How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 10 Weeks 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 Intermediate 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 Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner in Niger

Q: What is the Certified Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner?

The Certified Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner is a globally recognised professional certification by the Global Leadership Institute (GLI), designed to equip professionals with advanced competencies in Counselling & Social Services.

Executive Summary

Certified Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner (CMUS) delivers a rigorous Intermediate-level curriculum that equips participants with the knowledge, tools and frameworks needed to excel in counselling, coaching and psychological wellbeing.

This 10 Weeks programme is structured around recognised counselling, coaching and ethical practice standards, ensuring every graduate applies internationally validated methods to real-world challenges.

GLI’s CMUS 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 Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner

Acronym

CMUS

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

✦Counselling Theories, Models and Approaches

✦Assessment, Case Formulation and Treatment Planning

✦Therapeutic Skills, Alliance and Communication

✦Specialised Populations and Presenting Concerns

✦Coaching, Wellbeing and Positive Psychology

✦Professional Ethics and Governance

Course Curriculum

Programme Modules

Click any module to explore the detailed curriculum topics included in this certification.

Foundations and Professional Context of Certified Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner

Certified Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner: industry context, trends and professional standards
The helping relationship and its purpose
History and scope of counselling and coaching
Professional roles, boundaries and settings
Ethical principles and codes of practice
The self of the practitioner
Cultural competence and diversity
Confidentiality, consent and safeguarding
The evidence base for talking therapies
Wellbeing and the biopsychosocial model
Career pathways and professional development

Outcomes and Review

Evaluating coaching outcomes
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Referral, multi-agency work and the client pathway
Contracting and the three-way agreement
The working alliance and coaching presence
The boundary between coaching and therapy
Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching
Mentoring, sponsorship and developmental relationships
Team coaching and the team as client
Cultural context and coaching across difference
Building and running a coaching practice
Clinical assessment and shared formulation
Therapeutic modalities and choosing an approach

Scope, Boundary and Referral

The boundary between coaching and therapy
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Contracting and the three-way agreement
Working with ambivalence and motivation
Group facilitation and group process
Record keeping, notes and professional documentation
Remote and telephone practice
Endings, relapse and maintaining change
Practitioner wellbeing and vicarious trauma
Outcome monitoring in therapeutic work
Risk assessment and safeguarding in practice
Trauma-informed delivery and its limits

The Therapeutic Alliance

The working alliance and coaching presence
Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching

Contracting and Confidentiality

Contracting and the three-way agreement
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
The boundary between coaching and therapy

Listening, Reflection and Restraint

Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
The working alliance and coaching presence
Cultural context and coaching across difference

Ethics, Supervision and Safety

Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
The boundary between coaching and therapy
The working alliance and coaching presence

Health Context

Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Analytical techniques and bias
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Preparing financial statements
Measuring brand health
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Forecasting and pipeline health
Healthy work design
Absence and health management
Health and safety legal duties

Standards and Quality

Continuous improvement and lean HR
Cost, quality and cycle-time metrics
HR competencies and professional standards (SHRM, CIPD)
Professional accreditation and CPD
Process improvement and HR operating efficiency
Time-to-hire, quality-of-hire and cost metrics
Data quality, integration and master data
Interpreting financial statements
Professional standards and continuing development
Continuous improvement and lean procurement
The security profession, roles and standards
Financial reporting standards (IFRS/GAAP)
Reporting quality and earnings management risks
Expected credit loss and portfolio quality
Integrated and sustainability reporting

Conflict and Resistance

Sponsorship and negotiation selling
Negotiation with clients and partners
Managing difficult customers
Negotiation with buyers, suppliers and financiers
Conflict resolution over land, water and resources
De-escalation and difficult customers
Managing difficult stakeholders
Negotiation and influencing
Handling difficult customers and disputes
Managing resistance and reskilling
Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
Property viewings, offers and negotiation to close
Managing risk and difficult cases
Managing difficult conversations
Managing resistance and readiness

Records and Reporting

Reporting and dashboards
Project data, reporting and analytics
Document and configuration management
Dashboards and performance reporting
Reporting to leadership
Data quality, analysis and reporting
Professional report writing and presentation
Reporting quality and governance
Transaction monitoring and suspicious reporting
Regulatory reporting and audits
Process and control documentation
Disclosure, notes and integrated reporting
Management reporting and decision support
Information lifecycle and records management
Board reporting and information flows

Coaching Practice

Measuring coaching and mentoring impact
Financial regulation and prudential supervision
Coaching models and frameworks (GROW)
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
Creating a coaching culture
Mentoring and sponsorship
Coaching and skill development
Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Measuring coaching outcomes
Coaching and developing team members
Building a coaching culture
Sales enablement and coaching
Quality monitoring and coaching
Coaching and quality monitoring

Therapeutic Practice

Management accounts and dashboards
Workplace wellbeing strategy
Employment relationship and the psychological contract
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Budget vs actual and variance
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Innovation culture, incentives and psychological safety
Coaching for resilience and wellbeing
Wellbeing and personal-effectiveness learning
Financial statement and cash-flow analysis
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Cost and profitability analysis

Ethics and Safeguarding

Ethics in communications
Ethics and professional standards in finance
Culture, ethics and behaviour change
Professional ethics and integrity
Digital ethics and responsible AI
Ethics, confidentiality and professional conduct in HR
Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethical leadership and integrity
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Ethical, risk and feasibility considerations
Data, records and confidentiality tech
Ethics of technology in practice

Communication Skills

Communications strategy and planning
Internal communications
Corporate social responsibility communications
Presentation and public speaking
Assessment and feedback online
Professional report and presentation
Voice, communication and delivery
Feedback and developmental conversations
Language and communication training
Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Safety communication and campaigns
Integrated marketing communications
Professional presentation and pitching
Media and public communication
Facilitation, training and public presentation skills

Development and Learning

Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
Attachment and developmental theory
Lessons learned and development
Scaling delivery capability
Project management plan development
Schedule development and optimisation
Team development and effectiveness
Forecasting and planning
Complaint data and learning
Training and capability building
Advertising and creative development
Succession planning and talent pipelines
Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
Instructional design and blended learning
High-potential identification and talent reviews

Groups and Facilitation

Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Belonging, culture and employee resource groups
Team leadership within HR
Data visualisation for finance
Team and engagement metrics
Aligning teams around strategy
Team formation and effectiveness models (Tuckman, Lencioni)
Managing team performance and dynamics
Cross-functional and matrix teams
Leading remote and hybrid teams
Team diversity and inclusion
Team leadership in sales and marketing
Team leadership in field and project settings
Decision support and insight
Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation

Behaviour and Change

Communicating financial results
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Technology governance and change control
Foreign exchange and hedging
Engagement and motivation
Change management and adoption
Engagement, motivation and energisers
Motivation and self-directed learning
Cost concepts, classification and behaviour
Regulatory change management
Embedding values and behaviours
Baseline setting and change control
Team leadership and motivation
Motivation and engagement
Benchmarking and best-practice adoption

Goals and Measurement

Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Leading and lagging metrics
Policy, planning and objectives
Measuring innovation performance
Sustaining high performance over time
Productivity and effectiveness measurement
Setting goals, roles and accountability
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Procurement KPIs and savings measurement
Supplier and category performance
Contract performance and exit
Credit risk measurement and mitigation
Sales performance and pipeline management
Social performance and outreach
Investment principles and objectives

Leadership Context

Investment portfolio management
Thought leadership
Category management and strategy
Managing boundaries and dual relationships
Theories and models of leadership and management
Safety management systems (ISO 45001)
Project management principles and lifecycle
Financial, management and cost accounting distinguished
Capital structure and financing decisions
Reading financial statements as a manager
Peer support and consultation
Managing expectations and influence
Escalation and decision-making
Project management software and tools
Portfolio and resource management systems

Culture and Inclusion

Safety culture and leadership
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Diversity, inclusion and inclusive leadership
Cross-cultural communication
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Brand strategy, identity and equity
Duty of care and risk management
Record-keeping and data protection
Complaints, accountability and fitness to practise
Service culture and brand promise
Nomination, succession and diversity
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Cross-cultural and global inclusion
HR's role in culture, values and employer brand

Client Relationships

Contract law and formation
Contract exit and renewal
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Stakeholders and users of financial information
Stakeholders, agency and accountability
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Fair treatment of stakeholders
Shareholder and stakeholder rights
Stakeholder mapping and influencing
Stakeholder engagement and risk management
Contractor and visitor safety
Delivery, quality and stakeholder plan
Stakeholder identification and analysis
Procurement and contract management
Stakeholder engagement strategy

Risk and Compliance

Qualitative and quantitative risk analysis
Risk response and contingency
Integrated risk and quality control
Data quality and governance
Programme governance and assurance
Governance of campaigns and spend
Managing price and discount governance
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Regulatory compliance and biosafety
Legal responsibilities and professional bodies
Implementation planning and risk management
Leading project governance
Financial risk in projects
Risk identification and analysis
Regulatory compliance and market requirements

Evidence and Research

AI and predictive project analytics
Customer personas and insight
Marketing analytics and attribution
Web and campaign analytics
Customer data platforms and segmentation
Web, campaign and funnel analytics
Sales analytics and forecasting tools
Market research design and methods
Qualitative and quantitative research
Translating insight into strategy
Baseline surveys and data collection tools
Data privacy and consent
Data ethics and customer privacy
Data protection and customer privacy
Data, analytics and customer insight

Wellbeing and Resilience

Stress and psychosocial risk
Operational risk and resilience
Stress testing and scenario analysis
Stress testing and scenarios
Crisis, resilience and contingency planning
360-degree feedback and leadership assessment
Vision, mission and strategic intent
Competitive strategy and positioning
Business model design and innovation
Setting strategic priorities and choices
Scenario planning and foresight

Workplace Context

Customer and employee satisfaction
Assurance engagements and standards
Measuring engagement and impact
Employee engagement models and drivers
Data protection and employee privacy
Customer (employee/manager) satisfaction
The employee lifecycle and HR value chain
Strategic workforce planning and demand forecasting
Employer branding and employee value proposition (EVP)
Employee and manager self-service
Cost of workforce and ROI of HR interventions
Workforce planning and scheduling
Employee experience and engagement
Customer and community engagement
Collective relations and union engagement

Practice and Business

Funds transfer pricing
Development banking and project finance
SME lending and value-chain finance
Client feedback and satisfaction
Impact, blended and concessional finance
Supply market analysis
Short-term funding and money markets
Financial risk types and management
Market risk and VaR
Business process mapping
The role of finance in organisations and value creation
Continuous improvement of finance processes
AML, KYC and financial crime prevention
Financial inclusion and serving underbanked markets
Embedding responsible business

Digital Delivery

Emerging service technologies
Digital, mobile and internet banking
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Digital transformation in banking
Branch-to-digital migration
Digital banking platforms and APIs
Payment technology and switches
Cybersecurity and fraud technology
Digital credit and alternative data
Treasury technology and systems
Evidence-based improvement
Automation and safety technology
Designing and facilitating groups
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Digital procurement and the future of the profession

Programme Delivery

Driving measurable delivery improvement
Developing the project business case
Project budgeting and financial control
Realising and measuring project value
Capstone scoping: a real project or programme
Designing the project plan and schedule
Project initiation and chartering
Integrated project planning
Resource planning and levelling
Quality planning and assurance
Communication planning and management
Projects and expansion: connecting the unserved
Range planning and category management
Mine planning and methods: surface and underground
Psychoeducation and workshops

Community and Family Context

Corporate social responsibility and ESG
Corporate social responsibility and sustainability
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Corporate responsibility and community
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Social media customer care
Community and lifelong learning
Budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Music and Drama Therapy 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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common Questions

What is the CMUS certification?

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.

Who should enrol in the CMUS?

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 CMUS certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 10 Weeks 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 CMUS internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CMUS certification?

The Certified Music and Drama Therapy 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 CMUS 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 CMUS?

The Certified Music and Drama Therapy 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 CMUS?

The Certified Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CMUS 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 CMUS?

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

Certified Music and Drama Therapy Practitioner

Certified Music and Drama Therapy 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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