Online Courses, Supervision & Internship

Course Director - Ms. Mioi Forster-Nakayama

UK CPD E-Certificate. Live & Online Experiential Training

Workshop Date - 02-May-2021

Time - 12:00 pm - 15:00 pm (Indian Standard Time)

3 Hrs LIVE & ONLINE

Fee - INR 4,000.00 / USD 70.00

For Indian Students (INR) -  https://forms.gle/KRdBnVyPrjAogwRm6

For International Students (USD) - https://psychonnect.com/courses 

Welcome to our Introductory Workshop on Dance Movement Psychotherapy conducted by Ms. Mioi Forster-Nakayama ( DTAA (Prof. 220-03), RDMP, JADTA) who is a Licensed Dance Movement Psychotherapy Practitioner. It's an experiential interactive live workshop, where you'll learn experiential, bodily and understand a Creative Somatic Approach to Psychotherapy. This training is for those who are interested in creative art therapies, planning to take DMP as a career or love to move and dance. Mioi has an extensive experience of clinically working with children, adolescents and adults with special needs, emotional and behavioural issues in various settings such as psychiatric wards, community centers, charities and schools. She was trained in Goldsmiths, University of London as a dance movement psychotherapist and clinically practiced in the U.K. and Japan. She is currently practicing in Adelaide, Australia. Mioi is originally from Hiroshima. More details about her work on http://www.intertwinebodymind.com 

Please note that this training IS NOT A LICENSE TO PRACTICE. 

Learning Outcomes

1. UK CPD accredited Certificate of Attendance· 

2. 3 Experiential Hours· 

3. Career scope discussions· 

4. Understand what dance movement psychotherapy is·

5. Gain embodied experience  

6. Learn creative approach to psychotherapy· 

Points to remember: 

1. No dance or art skills and experience are necessary·  

Experiential learning based 6 Month Diploma on Psychotherapy Practices

Course Director - Dr. Eleanor Avinor & Ms. Joanne Silman

International CPD E-Certificate

5 Weeks (Friday, Saturday & Sunday) per Module. 5 Modules 

125 Hours of LIVE, ONLINE Practical Internship based training

Case Study, Role Play, Clinical Setting format of application based training

INR 30,000.00 (INSTALLMENTS AVAILABLE)

For Indian Students (INR) -  https://forms.gle/AGgaJ3ZawKaAsV1t9

For International Students (USD) - https://psychonnect.com/courses 

Course Outline for Diploma in Psychotherapy Practice

Module 1: Psycho-dynamic counselling and psychotherapy includes Transactional Analysis, Re-Decision Therapy, Dream Analysis.
-Covers therapies of Freud, Jung, Adler, Bowlby, Rogers, and others.
-The theories are mentioned as the jumping off points for practice.

Module 2: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) 

-Covers the essentials in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to change patterns of thinking, feeling and behaviour that are behind people's difficulties. 

-Covers practical CBT skills, based on the concept that our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and actions are inter-connected and inter-woven.

Module 3: Humanistic Therapies 

-Covers Rollo May &Rogers Perspectives to help counselors work with the with the belief that problems are not caused by life events themselves but how we interpret and respond to them.

-Covers modern eclectic approaches- including Art therapy and Person-centred therapeutic techniques in counselling to help clients focus on the present rather than on the past.
-Covers self-esteem building techniques, to encourage clients to focus on strengths rather than shortcomings.
-Includes discussion of techniques to helps professionals tap into innate abilities, creativity and wisdom to fulfil his/her own potential as a human being. 

Module 4: Inter-Personal Psychotherapy:
-Covers brief dynamic approach which includes techniques of inter-personal therapy for depression, eating disorders, anxiety and PTSD.

-Practical skills via role-play to be implemented to understand the socio-cognitive aspects of this therapeutic approach. 

-Covers real-life case example discussion and risk assessment planning

Module 5: Family & Couple Therapy:
-Covers Harville Hendrix perspectives on how childhood experiences affect a person's choice of a partner, which is determined by his or her IMAGO(the unconscious images of the figure/person/spouse,our childhood has programmed to fall in love with).

-Covers family and couple therapy themes to have a better sense of control over relationships and life in general. 

-Analytical skill building needed in taking clients back to their early childhood experiences, to explore where our clients are wounded, and what can be done to re-find what was lost.

Practical Themes & Clinical Applications to be covered under the course

How to Plan a Psychotherapy Session- 

-Understanding how to plan a psychotherapy session.
-What elements must it include?

-What is the first most important condition in planning a therapy session?
-How to build a rapport between therapist and client?

-How to plan the content of the session, timing of the session, how to show empathy, build a non-threatening atmosphere and the physical setting look like?
-What is the connection between the type of the issue, problem or dilemma and the planning of the session?

Self-care for Psychotherapists- 

-How can a psychotherapist maintain his/her resilience?
-How can the psychotherapist enhance his/her resilience?
-How does a psychotherapist keep his boundaries?
-What is the role of the family and personal relationships in the selfcare of a psychotherapist?
-How does self-compassion and self-forgiveness influence the work of a psychotherapist?

Common themes/issues/cases encountered in professional counselling- 

-Loneliness, Transference and Counter-Transference, Work Life Balance, Life Role Transitions, Behaviour Addictions and compulsions, Fear of failure, Releasing Energy Techniques(to open the door to therapy) 

Elementary & Advanced Level Certificate Course in Brief Behavior Therapy for Insomnia.

Course Director - Dr. Prof. Michael Gradisar

Anytime learning

Fee - Elementary - INR 5,000.00/ USD 90.00 | Advanced - INR 10,000.00 / USD 160.00

For Indian Students (INR) -  https://forms.gle/JhtvtSdEbpL4n7je9 

For International Students (USD) - https://psychonnect.com/courses 

Online Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia Course

Module 1: Elementary Clinical Course: Sleep Psychology 

This elementary course focuses students’ learning on the requisite knowledge of sleep psychology, which is needed to learn ‘How To Diagnose Insomnia’ (Module 2) and treating insomnia in adults (Modules 3 & 4) with the most efficacious treatment – Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I). Learning Outcomes (i) the application of learning, physiological and cognitive theories to the assessment and treatment of insomnia, (ii) knowing what constitutes ‘good sleep’ to benchmark sleep problems and insomnia, (iii) the main consequences of insomnia, and (iv) an introduction to the key tools used to measure sleep and insomnia.

Module 2: Elementary Clinical Course: Diagnosing Insomnia

This elementary course aims to provide students with the skills needed to diagnose insomnia, using contemporary measures and specialised diagnostic systems (The International Classification of Sleep Disorders, 3rd edition). Learning Outcomes (i) the main contributing risk factors for developing and maintaining insomnia (including which contributors to focus on in treatment); (ii) the diagnostic criteria needed to diagnose Chronic Insomnia Disorder; as well as (iv) differential diagnosis (ie, distinguishing an Insomnia Disorder from other sleep disorders (eg, Sleep Apnea, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders) and other mental disorders).

Module 3: Advanced Clinical Course: Sleep Hygiene for Insomnia

This advanced course prepares the student to promote an excellent sleep environment and sleep behaviours for their clients, prior to implementing CBT for insomnia. Students are guided towards and taught sleep hygiene techniques with the most reliable scientific evidence, as well as common sleep hygiene myths (ie, sleep hygiene techniques with an absence of scientific support). Implementing Sleep Hygiene techniques is necessary to prepare clients for the important and powerful techniques of CBT for insomnia.

Module 4: Introduction to CBT for Insomnia

CBT has been proven to be the most effective and safe treatment for insomnia. In this final module to complete the Course, students will learn how to use CBT for insomnia to bring about vast improvements in their clients’ sleep health. This module will provide step-by-step instructions on how to deliver potent behavioural techniques for insomnia, and provide an introduction to the delivery of cognitive therapy for insomnia. By the end of this Module and Course, students will possess the knowledge and skills to diagnose and treat Chronic Insomnia Disorder.

 Learning Outcomes

 1. UK CPD accredited Certificate of Attendance· 

2. 24 Experiential Hours· 

3. Career scope discussions·

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