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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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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.

You can enrol today by clicking the “Enrol Now” button above.

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Courses can be started anytime from anywhere in the world!

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.


Check out our eBooks

Animal PsychologyExplore how animals think and comare how this differs between different animals (and humans)
Counselling HandbookA book for both students, as well as volunteers who may be involved in helping people with problems. This is a starting point for understanding counselling, and a reference for developing counselling skills. The book contains seven chapters: 1. Where can counselling be used 2. How to see behind the mask 3. Emotions and attitudes 4. How to communicate better when all you have is words 5. Theory versus practice 6. Diffusing difficult situations 7. Golden rules or tips
How Children ThinkAnyone who has ever tried to make a child do anything (clean up their mess, desist from throwing mud, stop drawing on the walls) knows that children think differently to adults. This book attempts to provide the skills and knowledge to develop a greater understanding of children.
How to be a Life CoachLife coaching is a relatively new profession - although coaches have been around for a long time in the guise of trainers, instructors, managers and tutors for various professions and disciplines. Life coaching is not easily defined, but it is a type of mentoring which focuses on helping individuals to achieve what they would like to achieve and thereby to lead more fulfilling lives. Unlike other forms of coaching, it takes place outside of the workplace and is concerned with all aspects of a person’s life.