Certificate Courses
This is a counseling and psychotherapy course for adult students. Ideally, students will be over the age of 35, have had some volunteering experience, has a passion for helping, is open-minded, and is curious about human nature.
This course is an intensive one-year program designed to provide you with the theories and practical skills for counseling. The program is divided into 3 modules – each module will be for 4 months, where lectures will be held for 3 months and assignment at the end of each module will be done in the 4th month.
The course will include a high level of reading content, which will be provided by The Wellness Center. The final certificate will be issued at the completion of three coursework projects.
At the end of the course, you will have gained an in-depth understanding of counseling, theories, and practical skills needed to work independently.
Course Content
- Psychodynamic Approach
- Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
- Person-Centered Approach
- Gestalt Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Art-Making
- Counseling for depression and anxiety
- Counseling for OCD’s
- Becoming self-aware in work and life.
- Case studies – mental health trends in Sri Lanka
- Counseling in Sri Lanka – being culturally sensitive.
Course Fee and Terms
- Rs.40,000 per module, total course fee is Rs.120,000
- Duration: 1-year
- Delivery: Online
- Commencement: 16 September 2023
- Time: Saturday 9am-11am
- Special note: during the month of the assignments (16Dec-16th Jan, 20th Apr-20th May and 17th Aug- 14th Sept), students will be required to visit elders homes or orphanages of their choice and volunteer befriending services.
This course is an intensive 8-week program designed to provide you with the theories and practical skills for counseling. The program is not suitable for beginners. We expect students to have a minimum of 200-hours counseling experience.
This online CBT program is highly practical and students will be required to commit a minimum of 2 hours every day during the 8 weeks, for reading and 3 assignments.
The course will include a high level of reading content, which will be provided by The Wellness Center. The verifiable online certificate of completion will be issued at the completion of three assignments within the stipulated time.
At the end of the course, you will have gained an in-depth understanding of CBT principles and practical skills needed to work independently.
Course Content
- CBT principles
- Structure
- Assessment and Formulation
- Socratic Methods
- Cognitive Techniques
- Behavioral Experiments
- Skills – Relaxation / Physical
- Applications – Depression, Anxiety, OCDs, Phobias
Course Fee and Terms
- Rs.40,000 (Fee is non-refundable and will need to be paid in advance. Being a highly interactive course, there will be no recordings of the lectures. Therefore 100% attendence is required for the duration of the program)
- Duration: 8-weeks / 16-hours
- Delivery: Online
- Commencement: On demand
This short course is best suited as a foundational course for Psychology undergraduates. It is designed to give you an understanding of the foundational research and topics that formed social psychology. All reading material will be provided by The Wellness Center. There are no prerequisites for enrollment. The minimum age is 16.
Course Content
- Introduction to Social Psychology
- Cognition and thinking
- The Self
- Attitudes
- Persuasion and Influence
- Attribution
- People in groups
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Anti-social and Prosocial behavior
- Attraction
Course Fee and Terms
- Rs.40,000
- Duration: 3 months
- Delivery: Online
- Commencement: On demand
This short course is best suited as a foundational course for Psychology undergraduates. The course content covers topics for Level 4 (UK). All reading material will be provided by The Wellness Center. There are no prerequisites for enrollment. The minimum age is 16.
Course Content
- Introduction
- Methods
- Thematic Analysis
- Observations
- Transcribing and Coding
- EvaluatingQualitative Research
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- Correlations
Course Fee and Terms
- Rs.40,000
- Duration: 3 months
- Delivery: Online
- Commencement: On demand
This short course is best suited as a foundational course for Psychology undergraduates. It is also excellent for further learning for preschool teachers and other professionals working with children. All reading material will be provided by The Wellness Center. There are no prerequisites for enrollment. The minimum age is 16.
Course Content
- Introduction to developmental psychology
- Physical development
- The biology of development
- Perceptual and sensorimotor development
- Emotional development
- Language
- Cognitive development
- Learning and intelligence
- Relationships
- Morality, aggression and altruism
- Atypical development
- Adulthood
Course Fee and Terms
- Rs.40,000
- Duration: 3 months
- Delivery: Online
- Commencement: On demand
This short course is best suited as a foundational course for Psychology undergraduates. The course content covers all topics necessary for an undergraduate degree. All reading material will be provided by The Wellness Center. There are no prerequisites for enrollment. The minimum age is 16.
Course Content
- Introduction to biological psychology
- Nerve cells and impulses
- Synapses
- Anatomy
- Evolution
- Sensory systems
- Movement
- Reproduction
- Emotions
- Cognition
Course Fee and Terms
- Rs.40,000
- Duration: 3 months
- Delivery: Online
- Commencement: On demand