Distance learning university degrees (DU) in psychology

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Several universities offer University Diplomas in psychology. But how to choose your DU in psychology? Do these DUs allow you to practice a profession or are they a step in a retraining process? Are there DUs in a systemic approach?

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What is a DU?

The University Diploma (DU) or DU, also known as the Establishment Diploma (DE), is distinguished by its unique positioning outside the conventional framework of traditional university degrees. This particularity lies in the fact that it is not governed by official authorization from the Ministry of Higher Education, which gives French universities the exclusive power to award it, unlike traditional diplomas which are granted in the name of the ministry. .

The value of the DU on the job market varies significantly depending on the sector of activity concerned as well as the notoriety that the diploma has managed to establish among professionals over the years. An essential criterion for recognition is its registration in the National Directory of Professional Certifications (RNCP), which attests to the relevance of the skills obtained with the requirements of the labor market.

Who can do a DU?

Preparing for a university degree is open to a wide range of candidates, including those pursuing bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees. However, this opportunity extends beyond the traditional student setting. University diplomas are also accessible via the continuing education services of higher education establishments, allowing working professionals, whether employed or looking for work, to integrate them. Applicants must submit an application and may be invited for an interview, with specific admission criteria varying depending on the university concerned.

University Diplomas LACT & University Paris 8

LACT offers two DUs in psychology in collaboration with the University of Paris-VIII which allow health, care and support professionals to acquire complementary skills applicable in the context of their functions. These university degrees can be supplemented by additional years of specialization to deepen systemic theory and practice.

The DU Relationship Clinic and systemic intervention

The DU “Relationship Clinic and Strategic Intervention” offers a total of 92 hours of courses, including three individual supervision sessions lasting 45 minutes each, approximately 90 hours of personal work and 147 hours of practical training. This course is designed to provide a generalist foundation in terms of methods and practices related to the strategic systems approach.

Delivered entirely online, the program offers a combination of half-day live teaching, both individual and group supervision, as well as periods dedicated to independent or small group work. It is led by a team of international trainers from various professional backgrounds, including the medical sector, the business world, scientific research and academia.

This diploma opens the way to an enriched understanding and an innovative perspective on the management of relational dynamics, offering strategic tools to address and resolve psychological and relational issues. The skills developed are particularly relevant for professionals in the fields of support, education, helping relationships, as well as for those working in the clinical sector, offering transversal added value applicable to a variety of professional contexts.

The DU “Strategic systemic approach to education diploma”

This training offers a complete course to integrate the methods of the systemic and strategic approach, essential for any educator or support professional wishing to place the relationship at the center of their practice. It begins with a theoretical phase devoted to the fundamental principles of this approach, before looking at practical applications addressing specific challenges in the educational environment, such as school bullying and various problematic situations. Participants will also explore the management of certain disorders affecting students, such as attention disorders, dys disorders and hyperactive behaviors, as well as psychological issues encountered by teachers, such as depression, burnout and loss of self-confidence. The program includes a practical internship as well as group and individual supervision, thus allowing you to deepen your learning of the systemic and strategic approach, to identify and interrupt dysfunctional relational processes to refocus teaching on the relationship. .

The “Strategic Systemic Approach to Education Diploma” is divided into 11 modules, totaling 103 hours of theoretical and practical training, 100 hours dedicated to continuous assessment and personal work (including case studies, preparation for supervision, multiple choice questions , responses to continuous assessments, and the creation of video content), plus 147 hours of internship accompanied by a final dissertation. This represents a total duration of 96 hours and 15 minutes of training, in addition to the internship.

Delivered entirely online, the program alternates between virtual face-to-face sessions, group and individual supervision, and periods of independent or small group work. The trainers, international specialists from various fields such as the medical sector, business, scientific research and academia, conduct the sessions live in the form of webinars. The course schedule is designed to promote optimal assimilation of knowledge, with an interval of 15 days to three weeks between each session, thus allowing regular and efficient progression.

LACT distance learning courses as a key to professional retraining

“This school allowed me a serious and harmonizing retraining. Strategic systemics opened my eyes to the benefit of patients,” testifies Dr. A. Beau. DU LACT are often the key to a successful reconversion. Thanks to a complete curriculum, also including courses on the development of professional activity, LACT courses are a bridge between teaching, practice and the creation of a new activity.

Directory of universities offering a DU in psychology

The University of Aix-en-Provence

DU Victimology
DU Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Family Mediation
DU Educational and Social Work Clinic
DU Applied Gerontology
DU Training of health professionals in pain management
DU Multidisciplinary approach to the end of life

The University of Angers

DIU ADDICTIONS AND SOCIETY
Practice of Psychology
DIU ALCOHOL AND SOCIETY
DIU CRIMINAL AND LEGAL PSYCHIATRY (in connection with POITIERS)
DIU TOBACCOLOGY
DIU CRANIO-CEREBRAL TRAUMA
DIU THE STUDY AND MANAGEMENT OF SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR
DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT LEARNING DISORDERS
IUD Palliative care

The University of Besançon

IUD Palliative care and support

DU Pain management for healthcare professionals
DIU Palliative care and support

The University of Nantes

DIU Addictions and Society
DIU Alcohol and society
DU Theories and clinics of psychotherapies
DU Gerontology - Option Social Gerontology or Geriatric Nursing
DIU Palliative Care
DU Men, Health and Society

The University of Paris-V

DU Victimology
DU Projective psychology
DU Clinic and group theory
DU Psychosomatics
DU Multidisciplinary approach to young people aged 12-25
DU Art in therapy and psychopedagogy
DU Cognitive and social development of infants Normality and pathologies
DU Advanced studies in social psychology European diploma
DU Management and conflict resolution
DU Professional practices in intercultural situations
European DU Advanced studies in social psychology
DU Psychological examination

The University of Paris-VI

DU Support and end of life in hospital
DU Alcoholology
DU Anthropology and psychopathology
DU Socio-professional integration and disabilities
DU Psychosis, multiple disabilities in children and the family
DU Difficult adolescents: educational and psychopathological approach
DU Neuropsychology: theoretical approaches and practices
DU Psychopathology of babies
DU Psychopathology of cognitive processes in children and adolescents
DU Psychopathology and semiology
DU Perinatal Psychiatry
DU Support for people with genetic illness and their families
DIU Palliative care and support

The University of Paris-VII

DU Psychopathology: early childhood, childhood, adolescence
DU Psychosomatic psychoanalytic studies
DU Art and therapeutic mediations
DU Support clinic
DU Psychopathology and semiology
DU Neuropsychological approach to disabilities

The University of Paris-VIII

DU Relationship Clinic and strategic intervention
DU Systemic approach to education
DESU Concepts and Clinic
DESU Addictions
DESU Clinical Practices with Migrant Families, Intervention and Prevention
DESU Family Therapies and Systemic Practices
DU Criminology
DU Adult trainers

The University of Paris-IX

PALLIATIVE CARE AND SUPPORT FOR LEGAL
PSYCHIATRY CHILD PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
AND SOMATIC DISEASES PAIN IN
ONCOLOGY PSYCHEMISTRY
AND PERINATALITY
IUD TABACOLOGY

The University of Paris-XII

DU in health education and prevention strategies
DU in Gerontology
DU in Health training facilitator
DU in Ethics of care and support - philosophical anthropology
DU in Adult training

The University of Paris-XIII

DU Criminology and public policies
DU Training in supporting people with genetic diseases
DU Psychosocial and medical aspects of the HIV-related epidemic
DU Criminology and aggression
DU Biological, psychological and social studies of human sexuality
DU Gerontology
DU Gerontopsychiatry
DU The mourning in the training of caregivers and companions
DU Master's degree in health sciences teaching
DU Transcultural psychiatry
DU Baby psychopathology
DU Palliative care
DU Victimology and criminology

The University of Rennes

Group therapeutic
course IUD for the study and management of suicidal behavior
Tobaccoology IUD
Perinatal IUD
Pain management
course Psychological approaches in criminology
course Social gerontology course

The University of Rouen

DU Anthropology and criminal psychology
DU Health - Human sciences
DU Family: psychological issues, rights issues
DU Family therapy

The University of Strabourg

DU in Introduction to Psychology
DU in psychological practices
DU in clinical psychology in a medical environment
DU in general gerontology
DU: Autism and related disorders
DU in paramedical training in diabetology
DU in awareness of psychosomatic gynecology

The University of Toulouse

DU Freudian Discovery
DU Training in multidisciplinary intervention in autism
DU In-depth study of autism and other developmental disorders
DU Palliative care and support
DU Difficult adolescents
DU Early life: baby's somato-psychic development and parenting
DIU Autism
DU l Child, Adolescent, Family: Clinic and Psychodynamics

The University of Tours

Clinical interview training
Retirement preparation
University certificate in projective techniques
IUD Palliative care

What are the DU and other online systemic approach training courses?

LACT offers several live certified web training courses with 50 international trainers.

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