Practice Books

Bachelor of Science Wellness Studies or Complementary Health Studies ...energy medicine, EFT, healing studies, weight management, practice management, counselling skills and other topics in complementary health and prevention. These degrees are not intended to be practitioner qualifications but to provide professional development and breadth of knowledge for the would-be or the already qualified practitioner without a degree, as well as affording access to Calamus  more...

Counselling (Counseling) Psychology BA degree - distance learning BA in Counselling Psychology by Distance Learning An accelerated distance learning BA degree program for those who have an AA degree or credit from professional qualifications, training, etc. The syllabus is individually negotiated according to student preferences and built up from selected textbook-based course units drawn from a variety of available units. Typical study time: 18 months.  more...

MA Counselling (Counseling) Psychology - Distance Learning MA Counselling Psychology (distance learning) The syllabus is individually negotiated and can drawn from textbook-based units in counselling psychology, general psychology, abnormal psychology, counselling skills, psychotherapy studies, stress management, NLP, hypnotherapy studies, transpersonal psychology and other areas of interest including electives from other majors. There is also the  more...

PsyD Doctor of Psychology - distance learning PsyD (Doctor of Psychology) - distance learning Entry to this program is available at any time of year. The Doctor of Psychology degree is a professional doctorate earned by completing taught units with an optional extended project. This degree is aimed mainly at practitioners such as counsellors, psychotherapists, hypnotherapists, pastoral counsellors, coaches, NLP workers and others who  more...

Doctor of Holistic Sciences DHSc - distance learning ...se note this program is not a licence or qualification to practice any particular discipline or therapy. It is a professional development doctorate for those already practising within holistic or related fields. The degree may be taken as alternative to or as a supplement to a doctorate in metaphysics, or by multi-skilled practitioners. The program leads to the award of the DHSc degree of  more...

BA Holistic Studies - distance learning Bachelor of Arts degree in Holistic Studies - Distance Learning This is a multi-disciplinary degree with a core component in Holism and electives drawn from personal development, contemporary spirituality, metaphysics, health studies, counselling, transpersonal psychology and other areas. It is suitable for self-employed professionals such as interfaith ministers, therapists, healers,  more...

Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy DCH - distance learning ... the same way but with courses focusing on the theory and practice of clinical hypnotherapy plus electives drawn from CIUa ™s wide range of relevant topics. A Bachelora ™s degree plus an approved hypnotherapy training and/ or a master's degree are normally required for entry but CIU can provide an integrated M. A./D. C.H. route, incorporating your ongoing professional hypnotherapy  more...

MA Thanatology - Distance Learning ...e that model with the studenta ™s own philosophy and practice. The distance learning degree comprises academic study and does not in itself include fieldwork of any kind. However credit can be given for ongoing relevant work during the period of enrolment, such as hospice work or counselling those with terminal illness. The degree may be taken for personal interest, as a way of gaining  more...

Master of Arts (MA) in Transpersonal Psychology - Distance Learning ...piritual Coaching a Integration of Traditional Healing Practices into Counselling and Psychotherapy The above list is not exhaustive a students will not take all of the above topics, and other topics may be proposed. Entry to the program is at any time of year. CIU is not a UK or US university. The degrees are not government accredited but are privately accredited by the  more...

Certificate in Family Therapy Studies This distance learning, textbook-based certificate course provides a comprehensive overview of family therapy theory and methods of practice. The certificate also includes a section on research findings on effectiveness. Major schools of family therapy and introduced, their methods explained and their work evaluated, leading to an integrated model of how family therapy can be delivered.  more...

Diploma in Holistic Life Coaching (distance learning) A self-directed distance learning course in life coaching mainly for therapists making a transition to coaching but available to other students too. The programme is taught in 6 modules covering one key skills model and drawing from four coaching models (Attraction, Co-active, NLP and Coaching with Spirit), covering a wide variety of coaching techniques. As well as these five modules, there is a  more...

Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy (distance learning) This course takes an integrated approach drawing from dynamic, cognitive, brief therapy and self-therapy models within a framework of counselling and helping skills. This distance learning Diploma course leads to a private UK qualification in counselling and psychotherapy. Syllabus Introduction to Psychotherapy Counselling and Helping Skills: The Egan Skilled Helper Model The  more...

Certificate in Anorexia and Bulimia Awareness (distance learning) a distance learning course Learn important up-to-date information about helping people with eating disorders - for counsellors, therapists, helping professionals, relatives, carers and patients. This course provides an overview of previous physiological and psychological theories of eating disorders - specifically anorexia and bulimia - and introduces an important new theory which unites  more...

Diploma in Abnormal Psychology (distance learning) ...ualification aimed at the helping professional in private practice, those who already have the core qualifications for their career, or those interested in the subject. Many courses in counselling, psychotherapy, coaching or hypnotherapy, general nursing, social care, complementary medicine or New Age arts do not include a systematic study of abnormal psychology, and this course will fill  more...

Advanced Diploma in Bereavement Counselling and Thanatology (distance learning) A distance learning course using textbooks. Total period of study: approx. 6 to 9 months. This course is a private qualification aimed at the helping professional and the carer. The course can benefit any person who regularly comes into contact with people suffering from bereavement, grief or loss, e. g. counsellors, therapists, doctors and nurses, professional carers, hospice managers and  more...

Certificate in Child and Adolescent Counselling Skills (distance learning) ... case studies are given showing adolescent counselling in practice. The importance of child protection is highlighted and a factsheet is given on police checks for working with children and other requirements. Students will receive lesson plans for written assignments which they may complete and return by email for assessment. This course is for parents, qualified counsellors and  more...

Diploma in Positive Psychology (distance learning) Positive Psychology is the psychology of personal growth, happiness and positive personal qualities. The history of clinical psychology shows a preoccupation with mental illness and disability and treatments for psychological problems. Positive Psychology is a new direction in psychology that looks at how we can feel positive emotions such as happiness and hope, and how we can foster creativity  more...

Diploma in Energy Healing Science (distance learning) ...e used as a professional development course for those who practice complementary medicine but who have not studied deeply its theory or relationship to other complementary fields and would like to know more. The unit may also be taken by those contemplating training in complementary therapies. Topics covered include Newtonian, Einsteinian and Holographic models, homeopathy and subtle  more...

Diploma in Mystical Hypnosis (distance learning) Diploma in Mystical Hypnosis (distance learning) International enrolments accepted - start at any time of year The course explains the nature of hypnosis, the conscious and unconscious mind, how to induce a hypnotic trance, and how to use hypnosis to access mystical states of consciousness such as Cosmic Consciousness, Immersion in Light, Awareness of Perfection, Universal Love and Cosmic  more...

Diploma in Leadership and Supervision ...ks, and a highly practical overview of the principles and practice of effective leadership for small to medium-sized organisations. The course handbook provides essential learning in easy chunks, accessible explanations of theory and tips, techniques and tools to enable leaders to become effective in every area of the organisation. Topics include understanding the organisation,  more...