Depression relief: watch; apply in 2024

Depression as portrayed in cinema and theatre - 2024

What you'll learn:

• Recognise signs of depression and be able to evade it
• How depression is linked to decluttering (clutter)
• Know how to help others avoid depression
• The clutter-depression-anxiety cycle
• How cinema visits reduce depression
• The impact of horror films on depression
• How the performing arts benefit mental health

Note: This course does not qualify the recipient to perform any form of therapy or counseling for any other person

This short, updated course covers the following:

1. The stress of your children leaving home

2. Missing someone you love

3. War and depression

4. The death of a spouse

5. Can watching a film make you depressed?

6. War (in films) and depression

7. Suicide and depression

8. What if a family member has depression?

9. Crosswords and depression

10. Conflict resolution

11. Homelessness and depression

Throughout the course, homework is set - with links to Youtube videos, news articles and journals to help you answer the questions. In most lectures a film ( in which the Instructor appears) is used to illustrate the points made.

The more you participate the more you will get out of this course.

Others say:

"life changing experience. your efforts are really appreciable for all and creating this course."

- Nisar Ali

"I think it is very interesting as it involves applying film to emotions."

- Tricia Bethel

"i am taking it for professional reasons. i hope to start at masters in counselling and psychotherapy for children, young adults and families in sept 2019. i hope this course will give me a taste of some of the issues i will learn about."

Malka Gluck

So - Key Points to the Approach of this course

Three stages:

1. A topic is outlined

2. A film/film clip is included that illustrates some of the points made

3. You are then set homework/further research

Do all that and you'll really enjoy the course - and get the Oxford Diploma!