Certificate in
Dissociative Disorders Awareness
Distance Learning Course Details

If you are a qualified therapist or health professional this course will lead to the
Certificate of Professional Development in
                              Dissociative Disorders Awareness - P.D. Cert. (D.D.A.)

   College accreditation: International Association for Distance Learning.
   Course approved by Institute for Meridian Psychotherapy
   for professional development purposes.  

Including information for therapists and helpers on Dissociative identity Disorder (formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder)

Total recommended period of study: approx. 3 months or less. Continuous enrolment. No time limit.

Cost: £125.00  (125 Pounds Sterling - for currency conversion see www.xe.com )

(A FREE textbook will be sent to UK students. Non-UK students will normally have to purchase the book on-line from an internet bookstore.)

Method of study: 

Textbook study. Written assignments based on the set textbook. Assignment questions are issued by email and students return their written work by email. Grades and feedback are issued by email.

Course description:

Dissociative disorders can be hard to diagnose and hard to understand.

This group of disorders includes the syndrome that used to be known as “Multiple Personality Disorder”. 

This course uses a text written by a medical doctor which introduces the concepts of dissociative disorders to other helping professionals in an accessible way.

Guidelines for available treatment strategies are noted and hypnotherapy is a feature of possible approaches. 

Typical presenting syndromes are outlined so that doctors and other helping professionals can be alert to the possibility of dissociative disorder. 

The role of dissociative disorders in post-traumatic stress, body-image problems, eating disorders, sleep disorders and sexual disorders is presented. 

There is also material on family relationships where a family member is dissociative.   

Entry Criteria:  Open entry.

Suitability:      

This course will be of interest to counsellors, hypnotherapists and psychotherapists as well as all those who care for or come into contact with people with dissociative disorders.

Qualification

Successful graduates will receive the Certificate in Dissociative Disorders Awareness. If you are a qualified therapist or health professional this course will lead to the Certificate of Professional Development in Dissociative Disorders Awareness - P.D. Cert. (D.D.A.)  These are awarded by UK College of Holistic Training and are private UK qualifications.

This course is NOT in itself a qualification in counselling or psychotherapy, though it may be used in conjunction with such qualifications to signify additional specialist learning. 

The college is accredited by the International Association for Distance Learning.

The course is approved by The Institute for Meridian Psychotherapy (which is linked to UKCHT) as a professional development course (see societies page for explanation).

This course is accepted by Calamus International University (a non-UK, private distance university with private accreditation) for credit towards a degree.

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We reserve the right to change the syllabus and other details of any course at any time.

To apply for this course now, go to our Application page