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Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor

Online Certification  ·  11 Week  ·  Globally Recognised  ·  (CPOS2)

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Executive Summary

Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor (CPOS2) delivers a rigorous Advanced-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing.

This 11 Week programme is structured around recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CPOS2 holders are recognised by leading organisations across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the Americas as qualified, results-driven professionals. Whether you are advancing your current career or transitioning into new responsibilities, this certification provides the competitive edge you need in 2026 and beyond.

Programme Overview

Certification at a Glance

Certification
Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor
Acronym
CPOS2
Category
Counselling & Coaching
Level
Advanced
Duration
11 Week
Delivery Mode
100% Online
Assessment
Online Examination
Certificate
Digital + Physical
CPD Eligibility
CPD Accredited
Alumni Benefits
GLI Network Access
Self-Paced
USD 399
Live Virtual
USD 599
Target Audience

Who Should Enrol?

  • Counsellors and Therapists
  • Coaches and Wellbeing Practitioners
  • Social and Community Workers
  • Helping-Profession Practitioners
Programme Inclusions

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

  • All study materials and study guide
  • Access to GLI online learning portal
  • Online examination and assessment
  • Digital certificate and digital badge
  • Physical certificate (shipped to you)
  • CPD credits for professional bodies
  • GLI alumni network membership
  • Facilitator and tutor support
  • Resource downloads and reference library
  • Automatic enrolment confirmation
Certification Benefits

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Career Advancement
Accelerate your career towards senior counselling, clinical and practice-leadership roles
Professional Recognition
Credential aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards
Leadership Capability
Develop the strategic and operational skills to lead complex counselling functions
Organisational Impact
Design and implement counselling systems that drive performance and measurable results
Compliance Readiness
Master the standards, compliance and ethical governance central to counselling
Global Employability
Qualify for counselling roles across clinics, NGOs, schools, community organisations and private practice worldwide
Competency Framework

Core Competencies You Will Develop

✦Strengths-Based Counselling
✦Psychological Wellbeing
✦Optimism and Resilience
✦Positive Relationships
✦Strengths-Based Problem Solving
✦Positive Psychology Counselling Plans
Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

The full programme, module by module.

Core CurriculumModules 1–20 · specific to Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor · module 20 is the capstone
1
Positive Psychology Counselling Foundations
Positive psychology practices: gratitude, optimism and strengths · Foundations of positive psychology · History and scope of counselling and coaching · Counselling micro-skills: reflecting, paraphrasing and summarising
2
Strengths-Based Counselling
Family assessment and strengths-based practice · Strengths-based and positive psychology · Strengths-based coaching · Experiential and body-based practice in the session
3
Character Strengths Assessment
Organisational maturity, assessment and improvement programmes · Security assessment, vulnerability management and remediation · Assessment and formulation: understanding before intervening · Outcome monitoring in therapeutic work
4
Positive Emotions
Person-centred and humanistic therapy · Psychodynamic approaches · Trauma-informed practice · Integrative and pluralistic practice
5
Psychological Wellbeing
Working with children, young people and their families · Couples and relationship work: holding more than one client · Consent, confidentiality and their limits in therapy · Boundaries, dual relationships and the power difference
6
Meaning and Purpose
Life transitions: adjustment, loss and meaning · Solution-focused and brief therapy · Trauma-informed models · Personal therapy and self-awareness
7
Hope and Goal Pathways
Referral and stepped care · Trauma and post-traumatic stress · Crisis intervention · Group counselling and dynamics
8
Optimism and Resilience
Continuity, disruption and organisational resilience · Resilience: recovery, adaptability and sustainable performance · Data privacy, consent and compliance · Negotiation with clients and partners
9
Gratitude Interventions
Relationship management and retention · Sustaining wellbeing · Reflective practice and self-awareness · Evaluating wellbeing outcomes
10
Self-Compassion
Self-compassion and inner critic · Couples counselling approaches · Family intervention planning · Age-appropriate assessment
11
Positive Relationships
Managing vendors, partners and external relationships · Client relationships, accounts and retention · Assessment and feedback online · Supplier relationships, performance and development
12
Engagement and Flow
Engagement mechanics: attention, activity design and gamification · Flow, waste and the economics of operational excellence · Strengths, flow and engagement · Value stream analysis and flow
13
Positive Identity
Identity, access management and the zero-trust shift · Reflective practice and iteration · Assessment design and methods · Formative and summative assessment
14
Strengths-Based Problem Solving
Debugging and problem solving · Root-cause analysis and problem solving · Creative problem-solving: divergence, ideation and mental blocks · Structured problem solving: issue trees and hypotheses
15
Positive Psychology for Stress
Regulatory impact assessment · Environmental compliance and impact assessment · Risk assessment without theatre · Market attractiveness and country assessment
16
Wellbeing Goal Setting
Goal setting and working toward a defined change · Goal setting and contracting · Goal setting and action planning · Goal setting, action and accountability
17
Positive Psychology Counselling Plans
Assessment design for learning: testing what was meant to be learned · Risk and return: the relationship every investment decision rests on · Asset allocation: the decision that drives most of the outcome · Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
18
Wellbeing Measurement
Confidentiality and discretion in administrative work · The helping relationship and its purpose · Facility asset registers and condition assessment · Work-life integration: boundaries, capacity and saying no
19
Strengths-Based Progress Review
Vulnerability assessment and surveys · Intelligence-led risk assessment · Research ethics in practice: consent, harm and the researcher’s obligations · Supervision, wellbeing and sustaining protective practice
20
Positive Psychology Counselling Project
Sustainability reporting: standards, boundaries and what gets disclosed · One-to-ones: the recurring conversation that carries the relationship · Planning a session: structure, timing and flow · Quality assurance, standards and accreditation in training
Professional ElectivesModules 21–30 · common to all GLI certifications · broaden your professional range
21
Strategic Communication and Executive Presentation
Vision, purpose and translating direction into work · Audience-centred communication and message structure · Executive leadership: the board interface and enterprise stewardship · Persuasive structure: framing, evidence and the ask
22
Leadership and Team Effectiveness
Leadership identity, style and the limits of style · Leadership assessment, feedback and continuous self-review · What critical reasoning is and what it is not · Situational and adaptive leadership
23
Analytical Thinking and Evidence-Based Reasoning
Creativity and critical-thinking development · Analytical techniques and bias · Evidence-based improvement · Problem framing: symptoms, definition and scope
24
Professional Decision-Making
Managerial decision-making, bias and decision rights · Escalation and decision-making · Decision support: briefs, options and judgement under pressure · Decision frameworks: criteria, weighting and trade-offs
25
Negotiation, Influence and Stakeholder Management
Negotiation preparation: interests, options and the walk-away · Power, followership and organisational politics · Negotiation: preparation, interests and value creation · Concessions, anchoring and the shape of a bargain
26
Project and Execution Management
Proposals, bids and the business case · Project roles and the project manager · Developing the project business case · Planning, scheduling and personal workflow systems
27
Financial Literacy for Professionals
Financial reporting standards and their application · Financial management for the operating manager · Liquidity, funding and balance sheet management · Management accounting: costing, budgeting and decision support
28
Digital Skills, AI and Technology for Professionals
Digital workplace, collaboration and user support · Productivity, collaboration and workflow tools · Tools for interaction and collaboration · Working with data: quality, interpretation and honest presentation
29
Ethics, Governance and Professional Accountability
Ethical leadership: integrity, tolerated behaviour and moral courage · Ethics, conduct and speaking up · Business development risk, ethics and integrity · AI for managers: adoption, oversight and governance
30
Personal Effectiveness, Productivity and Career Growth
Emotional competence: awareness, regulation and expression · Self-awareness, strengths and the accuracy of self-image · Emotional intelligence and self-regulation · Priority: outcomes, importance and the urgency trap

Every module opens in the learning portal with its full lesson set, worked examples, further reading and video masterclasses. 30 modules · 150 lessons.

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

  • Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor principles aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards
  • Apply evidence-based methods to improve counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing
  • Master counselling theories, models and approaches and assessment, case formulation and treatment planning
  • Apply therapeutic skills, alliance and communication and specialised populations and presenting concerns in real-world settings
  • Lead risk management, quality and compliance relevant to your field
  • Design stakeholder engagement and professional communication strategies
  • Use data-driven decision-making and performance-measurement tools effectively
  • Apply internationally recognised best practice to advance your career in counselling
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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CPOS2 certification?

The Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor is a professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute. It covers 20 core modules specific to Positive Psychology Counsellor, culminating in the capstone “Positive Psychology Counselling Project”, plus 10 professional elective modules common to all GLI certifications. Candidates study through the online portal, submit the capstone project and sit a final examination; those who pass receive a verifiable certificate carrying a unique certificate ID.

Who should enrol in the CPOS2?

This certification is ideal for Counsellors and Therapists, Coaches and Wellbeing Practitioners, Social and Community Workers and Helping-Profession Practitioners, and other professionals seeking to formalise their expertise in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing with a globally recognised credential.

How long does the CPOS2 certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 Week and offers flexible learning modes. Self-paced learners can progress at their own schedule, while live virtual participants follow a structured cohort schedule with facilitator-led sessions.

Is the CPOS2 internationally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications are recognised across 100+ countries and are aligned with recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards. Graduates receive a digital certificate, a physical certificate and CPD credits recognised by employers worldwide.

What is the cost of the CPOS2 certification?

The Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor is offered in two formats: Self-Paced at USD 399 and Live Virtual at USD 599. Corporate group rates are available for organisations enrolling 5 or more participants. Contact GLI for a bespoke corporate training quotation.

What does the CPOS2 certification include?

Enrolment includes all study materials and study guides, access to GLI's online learning portal, online examination, digital certificate and badge, physical certificate (posted), CPD credits, GLI alumni network membership, and ongoing facilitator support.

What is the assessment format for the CPOS2?

The Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor is assessed through an online examination consisting of multiple-choice questions, case study analysis, and practical application assignments. The assessment is designed to evaluate real-world competency, not just theoretical recall.

What CPD credits do I earn from the CPOS2?

The Certified Positive Psychology Counsellor carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CPOS2 while working full-time?

Absolutely. The self-paced option is designed for busy working professionals and allows you to study when and where it suits you. Live virtual sessions are typically scheduled in the evenings or on weekends to accommodate professional commitments.

What career outcomes can I expect from the CPOS2?

Graduates progress towards senior counselling, clinical and practice-leadership roles. The CPOS2 strengthens your expertise in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing and positions you for advancement across clinics, NGOs, schools, community organisations and private practice.

Graduate Voices

What Our Alumni Say

“

The curriculum was directly applicable to my daily work. I immediately applied what I learned and saw results within weeks of completing the programme.

Clinical Lead
Private Sector
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GLI's certification is the most practical professional programme I have attended. The international frameworks gave me credibility with my employer and clients.

Senior Counsellor
NGO Sector
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I earned my CPOS2 while working full-time. The self-paced format made it possible, and the quality of the content is genuinely world-class.

Wellbeing Programme Manager
Government
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