Positive Psychotherapy is a short-term dynamic psychotherapy approach and has a humanistic perspective. It was founded in Germany in the late 1960s by Prof. Dr. Nossrat Peseschkian. The World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) is a member organization of the European Association of Psychotherapists (EAP) and provides training and certification according to EAP regulations.
Positive Psychotherapy is a psychotherapy method whose effectiveness has been proven by scientific research. In order to obtain the title of Positive Psychotherapist, a two-stage training is required, namely Basic Training and Specialization Training. This training includes theoretical courses, as well as patient monitoring under supervision and the therapist candidate’s own therapy process. Basic training lasts 200 hours and advanced training lasts 1200 hours. At the end of the basic training, the title of ‘Basic Consultant of Positive Psychotherapy’ is obtained. Advanced training must be completed for the title of ‘Positive Psychotherapist’. The training is provided by World Association of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) trainers. Cyprus Positive Psychotherapy Center is affiliated with the Cyprus Mental Health Institute, approved by the TRNC Ministry of National Education.
There are only two official WAPP training courses and the Cyprus Institute of Mental Health is the accredited provider of these trainings.
Basic Training and Training that provides the “Positive Psychotherapy Basic Consultant” certificate
Specialist Training leading to the “Certified Positive Psychotherapist” diploma/certification.
As of July 1, 2022, these two trainings have been combined to provide the “European Certified Positive Psychotherapist” certificate in accordance with the criteria of the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP).
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| Training Hours | ||||
| 3 | European Certified Positive Psychotherapist | 650 | Specialist Training Part 1+2 | 1400 hours |
| 2 | Candidate Certified Positive Psychotherapist | 550 | ||
| 1 | Positive Psychotherapy Core Consultant | 200 | Basic training |
In the Positive Psychotherapy basic training program, the basic concepts and techniques of Positive Psychotherapy are given to the student. While theoretical information is given in the courses, the practical use of this information is mainly provided through role plays and group work. An effective psychotherapy training has 3 important parts: theoretical training, the therapist candidate getting to know himself, the therapist candidate following his first cases under the supervision of an experienced therapist during the training. In this training program, in addition to the presentation of theoretical knowledge, the person uses the information to get to know himself through exercises done during the training, and the discussion of information and techniques on the cases brought by the participants and the cases presented by the faculty members is provided. In this way, theoretical knowledge ceases to be an abstract set of concepts and gains a practical value that the participant can use to get to know himself and apply on cases.
To briefly emphasize, this training program aims to show the basic concepts and techniques of positive psychotherapy to the participants and to provide them with the opportunity to apply this knowledge through exercises during the training. In addition, during this training process, it is aimed for the trainees to gain awareness of their own personality structures and to acquire techniques and an effective approach that they can easily apply when working with their patients.
The training is given by trainers from the World Association of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy.
Prof. Dr. Ebru Tansel Çakıcı
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deniz Ergün
The basic training consists of five modules of three days each. At the end of the basic training, certificates of attendance will be given by the Cyprus Mental Health Institute. Participants who have completed their homework can apply to the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) in Germany at the end of the Basic Training and receive the ‘Basic consultant of positive psychotherapy’ certificate, which is subject to an additional fee of 75 euros. At the end of the Advanced Training, the “Positive Psychotherapist” Certificate is given by the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP) in Germany.
Psychiatrist, Psychologist-Clinical Psychologist, Psychological Counseling and Guidance and undergraduate students of these professions starting from the 4th year can participate in the training.
In order to be eligible for the certificate given by the World Association for Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy (WAPP), 5 modules must be completed and the assignments must be submitted.
