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Understand mental health in children and young people, and how to support child and adolescent mental health in Schools, Colleges, Universities and Other Educat...
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Emotional intelligence is the ability to identify and regulate your own emotions and understand the feelings of others. Learn what emotional intelligence is an...
Ethics is concerned with what is acceptable or unacceptable behaviour, or what is right or wrong. This course explores the history of ethics in philosophy and r...
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Learn about Healthy Aging. Explore how both body and mind can be better managed as we age through the choices made and actions taken. Understand the importance ...
Study Industrial Psychology and learn about organisations, employee performance, motivation, staff selection and more. Professional development for supervisors,...
Introductory psychology distance learning course. Study the key topics in psychology; learning, memory, perception, consciousness, nature vs nurture, personalit...
A self-paced online course in Job Profiling. Learn to match the job or career with the right person. Understand job analysis, different tests, recruitment & sel...
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This online course helps you understand how neurodivergent people sense or interpret their environment. Learn ways we can improve inclusivity by accepting and v...
Neuropsychology is concerned with understanding the nervous system and how when things go wrong causing cognitive deficits. Study this course to understand the ...
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Study Play Therapy Online. Learn the theory and applications for all ages, as a therapy for anxiety, depression, physical rehabilitation, behavioural, developme...
Discover how to succeed in private practice as a consultant therapist. Learn how understanding yourself can benefit your clients, the importance of an ethical c...
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Study Psychological Assessment by distance learning. Learn about types of psychological tests; their advantages and disadvantages. For work in psychology, human...
Psychology & Counselling professional training. Study stress, abnormal behaviour, individual behaviour, group behaviour, conflict resolution and much more. Lear...
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Social Psychology distance learning course. Learn about the self, stereotypes, group behaviour, prejudice, attraction, attitudes and attitudinal change, social ...
Develop and enhance skills to work as a counsellor, social worker, or psychotherapist. An ideal course for people in allied health or mental health support serv...
Professional development course for anyone working directly with other people. An opportunity to develop and enhance specialised knowledge and applied learning ...
Online Sports Psychology course. Learn about how to motivate athletes. Understand strategies to encourage sports people, players, and teams to stay focused, ach...
Stress is the number one cause of physical and mental illness around the world. Find out how it impacts on the human body and learn management strategies and re...
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