Certification in Sex Therapy (endorsed by Malaysian Association of Psychotherapy (MAP) and Psychotherapy Chapter of Malaysia Society for Complementary Medicine)

This course is providing best-practice Stress Management training for professionals who have a passion for assisting individuals, regardless of age, gender, race and social class to achieve optimum mental health.

What is included in the Stress Management

• Lecture
• Tutorial
• Clinical Supervision
• Case review and assessment
  

Fees and Course Structure

Training Topics

Certification in Sex Therapy

1)Identifying and managing the different types of stressors

• Environmental stressor
• Interpersonal stressor
• Bureaucratic and structural stressor

2) Identifying and managing the different costs of stress

• Personal cost of stress
• Social and interpersonal cost of stress
• Professional cost of stress

3) Applying stress coping methods to manage stress

• Skills development stress coping methods
• Diversion stress coping methods
• Stressor removal coping methods
• Stress neutralization coping methods

4) The support system

• Formal support system against stress
• Informal support system against organization stress
• Identifying and building on existing formal support system against stress
• Identifying and enhancing on existing informal support system against stress

Course Layout

We use the mastery system of education. Besides lecturing, this course provides clinical experience such as: research, case study, supervision & presentation. Assessment includes case study presentations, group participation, research paper and assignments.

The topics mentioned above are taught within seven sessions. Between the sixth and seventh session, a period of approximately 1 month of clinical supervision & research is implemented outside of classroom. During this period, students will be given assignments and projects to do.

Equipment & Venue

Below are the equipment used:

• Psychometric Instruments
• Audio Resources
• White board
• Notes/ books

Venue: International Psychology Centre, Kuala Lumpur.

Teaching Faculty 

Dr Edward Chan FAMPsy, FMCBTA, PMMSCM

B.Sc.(Hons.)(Psy),(Middlesex)

MSc.(Learning)(Lancaster), D.Phil.(Psy), (IOU)

CSAC (Hawaii, International Certification & Reciprocacy Consortium) (Reg. No. M906-98)

Principal Consultant Psychologist, Executive & Life Coach and Certified Master Trainer

Dr Chan is a fellow of the Malaysian Association of Psychotherapy; a fellow of the Malaysian Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Association; a practitioner member of the division of Organisational Psychology, the division of Adult Psychotherapy; the division of Couple and Marital Therapy; and the division of Child Psychology & Therapy of the Malaysian Association of Psychotherapy; a Member of the International Employees Assistance Professionals Association; a Member of the Malaysian Institute of Human Resource Management; Charter member of the International Coaching Federation (Malaysian Chapter); a member of the International Association of Facilitators and a member of the Malaysian Society for Training and Development.

Dr Chan is also a regular contributor to national newspaper and professional journals as well as a well-known radio and television personality on psychology and relationship issues, Dr. Chan has also authored several books on these topics including the critically acclaimed Love Is Never Enough : Pleasurable Commitment Rules on Couple Psychology, Are You Man Enough To Be a Father on Child Psychology and the “Dancing with Crocodiles” on corporate psychology and Current Research and Practitioner Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Asia.