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"True self love is about loving our potentialities for growth, for development, creative ability and communion with others and that self love becomes a powerful means of loving others."

Foundation Year

The aims of the one-year programme are to:

>	gain an in-depth knowledge of the psychosynthesis theories of early development, personality formation and establishment of identity and to interface this model with other theories of ego and self-development;
>	analyse and understand the relationship and interdependency of body, feelings, mind and soul in the context of mental health
>	evaluate and conceptualise the experience of self, life and others within the transpersonal framework of psychosynthesis;
>	inititate a study of the transpersonal dimension, including an awareness of superconscious content and the evocation of potential and meaning as essential components of psychological health
>	learn the basic skills of counselling and to experiment with the application of psychosynthesis methods and techniques in a safe environment, where self, peer and tutor analysis and feedback can be given
>	undertake an in-depth self exploration which promotes self understanding and personal responsibility, including reflection on, and analysis of, earlier life experiences and their influence on the present moment.

Start dates for the Graduate Certificate in Psychosynthesis Foundations

Programme structure

The programme is a double module, with three components:

Component 1	Identity and Transformation
	an introduction to the main psychosynthesis models and principles, and how these may be applied to exploring and understanding the formation and transformation of personality and identity within a transpersonal context.

Component 2	Core Counselling Skills
	an introduction to the principles and practices of face to face counselling skills.

Component 3	Self and Group Development
	psychospiritual, emotional and soul journey of self-discovery towards personal confidence, maturity and relational competence, making use of psychosynthesis as a core model.

The Main Topics of Study:

>	Integration and subpersonalities (I)
>	The 'I' and the Sense of Identity
>	Childhood and the Unconscious (I)
>	The Body (I)
>	Sexuality (I)
>	The Creative Use of Pain Crisis and Failure
>	Self Realisation and Psychological Disturbances
>	The Cultivation of the Will
>	Interpersonal Psychosynthesis
>	Principles and Practice of Meditation
>	Introduction to Family Constellations Work
>	Basic Counselling Skills
>	Written Expression and Academic Study

Programme methods

Participants are introduced to various methods, including creative visualisation, free drawing, the training of the will, physical expression, writing, disidentification, meditation, gestalt chair work, group process and interpersonal work.

Personal Development Groups

In a year long series of sessions, personal growth is addressed systematically within the existential dynamics of the group. As individual psychospiritual development deepens, participants learn to apply psychosynthesis principles and methods to their interpersonal relationships. During this process, participants are encouraged to take increasing responsibility for expanding self-awareness and directing self-expression.

Individual Work with a Counsellor or Therapist

Individual work is not a required part of the course, but highly recommended as a way of further integrating the learning of the course itself. This is especially so for participants who anticipate continuing with the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling. This does require individual work alongside the Diploma's academic and professional input to achieve minimum professional standards. To gain entry into the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling, we expect participants to have completed a minimum of 20 hours individual work by the end of the Graduate Certificate in Psychosynthesis Foundations. The Trust offers a team of psychosynthesis therapists.

Completion of the Graduate Psychosynthesis in Psychosynthesis Foundations

A certificate of study will be awarded upon the successful completion of the Graduate Certificate in Psychosynthesis Foundations, after which participants will be eligible to apply for a further two years of study leading to the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling.

Entry Requirements

Essentials of Psychosynthesis or equivalent.

Format

As with the Postgraduate Diploma, the Graduate Certificate in Psychosynthesis Foundations has two formats.

Format One (Block): this is particularly suitable for those living outside London, runs from Friday to Monday, once a month for 10/11 weekends a year.

Format Two (Inter-Month): this is particulary suited to those who live within London. It takes place one weekend a month. Occassional Friday's plus Saturday and Sunday, as well as one evening per week during term time.

Both formats will run for each intake, which is September and Februrary/March of each year.

However, this is subject to sufficient students enrolling for both formats.

Please note, if one particular format does not recruit the required number of students to progress onto the Postgraduate Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling; it may be necessary for that particular format to defer for six months.

Start dates for the Graduate Certificate in Psychosynthesis Foundations