Introduction to Therapy (Lightning Skills Bundle) Certificate

Art Therapy Certificate Course

Traditional talking therapies are often effective, but they do not meet the needs of all clients. Art therapy offers a non-verbal alternative that gives people a chance to explore distressing thoughts and feelings using a creative approach in a safe, controlled environment. In this course, you will learn about the most common forms of art therapy, why it is beneficial for many groups and how aspiring art therapists can enter the field.

You Will Learn:

• What art therapy is, and an overview of the three main types of art therapy
• Why some people are more likely to benefit from art therapy than conventional talking treatments
• What happens in a typical art therapy session
• How art therapy can be used in conjunction with other forms of treatment
• How to qualify as an art therapist

Benefits of Taking This Course:

• If you are considering seeking art therapy, this course will help you make an informed choice when searching for a provider
• If you have been invited to take part in art therapy, this course will tell you what to expect
• If you are thinking of entering the field of art therapy as a career, this course will give you an overview into what an art therapist does on a day to day basis
• If you support someone with a mental health problem who attends art therapy, this course will help you understand what they do in a typical session and why

Counselling Course

Counsellors are trained and licensed health professionals. They talk to patients about their life issues and help them find solutions to their problems. Counsellors differ, and so do their therapy approaches. Talking therapy helps patients handle various behavioural and mental issues, such as depression, anger, grief and anxiety, among others. Counsellors talk to their patients about all sorts of issues that are affecting their lives. Through discussion, solutions to the clients’ problems are found.

Counsellors work in all kinds of settings, such as family planning clinics, technical institutes, schools, community health centres, private practices and universities, among others. The kind of training that a counsellor undergoes varies from one counsellor to another. Due to the importance of counselling, clients should take the time to pick the right counsellor to provide them with talking therapy.

You Will Learn:

• What counselling is, and what it entails
• Issues that counselling can help solve
• Counselling for depression, and how talking therapy works
• NHS counselling services and private services
• Voluntary and charity organisations offering counselling services
• Other talking therapies

Benefits of This Course:

Taking this course will help you:
• Learn what counselling is and what it involves
• Determine if you or a loved one is dealing with issues that a counsellor can help with
• Understand that counselling can help with depression
• Understand about NHS and private counselling services
• Understand where to go for counselling if you don’t have the money to pay for such services
• Understand if you need a referral to counselling services
• Understand where to go for counselling services
• Understand other talking therapies
• Determine if you would like to be a counsellor

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Course

People with borderline personality disorder struggle with pervasive emotion regulation. They are unable to identify their feelings or emotions, lack the skills they need to manage their emotions and often develop problematic behaviours, such as self-harm, suicidal thoughts and substance abuse to help them cope. Dialectical behaviour therapy was developed to help such people understand the relationship between emotions, thoughts and behaviours. The therapy is based on the notion that changing one of the elements changes the other elements. For instance, changing behaviours also alters related emotions and thoughts, and so on.

Dialectical behaviour therapy or DBT differs from other psychotherapy treatments in many ways. It looks at the patient holistically, using a custom approach that meets their treatment needs. It assesses how an individual’s mental health impacts their problem and vice versa. This course provides details on everything you need to know about DBT. Firstly, it defines DBT and how it works to help treat various issues related to mental disorders. Next, it covers various components of DBT and what is often involved in treatment. It goes on to discuss the various DBT treatment modules and their main focus. Finally, it states the many benefits of dialectical behaviour therapy.

You Will Learn:

• The meaning of DBT and how it works
• The difference between DBT and cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT
• The components of DBT
• The treatment modules
• The mental issues that DBT can treat
• The benefits of DBT in the treatment of complex mental disorders

Benefits of Taking This Course:

• To help determine if you are suffering from a mental disorder
• To help determine if DBT can help you cope with your emotional issues
• Learn the benefits of DBT as a form of treatment
• Learn how to set goals and achieve them
• To help development of healthy relationships
• To get motivated to take a career in DBT to help people coping with emotional distress
• Improve your quality of life or that of someone close to you
• To help decide to go for DBT therapy to help you overcome trauma

Play Therapy Course

Children can be unable to express themselves using words. They lack the verbal and cognitive skills required to fully express themselves and talk about issues that they face. It becomes even worse if the child is suffering from a mental illness or disorder. For instance, grief or anger is complex. A child may not be able to process the feelings and related thoughts, making it difficult for them to deal with the issues. This is where play therapy comes in. It can help children learn how to deal with mental issues that are causing them distress. Play allows them to act out scenes that are similar to what they may be facing, work on addressing particular issues or even develop characters with similar emotions or feelings as theirs. It is a hands-on therapy.

Children can use toys to express their feelings. For example, a child who has lost a parent or a sibling can use puppets to portray a character that misses a friend and feels sad. A dolls’ house can feature a child beneath their bed, hiding from parents who are fighting, to help a child that has experienced domestic violence. A therapist can help during play to solve a problem based on the type of approach that is being implemented. The therapist can also simply observe how the child helps the toy character to overcome its emotions.

You Will Learn

• The meaning of play therapy; what it is and what is involved
• About the types of play therapy
• When to use play therapy
• The tools and approaches that are often used in play therapy
• How play therapy works
• The benefits of play therapy
• The qualities of a good therapist

Benefits of Taking This Course

Taking the course will help you:
• Learn the basics of play therapy
• Learn what play therapy does
• Learn when to use play therapy and how it works
• Know the tools and approaches that the therapy uses
• Learn the benefits of using the therapy
• Determine if you have any particular interest in learning more about play therapy
• Determine if you would want to become a play therapist
• Increase the knowledge you have about psychotherapies

Speech Therapist Introduction Certificate Course

Being able to communicate and express yourself through words is something that most of us take for granted. However, for approximately 20% of the population, communication is exceptionally difficult. These individuals struggle with speech or language disorders affecting their ability to understand or deliver messages.

Disorders like this impact every area of a person’s life.

Thankfully, in most cases, early intervention and treatment can help.

This course gives you an introduction to speech therapy with content spread out over two modules. We begin by talking about speech and language therapy as a profession, focusing on how you can obtain work in that field though discussions about relevant skills and required education. Our second module talks about specific speech and language disorders, as well as highlighting the characteristics of good speech.

You Will Learn:

• The main skills that speech and language therapists must perfect before entering the field of speech therapy
• The specific role that a speech and language therapist plays in helping children and adults who are experiencing trouble communicating
• The characteristics of good speech, as well as how they can be used to identify speech disorders
• Detailed information about the most common speech disorders that you may see
• Information about receptive and expressive language difficulties, as well as the differences between the two

Benefits of Taking This Course:

• Learning about the types of clients that speech and language therapists work with
• Understanding the importance of diagnosing and treating speech and language problems as early as possible
• Learning more about the various undergraduate and post-graduate career training options that are available to you
• If you are interested in a career as a speech and language therapist, learning more about what you can expect when you enter the field professionally
• If you are a parent, you can learn more about the types of issues that children may struggle with when acquiring speech and language skills

The course is broken down into 0 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although you are free to spend as much or as little time as you feel necessary on each module, simply log in and out of the course at your convenience.

You can study the course any time you like. Simply log in and out of the web based course as often as you require. The course is compatible with all computers, tablet devices and smart phones so you can even study while on the move!

Once you have completed all 0 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 0 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

The pass mark for the test is 70%.

If you don’t pass the test first time you will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times you can take the test. All test retakes are included within the price of the course.

Once you have completed your test you can log in to your account and download/print your certificate any time you need it. If you would prefer us to post you a certificate to a UK address, there will be an admin charge of £10 (certificates sent internationally may cost more).

You can either use your Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Solo cards or PayPal account to pay for the online course. Our site uses the latest SSL encryption to ensure your safety. All payments are handled securely by PayPal.

You can begin the course immediately after your payment has been received. You will create your login details during the checkout process. We will also send you an email confirming your login details.

We estimate that the course will take about 3 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.

Once you have been awarded your certificate it is valid for life. The certificate does not expire or need renewing.