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Detachment TheoryDiploma Course

Struggling with emotional overwhelm, toxic relationships, or constant worry? The Detachment Theory course provides the tools to let go of what no longer serves you. Build emotional resilience, set empowering boundaries, and free yourself from the weight of past experiences. Gain the clarity and confidence to navigate life’s challenges with balance and inner strength.

Course overview:

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10 Modules

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What Will You Learn?

Do you feel trapped by fear, unhealthy attachments, or the need for control? Learning Detachment Theory will help you break free, releasing emotional burdens while maintaining meaningful connections. Learning detachment in relationships empowers you to set healthy boundaries, strengthen connections, and embrace resilience—so you can move forward with confidence, clarity, and inner peace.

What is Detachment Theory? It’s the key to letting go of what no longer serves you—stress, fear, toxic relationships, or overwhelming expectations. This course will help you cultivate resilience, set boundaries, and live with clarity and freedom.

Begin by exploring what detachment truly means and how it differs from emotional avoidance. Understand the psychology behind attachment and why we cling to people, outcomes, and fears. Discover how learning detachment in relationships can strengthen connections rather than weaken them.

Develop healthy boundaries that protect your emotional well-being while maintaining meaningful relationships. Learn to navigate setbacks without being emotionally overwhelmed, using mindfulness and self-awareness to stay grounded in the present.

Uncover practical strategies to overcome the fear of letting go, shift your mindset from control to trust, and confidently embrace uncertainty. Whether you want to reduce stress, stop fixating on outcomes, or simply gain emotional balance, this course provides actionable tools for lasting change.

Finally, craft your emotional freedom plan, empowering you to live with greater peace, authenticity, and strength. Detachment is not about giving up but moving forward with clarity and confidence.

By studying this course, you will:

Understand what detachment theory is and how to apply it to your life.
Let go of emotional burdens, past attachments, and toxic cycles.
Strengthen relationships while setting and maintaining healthy boundaries.
Overcome fear, anxiety, and stress through mindful detachment techniques.
Develop resilience and a growth mindset to handle life’s challenges.
Create a personalised strategy for long-term emotional freedom and well-being.

This course is ideal for anyone seeking emotional freedom and resilience, including therapists, life coaches, and mental health professionals who want to deepen their understanding of the Theory of Detachment. It’s also perfect for caregivers, teachers, and social workers who manage emotional burnout, and entrepreneurs and professionals in high-pressure environments.

Those interested in personal development, mindfulness, or psychology will gain valuable tools from Psychological Detachment Theory to let go of stress, toxic relationships, and limiting beliefs, fostering a more balanced, fulfilling life.

Introduction
Part 1: Do I Really Need to Let Go?
Part 2: Detachment: Not What You Think!
Part 3: What Does a Healthy Balance Look Like?
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 1: Assessment

Part 1: Is Detachment Just Giving Up?
Part 2: Why Detachment is Not the Same as Avoidance
Part 3: The Power of Compassionate Detachment
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 2: Assessment

Part 1: Why Can't I Stop Thinking About This?
Part 2: Attachment Styles
Part 3: Practical Tips for Letting Go Without Regret
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 3: Assessment

Part 1: Why Boundaries Matter for You and Others
Part 2: How to Say "No" Without Feeling Guilty
Part 3: Keeping Relationships Strong by Learning to Self Soothe
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 4: Assessment

Part 1: What is Mindful Detachment?
Part 2: Staying Grounded in the Present
Part 3: Detaching Mindfully from Negative Thoughts
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 5: Assessment

Part 1: What Does Emotional Resilience Really Mean?
Part 2: Recovering from Setbacks
Part 3: Growth Mindsets
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 6: Assessment

Part 1: Do I Care Too Much?
Part 2: How to Let Go Without Letting Go of Love
Part 3: Building Stronger Bonds with Freedom
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 7: Assessment

Part 1: Why Being Fixated on Success Backfires
Part 2: Letting Go of Results and Loving the Process
Part 3: Reframing Expectations for Peace of Mind
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 8: Assessment

Part 1: What Am I Afraid of Letting Go?
Part 2: Facing Fears with Courage and Confidence
Part 3: Moving Forward Without Fear Holding You Back
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Module 9: Assessment

Part 1: Crafting Your Let-Go Plan
Part 2: Explaining Your New Mindset
Part 3: Living a Life of Emotional Freedom
Test Your Knowledge
Key Learning Points Exercise
Conclusion
Module 10: Assessment

The Detachment Theory Diploma Course will take up to 150 hours to complete, working from home. There is no time limit for completing this course; it can be studied in your own time at your own pace.

This is a Level 3 course and will give you 150 CPD (Continued Professional Development) points.

Upon completion of your course assessments, you receive 2 certificates. A certificate from the Centre of Excellence and a CPD certificate displaying the number of CPD points earned from the course.

This course is endorsed by the Quality Licence Scheme. Therefore, upon successful completion of this course, learners can also receive a certificate of achievement from Quality Licence Scheme and a Learner Unit Summary, which lists the details of all the units the learner has completed as part of the course. (This certificate is optional and costs an additional £25).

The Quality Licence Scheme is part of the Skills and Education Group, a charitable organisation that unites education and skills-orientated organisations that share similar values and objectives. With more than 100 years of collective experience, the Skills and Education Group’s strategic partnerships create opportunities to inform, influence and represent the wider education and skills sector.

The Skills and Education Group also includes two nationally recognised awarding organisations; Skills and Education Group Awards and Skills and Education Group Access. Through their awarding organisations they have developed a reputation for providing high-quality qualifications and assessments for the education and skills sector. They are committed to helping employers, organisations and learners cultivate the relevant skills for learning, skills for employment, and skills for life.

Their knowledge and experience of working within the awarding sector enables them to work with training providers, through the Quality Licence Scheme, to help them develop high-quality courses and/or training programmes for the non-regulated market.

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