Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling The School Of Positive Psychology
Price: SGD 8,900
  • Duration: 6 Months

Course details

Psychotherapy and counselling are general terms for interpersonal and relational intervention of treating mental and emotional disorders by engaging clients to vocalize their condition and related issues with a mental health professional.

Psychotherapists employ a range of techniques focusing on experiential relationship building, communication and behaviour modification. This often includes alleviation of distress, an increase in inpidual sense of well being and reduction of subjective discomforting experiences. All these are designed to improve the mental health of a client, or to improve group relationships.

This course aims to equip students with theoretical counselling and psychotherapy skills. Students will be taught talk therapy techniquessuch as Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) and Cognitve Behavourial Therapy (CBT). These psychotherapy and counselling techniques can be applied to areas for personal development,relationships, workplace and family.

Apart from the counselling and psychotherapy theories and techniques, students will learn the emerging science of positive psychology and it’s applications to mental health and well-being. 

Course Subjects

  • Applications of Psychology                                                                                  
  • Introduction to Positive Psychology                                                              
  • Introduction to Counselling, Psychotherapy and Coaching          
  • Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)                        
  • Psychotherapy Practice and Ethics

Entry Requirement

  • Degree in any discipline

Course Assessment

  • Assignments, presentations, discussions, examination
Updated on 08 November, 2015

About The School Of Positive Psychology

The School of Positive Psychology was established to promote the art, the science and practice of positive psychology in Asia. Apart from providing education and credentialing, we promote research, training, and the dissemination of positive psychology. This field has tremendous potential for cultivating meaningful, fulfilling lives, enhancing experiences of love, work and play. Positive psychology training encourages and teaches the three elements: positive emotions, positive individual traits and positive institutions.

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