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Diploma in Psychoanalytic Social Studies This course traces the foundations of culture from prehistoric times and also looks at how cultures change and how they go wrong. Understanding the deeper psychological forces that have expressed themselves through society throughout the ages can help us to understand contemporary questions such as: * Why are there sometimes drastic changes in civilisations? * Why does modern  more...

MA Religious Studies - Distance Learning ...me but focuses on comparative, interfaith, psychological, social and other approaches to religion. Programmes may start at any time of year, subject to availability of places. Some of the key areas are as follows: a comparative religion, a history of religion/ religious ideas, a psychology of religion a psychology of belief and faith a interfaith studies (mostly  more...

Master of Arts (MA) in Transpersonal Psychology - Distance Learning ...n, counselling or psychotherapy qualification, nursing or social work diploma, ordination as a minister of religion, etc. If necessary, an entrance examination may be set to determine whether the candidate can cope with the course. A combined MA/ PsyD programme is also available which will comprise 60 credits (subject to approval). Students may choose, guided by the academic advisor,  more...

Introductory Certificate in Counselling Skills (distance learning) This is a comprehensive short course in counselling for those who help people either voluntarily or in the course of their job, vocation or profession. The course is suitable for charity volunteers, nurses, care workers, advice workers, pastors, teachers, doctors, social workers, community workers, police officers, probation officers, lawyers, complementary medicine practitioners, coaches,  more...

Diploma in Abnormal Psychology (distance learning) ...sychotherapy, 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 gaps in knowledge and make it easier to communicate with the medical profession, psychiatrists and clinical psychologists, psychotherapists and other professionals, and to understand psychology books and  more...

Advanced Diploma in Bereavement Counselling and Thanatology (distance learning) ...fessional carers, hospice managers and staff, volunteers, social workers, charity workers, pastors, police officers, magistrates, legal workers, funeral directors, etc. Please note that this course is not related to HNC/ HND, ASET or NVQ qualifications. It does not give you automatic entry to British universities. This course is not a general course in counselling and if you intend to  more...

Advanced Diploma in World Religions (distance learning) ...mergence and growth of the phenomenon of religion and its social and political implications. This course focuses on the world-wide development of religions throughout history. The enormous diversity of religion is revealed as well as its ability to develop and take new forms in response to changes in society, war, conquest and colonization. Against this background, accurate and concise  more...

Certificate in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness (distance learning) Certificate in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness (distance learning) Entry to this course is at any time of year. This course will be of interest both to survivors of traumatic events and those who, in their work, come across victims of traumatic incidents. The specially selected key text is written by a former sufferer of PTSD who has done his own research into the problem of PTSD  more...