How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 11 Week and can be completed self-paced or with live virtual sessions.

Is this certification globally recognised?

Yes. GLI certifications carry CPD credits and are internationally recognised.

What level is this certification?

This is a Advanced Level certification.

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What is included in the fee?

All study materials, study guide, examination, digital certificate and badge. Live option adds tutor sessions and priority support.

Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner (CPSY2) | Online Certification

Executive Summary

Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner (CPSY2) 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 CPSY2 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 Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner

Acronym

CPSY2

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

✦Workplace Psychosocial Hazards

✦Role Conflict and Ambiguity

✦Burnout Risk

✦Organisational Change and Mental Health

✦Employee Support Systems

✦Mental Health Monitoring

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

The full programme, module by module.

Core CurriculumModules 1–20 · specific to Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner · module 20 is the capstone

1

Psychosocial Risk Foundations

Psychosocial support: helping people cope without treating them · Stress and psychosocial risk · Wellbeing, fatigue and psychosocial risk · Risk assessment and safety planning as clinical process

2

Workplace Psychosocial Hazards

Psychosocial hazards and work-related stress · Workplace wellbeing and mental health · The hierarchy of control applied to health hazards · Career counselling and guidance as a therapeutic practice

3

Mental Health Risk Assessment

Risk and vulnerability assessment · Risk assessment: identifying what can go wrong and deciding what to do · Assessment and formulation: understanding before intervening · Organisational maturity, assessment and improvement programmes

4

Workload and Job Demand Risks

Capacity, workload and resource coordination · Demand planning, forecasting and the distortion of signals · Health records: confidentiality, accuracy and access · Health service financing and resource allocation

5

Role Conflict and Ambiguity

Leading through ambiguity: deciding when the picture is incomplete · Health promotion and community education · Health records, data and confidentiality · Public health programmes: prevention and outreach

6

Workplace Bullying and Harassment

Harassment, discrimination and equal treatment at work · Evaluating clinical outcomes · Risk, protective and social factors · Managing engagement risk and professional liability

7

Occupational Stress

Liquidity risk and asset-liability management · Operational risk and resilience · Risk appetite and governance · Model risk and provisioning (IFRS 9)

8

Burnout Risk

Board oversight of risk, culture and internal control · Adolescent identity and risk · Climate risk: physical, transition and scenario analysis · Risk, return and diversification

9

Work-Life Conflict

Wellbeing at work and in life · Work-life integration · Work-life integration: boundaries, capacity and saying no · Outcome monitoring in therapeutic work

10

Psychological Safety

Psychological safety and speaking up in teams · Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching · Workplace wellbeing and organisational psychological safety · Occupational safety and health principles

11

Organisational Change and Mental Health

Transformational leadership and organisational renewal · Leading change at scale: sequencing, coalition and momentum · Risk management planning · Enterprise risk management and appetite

12

Remote Work Psychosocial Risks

Inclusive, remote and distributed leadership · Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) · Risk and control effectiveness metrics · Risk, legal and feasibility analysis

13

Psychosocial Risk Controls

Staffing a clinical service: skill mix, rosters and safe levels · Medicines and clinical supplies management · Stakeholder engagement and risk management · Workforce planning and critical-role risk

14

Employee Support Systems

Employment compliance and the HR risk agenda · Employment compliance, contracts and workforce risk · Permit to work and high-risk task control · Protecting human rights defenders and managing risk

15

Mental Health Referral Pathways

Referral pathways and advocacy: getting people to the help that exists · Managing service delivery in health, education and technical settings · Working within competence: scope, referral and continuity of care · Referral and stepped care

16

Psychosocial Risk Indicators

Indicators: choosing what to measure and what it will tell you · Supply risk: dependency, continuity and single sourcing · Project risk and issue management · Presenting risk and recommendations

17

Mental Health Monitoring

Country and destination risk · Assessing security risk defensibly · Travel risk, journey management and executive protection · Converged security: physical, information and insider risk

18

Psychosocial Intervention Planning

Ending therapy well: termination, relapse planning and discharge · Professional roles, boundaries and settings · Ethical principles and codes of practice · Cultural competence and diversity

19

Programme Evaluation

Leadership development: designing programmes that transfer · Evaluation design: attribution, comparison and honest claims · Culturally responsive practice: working with difference rather than around it · Counselling micro-skills: reflecting, paraphrasing and summarising

20

Psychosocial Risk Management Project

Managing emotions in session · Ending sessions and reviews · Intake and initial assessment · Relationship and interpersonal difficulties

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 Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner 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

Enrolment Process

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CPSY2 certification?

The Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner is a professional certification awarded by the Global Leadership Institute. It covers 20 core modules specific to Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner, culminating in the capstone “Psychosocial Risk Management 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 CPSY2?

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 CPSY2 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 CPSY2 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 CPSY2 certification?

The Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner 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 CPSY2 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 CPSY2?

The Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner 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 CPSY2?

The Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CPSY2 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 CPSY2?

Graduates progress towards senior counselling, clinical and practice-leadership roles. The CPSY2 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

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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 CPSY2 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

Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner

Certified Psychosocial Risk and Mental Health Practitioner

Certification at a Glance

Who Should Enrol?

Everything Included in Your Enrolment

Why This Certification Matters for Your Career

Core Competencies You Will Develop

Programme Modules

What You Will Achieve

How to Get Certified

Common Questions

What Our Alumni Say

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