This extensive Counselling for Depression Training is designed for those suffering from depression and who want to know quick and easy solutions to overcome the mental disease or anyone who wishes to pursue their studies in the counselling industry. This course aims to provide you with the necessary information and training to advance your career in the field of counselling and assisting people to fight depression.

This course will give you an in-depth and concise understanding of the essential concepts of depression, as well as an overview of all the relatable causes of depression. You will learn what causes depression, history of counselling, symptoms to diagnose depression, and risk factors. This course will also teach you a variety of counselling techniques to combat depression at both the root and terminal levels.

Upon successful completion of this Counselling for Depression Training, you will obtain theoretical counselling skills and knowledge to treat people suffering from anxiety, depression, or any mental disorder. 

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme for its high-quality, non-regulated provision and training programmes. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries.

This course and/or training programme is not regulated by Ofqual and is not an accredited qualification. Your training provider will be able to advise you on any further recognition, for example, progression routes into further and/or higher education. For further information please visit the Learner FAQs on the Quality Licence Scheme website.

Course Highlights

• Designed by expert professionals
• Accredited by the CPD Certification Service and IPHM
• Endorsed by Quality Licence Scheme
• Recognised and Valuable Certification 
• Self-Paced Online Distance Learning 
• High-Quality E-Learning Study Materials
• Interactive Video Training
• Approximate duration of about 6 Hours

Who is this Counselling for Depression Training Course Online

for?

This Counselling for Depression Training is primarily aimed at:

• Therapist 
• Psychologist 
• Depression Counsellor
• Aspiring Depression Counsellor
• Students of Psychology and Counselling 

Aspiring depression counsellors or interested counsellors looking to thrive in this position are also highly encouraged to take this course to upscale one step ahead of others in terms of professional development. This training, on the other hand, is not limited to a particular profession or field of endeavour. It may also be beneficial to a broader group of people who wish to learn more about depression counselling in order to help themselves or people around them combat depression.

Aims and Learning Outcomes of this Counselling for Depression Training Course Online

By the end of this Counselling for Depression Training, you will be able to:

• Understand melancholy and the history of counselling
• Identify the signs of depression in both earlier and later stages
• Discover the relationship between depression and brain, depression and neurons, and stress and depression
• Learn how depression affects the brain and neurons in various ways
• Understand how environmental and health factors impact depression
• Learn how depression affects the sleep cycle or leads to sleep disorders
• Identify different types of depression and classification methods
• Understand the types of depression – dysthymia, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, bipolar depression, and atypical depression
• Understand how depression affects elderly people including the psychological and health factors 
• Recognise different types of medicines that can be used to treat depression
• Get acquainted with different types of depression such as neurogenesis, serotonin syndrome, and tyramine
• Understand the various aspects of complementary alternative therapies such as yoga, omega 3 fatty acids, diet, exercise, etc that can be used to withstand depression
• Understand the how to use various counselling approaches such as person-centred therapy, couple therapy, gestalt therapy, CBT, REBT, etc to combat depression

Recognised Accreditation

This Counselling for Depression Training is accredited by Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM). The IPHM is an Accreditation Board that offers an international and worldwide accreditation to Training Providers. An accreditation by the Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM) is a guarantee of quality and expertise.

CPD is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations and academic intuitions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement. 

CPD and IPHM certified certificates are accepted by thousands of professional bodies and government regulators here in the UK and around the world. Many organisations look for employees with CPD requirements, which means, that by doing the Counselling for Depression Training, you would be a potential candidate in your respective field.

Accredited by The CPD Certification Service                           International Practitioners of Holistic Medicine (IPHM)

Entry Requirements

• There are no academic entry requirements for this Counselling for Depression Training, and it is open to students of all academic backgrounds. 
• However, you are required to have a laptop/desktop/tablet or smartphone and a good internet connection.

Assessment Method

This Counselling for Depression Training assesses learners through multiple-choice questions (MCQs). Upon successful completion of the modules, learners must answer MCQs to complete the assessment procedure. Through the MCQs, it is measured how much a learner could grasp from each section. In the assessment pass mark is 60%.

Valuable Certification  

Certificate of Completion

On completion of this Counselling for Depression Training, you will be eligible to obtain your free PDF certificate of course completion. However, it is recommended that you should have a CPD & IPHM accredited certificate or a Quality License Scheme endorsed certificate and transcript that is valued by employers in the UK and globally.

Certificate of Achievement

CPD UK and IPHM Accredited Certificate of Achievement

On successful completion of the Counselling for Depression Training, you will be eligible to order your CPD UK and IPHM accredited certificate of achievement (dual certificate) as proof of your new skill. CPD is globally recognised by employers, professional organisations and academic intuitions, thus a certificate from CPD Certification Service creates value towards your professional goal and achievement. The certificate can be obtained in PDF version at a cost of £12, and there is an additional fee to obtain a printed copy certificate which is £35.

Endorsed Certificate from Quality Licence Scheme

After successfully passing the MCQ exam you will be eligible to obtain the Counselling for Depression Training Endorsed Certificate by Quality Licence Scheme. The Quality Licence Scheme is a brand of the Skills and Education Group, a leading national awarding organisation for providing high-quality vocational qualifications across a wide range of industries. It will give you a competitive advantage in your career, making you stand out from all other applicants and employees. There is a Quality Licence Scheme endorsement fee to obtain an endorsed certificate which is £65.

Why you should buy this course from Lead Academy?  

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