Qualification -ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY VPS 010

Distance Education Course -Diploma in Psychology

What can this course teach you?

  • How to help people adjust to life changing health conditions
  • How our biological development or condition affects our thinking
  • How and what changes are natural and inevitable physically and mentally, as we age
  •  How we develop certain patterns of thought and behaviour, and how to change negative patterns
  • Why we act differently when we are in groups and when we are alone
  • How to support people in a health care environment

A broad-based foundation in theoretical psychology can be applied in many fields, such as business, counselling, helping services and teaching. It will give you a much deeper insight into human behaviour and factors (such as learning, environment and personality) that can affect it, and improve your ability to deal effectively with others. While this course will not qualify you as or a psychologist (which requires a university degree), it will develop your capacity to apply psychology for more effective teaching, management, consulting, parenting, marketing, or for your personal growth. The course may also provide a valuable stepping stone to further study in this fascinating field.

ASSOCIATE DIPLOMA IN PSYCHOLOGY VPS 010

Learn why we behave as we do in different situations, and how you can use psychology to become a more effective counsellor, social worker, manager, business person, teacher, parent or communicator. This course provides valuable professional development for those who work with people, and a solid introduction to the field of psychology for those interested in this area of study.

This course differs from our Diploma in Counselling & Psychology in two main ways:

  • It is accredited by IARC (International Accreditation and Recognition Council)
  • It offers a much wider range of study options; including options ideal for working in health support or broadening knowledge of biological and health related aspects of human psychology.

 

What can this course teach you?

  • How to help people adjust to life changing health conditions
  • How our biological development or condition affects our thinking
  • How and what changes are natural and inevitable physically and mentally, as we age
  • How we develop certain patterns of thought and behaviour, and how to change negative patterns
  • Why we act differently when we are in groups and when we are alone
  • How to support people in a health care environment

 

COURSE STRUCTURE AND CONTENTS

The 1,500 hour course is made up of 15 modules: 7 compulsory core modules and 8 electives (which can be selected from the 'elective modules' list below).

Click on individual modules for module details.

Compulsory Modules

Module 1 Introduction to Psychology

Module 2 Psychology and Counselling

Module 3 Counselling Techniques

Module 4 Industrial Psychology

Module 5 Child Psychology

Module 6 Research Project I

Module 7 Industry Meetings (eg. 100 hours of seminars, conferences) or relevant work experience.

 

Elective Modules

Choose 8 from the following:

  • Biopsychology I
  • Child Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Neuropsychology
  • Educational Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Conflict Management
  • Stress Management
  • Sports Psychology
  • Life Coaching
  • Marketing Psychology
  • Relationship Communications Counselling
  • Counselling Skills I
  • Careers Counselling
  • Social Psychology
  • Abnormal Psychology
  • Adolescent Psychology
  • Aged Care and Counselling
  • Family Counselling
  • Grief Counselling 
  • Psychological Assessment
  • Research Project II
  • Statistics

(The choice of subjects may vary as new courses are developed)

 

Duration: 1,500 hours

 

Brief Outlines: Compulsory Modules

Introduction to Psychology

This is the foundation for all that follows. It develops your ability to analyse aspects of a persons psychological state and apply derived knowledge to motivate that person. This provides a solid introduction/foundation for further studies of psychology covering such things as the nature and scope of psychology, neurological and environmental effects on behaviour, personality, consciousness, perception, needs, drives and motivation.

Psychology and Counselling

This follows on from Introduction to Psychology, further developing your ability to analyse psychological conditions, and apply that knowledge in real world situations such as counselling or advisory roles.

Counselling Techniques

Which theories have had a lasting affect on modern counselling and pscyhotherapy? Which techniques are best suited to different kinds of counselling situations? Learn about the major theoretical approaches to counselling and their application to the counselling process. This course does not recommend one technique over an other; rather, it makes the student aware of different types of therapy that can be used to help clients. If you are a counsellor or want to be one, this is an indispensable part of your training or professional development.

Industrial Psychology

This helps develop knowledge and skills for anyone involved in workplace situations, such as managers, supervisors, small business owners, union representatives, etc. By understanding the thought processes that take place in the minds of people at work, a manager or supervisor can develop empathy with their staff, and apply this empathy to the way they manage the workplace.

Child Psychology

Learn how children develop psychologically as they grow, and what factors (such as learning, parenting styles, enforcement, and genetic make up) influence their behaviour and thinking. Anyone who lives or works with children will gain valuable insights into child behaviour.

Research Project I

Research is more than just theory – you can actually use your findings to help optimise the activities of businesses and even entire industries. Find out how to plan a research project and gather data that can prove valuable in informing the current operations or future planning of a business.

What can psychology teach you?

  • Why we act differently when we are in groups and when we are alone
  • How to improve a person's motivation and performance
  • How we develop certain patterns of thought and behaviour, and how to change negative patterns
  • How we learn from the moment we are borN
  • How our biological development or condition affects our thinking
  • How to raise moral children ......and that's only the beginning!

A broad-based foundation in theoretical psychology can be applied in many fields, such as business, counselling, helping services and teaching. It will give you a much deeper insight into human behaviour and factors (such as learning, environment and personality) that can affect it, and improve your ability to deal effectively with others. While this course will not qualify you as or a psychologist (which requires a university degree), it will develop your capacity to apply pscyhology for more effective teaching, management, consulting, parenting, marketing, or for your personal growth. The course may also provide a valuable stepping stone to further study in this fascinating field.

 

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