualities and training needed to apply psychoanalytical techniques as a professional.

In this introductory specialist certificate program, participants will be introduced to the field of psychoanalysis and will learn tools, practice, and applied strategies that support personal, organizational, and community well-being. The certificate in psychoanalytic therapy course begins with grounding in the psychoanalyst practitioner model and accompanying theory. Emphasis is placed on learning to use the psychoanalyst practitioner model to specifically treat various issues in therapy. Participants are taught how to apply psychoanalysis in practice, as well as in other settings.

The online course will teach learners the theoretical and empirical foundations of psychoanalysis model of human success, optimal functioning, how well-being is measured, and what activities increase human flourishing in various contexts and settings. Learners will explore the common elements of psychotherapy and the various ways it can help clients in either one-to-one, couples or group therapy settings and how the clients themselves can get the most from their sessions.


This course is accredited and certified by:

1. Complimentary Medical Association UK (CMA UK).

2. International Practitioner of Holistic Medicine (IPHM UK)

3. Continuing Professional Development Certification Service UK (CPD UK).


Udemy Certificate and PSYREC Academy's E-Certificates

This course will award the Udemy Certificate. To gain the Psyrec Academy certified e-certificate, there will be an additional USD18 e-certificate fee.

To gain this e-certificate, please do the following:

1. Complete the Udemy course and gain the Udemy certificate.

2. Make payment of USD18 to us by emailing us at michael@psyrecacademy.org to request for the e-certificate invoice.

3. Screenshot payment proof and also the Udemy certificate, and email us the documentation to michael@psyrecacademy.org with your preferred name to be reflected in the e-certificate.

4. Allow 15 working days for the e-certificate to be emailed to you.

Who this course is for:

  • Mature students, school leavers, graduates with either professional experience or post-graduate study experience.
  • Teachers.
  • HR, business or marketing professionals, entrepreneurs.
  • Consultants, health, mental health, or law professionals.
  • Anyone who is interested to learn about the practice and skills of psychology.

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