Holistic Psychology courses
MASTERS OF HOLISTIC COUNSELLINGBECOME A FULLY QUALIFIED HOLISTIC COUNSELLOR AND MEDITATION THERAPIST Show Internationally recognised accreditation Are you passionate about helping people change?
and much much more. >> NEXT ONLINE INTAKE << ENROL HERE COURSE OUTCOMES- MASTERS TRIPLE QUALIFICATION: Our Masters in Holistic Counselling Certification allows the students to use the letters Mast.Hol.Couns (MBEd), Dip.Hol.Emp.Coach (MBEd) and Dip.Med.Ther (MBEd) after their name. On completion of our Masters in Holistic Counselling, you will have the skills, qualifications and confidence to develop a solid general holistic wellbeing practice or specialist practice, focused on one or more particular areas of interest and you will have ongoing practitioner support to assist you in successfully developing your practice. You will be able to register for full membership with the International Institute of Complementary Therapists, The International Meditation Teachers Association and several other recognised holistic and complementary therapist associations. You will also be able to obtain professional insurance. COURSE MODULES- MASTERS STAGE 1- CERTIFICATE SECTION ︎ Certificate in Meditation Teaching MODULES CERTIFICATE SECTION Module One- Foundation Studies in Meditation
Read more Stage 2: Certificate in Autonomic Nervous System Realignment Therapy (ANSR) Face to Face Component Included (via Zoom) The Autonomic Nervous System is responsible for determining which neurochemicals and what amounts are released into our bodies; these chemicals create the physical environment our cells form and live in. This course explores the link between the way we chose to think (our perception), the neurochemicals those mental states determines and how chemical imbalances cause disease. Based on clinical evidence, ANSR investigates how and why, what we think influences our level of physical wellbeing and explains, in practical terms, how changing our thinking process will dramatically improve our physical health.
Required Reading: ︎ Beyond the relaxation Response: How to Harness the Healing Power of Your Personal Beliefs by Herbert Benson MD Read more Stage 3:Certificate in Brain Body Medicine (BBM) Face to Face Component Included (via Zoom) This course explores why people can find themselves trapped in old belief systems, negative thinking and habitual ideas that do not contribute to living happy or healthy lives. It provides a deeper understanding of the simple and practical tools we can use to help adopt a more positive and healthier thinking process. It includes an in-depth exploration of how and why particular thinking patterns manifest into specific physical illnesses. Based on scientific research and humanistic psychology, this course takes the mystery out of mind-body medicine and brings a popular theory into a new light as a concrete healing modality.
Required Reading: ︎ Mind Over Medicine: Healing Your Thoughts Cure Your Body by Lissa Rankin MD Read more Stage 4:Certificate in Advanced Holistic Counselling Skills This course delves deeper into the practicalities of holistic counselling. You will study communication skills (verbal and non-verbal), building counsellor/client relationships, relationship counselling, the holistic counselling process, mental and emotional wellbeing, counselling parents, counselling teenagers and releasing past trauma. This course also looks at the important ethical aspects of holistic counselling and will guide you in developing a professional practice.
Required Reading: ︎ The Games People Play by Eric Berne PHD Read more Stage 5:Certificate in Holistic Trauma and Abuse Counselling Trauma and Abuse Counselling works to assist people whose lives have been adversely affected through being abused or traumatized either physically and/or psychologically. This may include sexual abuse, violent physical attack, bullying at home and school or in the workplace, domestic violence, witnessing or being involved in a traumatic incident or accident. The Trauma and Abuse Counsellors provides support, guidance and resources for the client to overcome the trauma and begin to implement strategies and positive life habits that allow them to live a normal, balanced life again. Trauma and Abuse Counsellors must also have a thorough understanding of referral networks and the cycle of domestic violence as some of their clients may still be experiencing abuse and require guidance in removing themselves from danger.
Required Reading: READ Stage 6:Certificate in Holistic Grief and Loss Counselling Grief and Loss counselling becomes necessary when a person is so disabled by their grief; and, so overwhelmed by their loss, that their normal coping processes are disabled or shut down. People may require Grief and Loss Counselling after the death of a loved one, after a long term relationship ends or even after losing their job. All people experience grief and loss differently. Grief counselling facilitates expression of emotion and thought about the loss, including their feeling sad, anxious, angry, lonely, guilty, relieved, isolated, confused, or numb. Holistic Grief and Loss Counsellors are able to provide clients with coping skills, emotional support and resources (and sometimes referrals) to help support them through the normal grieving process and also through what is known as complicated grief (which occurs when the client gets stuck in, or does not progress through, the natural stages of grief on their own.
READ Stage 7:Certificate in Holistic Telephone Counselling The Postgraduate Certificate Course in Holistic Telephone Counselling prepares students to offer telephone and online counselling for clients who are unable to attend in person for various reasons. These reasons may include family or work commitments, disability, location, lack of transport or isolation. Telephone counsellors need special skills to ensure the client experiences as close as possible, the safe and nurturing environment the counsellor would provide in a face-to-face consultation.
Required reading: The telephone counsellors role play handbook by Kerry Doolan (will be supplied) READ Stage 8:Certificate in Holistic Marriage and Relationship Counselling The Postgraduate Certificate Course in Holistic Marriage and Relationship Counselling provides students with the skill and information required to counsel married couples, unmarried couples, same sex couples, families, siblings and others involved in close relationships who are seeking assistance to overcome difficulties within the relationship. In this role the Marriage and Relationship Counsellor will often act as a mediator and will provide the couple (or family) with positive communication skills and life tools to assist them in expressing their emotions in a positive and non-blameful manner, taking responsibility for their part in the relationship breakdown, setting goals and identifying desired outcomes for themselves and the relationship.
Required Reading: Wired for Love: How Understanding Your Partners Brain Can Help You Defuse Conflicts and Spark Intimacy by Stan Tatkin PsyD. MFT. (Needs to be purchased) Read more Stage 9:Certificate in Holistic Therapies for PTSD Based on the ground-breaking work of psychiatrist, author and educator, Bessel van der Kolk, who has been at the forefront of research in the area of post-traumatic stress in the 1970s. Dr van der Kolk has spent his career studying how children and adults adapt to traumatic experiences and have interpreted his findings into his book; The Body Keeps the Score. Students will explore what PTSD is, how it is recorded in the brain, and how it affects the development of the cells. You will also discover very effective ways for supporting your clients to move beyond PTSD into self-empowerment and improved mental, emotional and physical health.
Required Reading: The Body Keeps The Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk (Needs to be purchased) Read more Stage 10:Postgraduate Certificate in Inner-Child Work Face to face component included (via Zoom) So many, if not all, emotional issues and mental health problems can be traced back to childhood trauma. Inner child work is a way of effectively identifying and resolving childhood trauma. It is focused on the experiences, emotions and unconscious beliefs still being held onto by the adult as a result of childhood experiences. It helps to develop a sense of safety as well as connecting us to the joy, innocence, playfulness, openness and confidence of childhood.
Required Reading: Heal Your Inner Child by Glenn Harrold FBSCH Dip C.H. (Needs to be purchased) Read more Stage 11: Holistic Counselling Skills Face to Face Component Included (via Zoom) Counselling training with ASHC to help you become the best in your field.
Required Reading: Stage 12:Clinical Practice Case Study Sessions Students will take five volunteer clients through hour long counselling sessions each week for 10 weeks. Supervision and guidance will be provided via email to assist students with planning and facilitating the case study sessions. Students will also receive 2 group supervisions to help them further. these sessions can be booked in thought the year. Volunteers will complete a review and email this to the college after each session to provide feedback on the students counselling abilities. 50 Hours Stage 13: Case studies exam Write and submit an essay detailing the experiences gained through the case study sessions. 10 hours Stage 14:Holistic Psychotherapy This unit on Psychotherapy has been incorporated into the IMTTA Masters in Holistic Counselling course to give students the opportunity to explore what psychotherapy is, compare some of the more popular types of therapy employed by psychotherapists and enter their careers, as professional Holistic Counsellors and Meditation Therapists with a professional understanding of the modality and the confidence to discuss psychotherapy in comparison with Meditation Therapy from an educated, professional viewpoint.
Read more Stage 15:Masters in Holistic Counselling Thesis A thesis is an independent and substantial work, which can be a wonderful culmination of your complete training course. Writing your Masters Thesis will provide you with the opportunity to explore your own ability to:
You have eight weeks to complete your thesis. Read more OTHER INCLUSIONS: ︎ 2 x weekends (Saturday + Sunday) of face to face training (via Zoom) in ANSR & Brain-Body Medicine During this course, you will also receive a Masters of Holistic Empowerment Coaching and a Diploma of Meditation Therapy. ACCREDITATION This evidence-based course has been approved by the following organisations for professional membership and insurance:
Our graduates are able to join these organisations and obtain professional insurance. ** This course will award you with a Masters Holistic Counselling, Masters in Holistic Empowerment Coaching and a Diploma in Meditation Therapy!** COURSE FEES, DATES AND PAYMENT PLANS
ENROL IN THIS COURSE HERE *Please bare in mind the above time frame is actual study hours. After the first 12 weeks of the part-time (or 6-week full time) foundation course, it is common for students to take a week break between units. The college is also closed for four weeks in December/January. (This can add around 10 to 12 weeks to your course duration.) The actual completion time for the Masters in Holistic Counselling is 110 weeks part-time (2 1/2 years) or 55 weeks full time. Students can also request longer study breaks between modules (up to four weeks), making the possible course duration longer again. ONLINE STUDY, BLENDED AND SUPPORT This course is delivered entirely online. Links to your online classroom where you can access your lesson packs and associated materials will be emailed to you, and you will submit your course work via email. Associated audio and audio-visual components can be viewed or listened to online or downloaded on to your computer. This is a high support course, and you will have as much personal contact with your teacher, student supervisor and student mentor as you wish, via email and telephone to ensure you receive the amount of guidance and support you need to complete your course. Ready to start? Enrol in a course with theAustralian School of Holistic Counselling.CONGRATULATIONS! |
