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CERTIFICATE IN PSYCHOLOGY VPS002

Duration (approx) 600 hours
Qualification
Certificate

Why Study Psychology?

Whatever your profession, whatever your personal or professional aims, studying psychology can be a useful qualification. It gives us a better understanding of human behaviour., management, business and more. 

A knowledge of psychology is useful in many careers.

Studying this certificate in psychology is useful for a number of reasons –

  • Studying psychology provides you with a basis to better understand people and how to communicate with them at home, work or play.
  • It opens up a new career in psychology or counselling or improve your existing job prospects.

It will help you build up your C.V. with a range of skills and knowledge in psychology, counselling skills, conflict management, and more.

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

Some skills and training are specific to a particular area of psychology, such as Marketing Psychology. But others, such as an Introduction to Psychology, are useful and adaptable in many different areas of work.

This can be useful in many different fields, such as mental health support, sports, law enforcement, childcare, social work, youth work, marketing, teaching, leisure services, counselling

What Will You Learn In This Course?

During this course, you will learn about–

  • Human behaviour.
  • Psychological theories and principles.
  • Counselling skills

You can also specialise in an area that suits you, by picking suitable elective modules, such as child and adolescent psychology, marketing psychology etc.

The course consists of two core modules – Introduction to Psychology, and Psychology and Counselling.

You then choose four electives from the list given below.

Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the CERTIFICATE IN PSYCHOLOGY VPS002
 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY BPS101
 PSYCHOLOGY & COUNSELLING BPS102
Elective ModulesIn addition to the core modules, students study any 4 of the following 16 modules.
 ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY BPS211
 AGED CARE AND COUNSELLING BPS212
 BIOPSYCHOLOGY I - BPS108
 CHILD PSYCHOLOGY BPS104
 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT BPS201
 COUNSELLING CHILDREN BPS218
 COUNSELLING SKILLS l BPS109
 COUNSELLING TECHNIQUES BPS206
 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY BPS105
 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE BPS223
 INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY BPS103
 MARKETING PSYCHOLOGY BPS107
 NEURODIVERSITY BPS311
 PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN COUNSELLING BPS207
 RELATIONSHIPS AND COMMUNICATION COUNSELLING - BPS208
 SPORTS PSYCHOLOGY BPS106

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In the course, you will learn more about improving self-esteem –

TO IMPROVE OUR SELF-ESTEEM WE NEED TO CHALLENGE OURSELVES.

So, some tips:

Do something you enjoy and that you are good at. This might be a hobby it might be sport, some aspect of your work, or anything that you really enjoy doing. You don’t have to be brilliant at it, but feel that you are getting something out of it. Say you enjoy painting, but are not actually very good. If you enjoy the time, you spend sitting there and painting and creating then do it. If you are sitting there thinking you are not very good at painting, this is not going to help your self-esteem, so make sure you focus on something you enjoy and want to do, not something that you think you should do. Try something easy at first. It is too easy to think that we are going to fail. If we decide we are going to be a brilliant painter straight away, we may feel disappointed with what we have done. So starting with small steps, like a beginner’s painting class or a drawing class can help us to start to develop our skills. If we can achieve in one step, we can move onto the bigger steps.

Work can help with our self-esteem. If you are in paid employment, doing your job well or working towards promotion can help our self-esteem. If you are not in paid employment, you can seek out other options, such as voluntary work.  This can make you feel good about yourself and help you to achieve.

Build positive relationships – Try to have relationships with people who are not critical of you, people who are supportive of you.  If you feel you can rely on and trust your friends and people you mix with, this can help you to feel better about yourself.

Be assertive. It is hard to be assertive. Sometimes we are not able to, or we might come across as aggressive.  Mind UK, the mental health charity, suggests we should show assertiveness:

“The following things will help you act in a more assertive way:

  • Pay attention to your body language as well as to the words you say.
  • Try to be open and confident.
  • Try to express your feelings if you have been upset – wait until you feel calm and explain clearly how you feel.
  • Say ‘no’ to unreasonable requests.
  • Tell people if you need more time or support with tasks that you find challenging.
  • Try to speak in the first person where possible – e.g. ‘When you speak to me like that, I feel… ’. This allows you to explain what you want to happen without appearing aggressive or scared.”

Being assertive is a skill like everything else and needs to be practised.

If we are physically healthy, we are likely to be happier and have higher self-esteem, so pay attention to physical aspects of yourself:

  • Make sure you get enough sleep.  If you are not sleeping well, this can impact upon how you feel physically and mentally.
  • Get enough fresh air and exercise.
  • Ensure your diet is good and balanced.
  • Set yourself realistic challenges. As we said earlier, if we set goals that are too large, it can be hard to achieve them, but if we set realistic challenges, we are more likely to achieve them and feel good about ourselves. So rather than deciding to run a marathon next year. Why not decide to aim to walk at least two miles a day for two weeks then move on from there. It doesn't matter where you start from, it is the small steps that help you move forward and to succeed.
  • Learn to identify your own negative thoughts and where they come from. Also, try to look at when they happen. Some people will have patterns of when they feel negative thoughts. This can be at certain times of the week or when they have to face certain social situations. Look at how you feel and try to work out how to change how you feel about a situation.  Think about your own negative thoughts. “I’ve been invited to a party, but I won’t go because I’m too fat/too boring/have nothing to wear/won’t know anyone” etc etc.  Try and rationally think if that is true and try and overcome those feelings.
  • Look at your other negative thoughts. For example, if a person does not answer when you phone them, do you think they are avoiding you? Do you start to think – what have I done wrong? It could be that they are busy and couldn't get to the phone, but when we have low self-esteem, it is easy to start to think that the person is not answering the phone because they are avoiding us, rather than what is actually happening.
  • Focus on positive things. Think about what is good about you. You might feel that you are overweight, but you might be a brilliant cook or great at your job or wonderful with animals.  You might think that you are not clever enough to do a course, but actually you might be very good at focussing on your work, finding out answers and might be better at studying than you think.  

Sometimes people with low self-esteem might require counselling to help them to resolve their issues.

This course helps you to understand the human mind, and in doing so, your ability to work with and help people whether on a personal or professional level, will grow. That in turn, opens up new or improved opportunities for employment, career development and even business.

 

What Are the Advantages of Studying Psychology With ACS Distance Education?

  • You can start at any time to suit you.
  • They are self-paced.
  • You can study when and where suits you. They are flexible to fit in around you and your lifestyle.
  • It is not just a course, it is a package of learning that includes – course notes, tutor feedback, self-assessment tests, research tasks and assignments.
  • Our tutors are all experts in their field, with years of experience in psychology and counselling.
  • They are also keen and enthusiastic about their subject and enjoy working with students to improve their knowledge and skills.
  • Courses are also updated regularly to meet the demands of the changing needs for knowledge and to keep our courses up to date.

What Next?

Do you want to understand more about human behaviour?

Do you want to study psychology as a way to improve your job and career prospects?

Do you want flexible studies, where you can study anywhere and anytime to suit you?

Then this could be the course for you. Study psychology and learn more about human behaviour and apply that knowledge to your job or career.

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Meet some of our academics

Tracey Jones (psychology)B.Sc. (Hons) (Psychology), M.Soc.Sc (social work), DipSW (social work), PGCE (Education), PGD (Learning Disability Studies) Tracey began studying psychology in 1990. She has a wide range of experience within the psychology and social work field, particularly working with people with learning disabilities. She is also qualified as a teacher and now teaches psychology and social work related subjects. She has been a book reviewer for the British Journal of Social Work and has also written many textbooks, blogs, articles and ebooks on psychology, writing, sociology, child development and more. She has had also several short stories published.
Jacinda Cole B.Sc.,M.Psych.Psychologist, Educator, Author, Psychotherapist. B.Sc., Psych.Cert., M. Psych. Cert.Garden Design, MACA. Jacinda has over 25 years of experience in psychology, in both Australia and England. She has co-authored several psychology text books and many courses including diploma and degree level courses in psychology and counselling. Jacinda joined ACS in 2001.
Jade SciasciaBiologist, Business Coordinator, Government Environmental Dept, Secondary School teacher (Biology); Recruitment Consultant, Senior Supervisor in Youth Welfare, Horse Riding Instructor (part-completed) and Boarding Kennel Manager. Jade has a B.Sc.Biol, Dip.Professional Education, Cert IV TESOL, Cert Food Hygiene.
Kate Gibson B.Soc.Sc.15+ years experience in HR, marketing, education & project management. Kate has traveled and worked in a variety of locations including London, New Zealand and Australia.


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