How long does this certification take?

The programme takes 11 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 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 Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert in Thailand

Executive Summary

Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert

Designed for today’s high-impact professionals, the Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert (CDIRPE) 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 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 CDIRPE 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 Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert

Acronym

CDIRPE

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 Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert

Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert: 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

Alliance Across Difference

Cultural context and coaching across difference
The working alliance and coaching presence
Questioning, listening and the coach’s restraint
Therapeutic modalities and choosing an approach
Risk assessment and safeguarding in practice
Trauma-informed delivery and its limits
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
Referral, multi-agency work and the client pathway
Contracting and the three-way agreement

Boundary, Referral and Safeguarding

The boundary between coaching and therapy
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
Contracting and the three-way agreement
Evaluating coaching outcomes
Team coaching and the team as client
Building and running a coaching practice
Clinical assessment and shared formulation
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
Feedback, challenge and psychological safety in coaching
Mentoring, sponsorship and developmental relationships

Group and Collective Work

Team coaching and the team as client
Cultural context and coaching across difference
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching

Practitioner Sustainability

Building and running a coaching practice
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice
The boundary between coaching and therapy

Evidencing Community Outcomes

Evaluating coaching outcomes
Goal setting and behavioural change in coaching
Team coaching and the team as client

Contracting in Community Settings

Contracting and the three-way agreement
Cultural context and coaching across difference
Ethics, supervision and reflective practice

Wellbeing and Resilience

Workplace wellbeing strategy
Stress and psychosocial risk
Crisis, resilience and contingency planning
Wellbeing and holistic health strategy
Organisational resilience and adaptive strategy
Resilience, wellbeing and stress management
Business continuity and resilience
Collaborative and client-led planning
Working with organisations on wellbeing
Wellbeing and resilience coaching
Managing growth, risk and resilience
Stress testing credit portfolios
Stress testing and scenarios
Wellbeing and personal-effectiveness learning
Coaching for resilience and wellbeing

Workplace Context

Belonging, culture and employee resource groups
Future of work and workforce transformation
Customer (employee/manager) satisfaction
Stakeholder engagement and risk management
Employer branding and employee value proposition (EVP)
Employee voice, surveys and action planning
Employee and manager self-service
Workforce reporting and storytelling with data
Cost of workforce and ROI of HR interventions
Collective relations and union engagement
Workforce planning and the capability gap
Attrition, engagement and productivity analytics
Digital HR and the employee experience platform
Analytical techniques and bias
Preparing financial statements

Practice and Business

Ethics and professional standards in finance
The finance function and digital transformation
Financial strategy and capital allocation
Financial risk: credit, market, liquidity, operational
Corporate governance and the finance role
Business partnering with the enterprise
Capital structure and financing decisions
Financial modelling and scenario analysis
Continuous improvement of finance processes
Embedding responsible business
The business case for diversity and inclusion
Funding, cash flow and financing
Financial risk in projects
Business case and requirements
Value management and business value

Digital Delivery

Virtual and hybrid facilitation
Learning technologies and the LMS
HR technology selection and implementation
Financial reporting frameworks (IFRS/GAAP)
Digital permits and inspections
Automation and safety technology
Interpreting financial statements
Digital transformation and IT strategy
Digital procurement and the future of the profession
Bancassurance and digital insurance models
Telehealth and digital care delivery
Emerging service technologies
Digital, mobile and internet banking
Digital disruption and the future of banking
Digital transformation in banking

Programme Delivery

The vehicle sales process from enquiry to delivery
Demand, master scheduling and material requirements planning
Capacity planning and line balancing
Projects and expansion: connecting the unserved
Range planning and category management
Mine planning and methods: surface and underground
Integrated and sustainability reporting
Reporting quality and governance
Media planning and buying
Public health programmes: prevention and outreach
Forecasting and planning
Policy, planning and objectives
Scenario planning and foresight
Negotiation strategy and planning
Leading security projects and change

Community and Family Context

Group dynamics, facilitation and community mobilisation
Social media customer care
Customer and community engagement
Social performance and outreach
Corporate social responsibility communications
Community and lifelong learning
Corporate social responsibility and ESG
Environmental, social and governance (ESG)
Corporate responsibility and community
Social media management: platforms, communities and algorithms
Measurement and analytics for media and social campaigns
Management accounts and dashboards
Corporate social responsibility and community impact
Sustainability and social impact in projects
Community natural-resource governance

Health Context

Healthy work design
Absence and health management
Absence, capability and ill-health management
Confidentiality and health data
Leadership impact and organisational health metrics
Budget vs actual and variance
Health records, data and confidentiality
Cost and profitability analysis
Healthcare quality, safety and accreditation
Health financing: budgets, insurance and out-of-pocket realities
Procurement and stock management for health commodities
Customer and brand health metrics
Brand health and measurement
Health, safety and compliance in delivery
Measuring brand health

Standards and Quality

Process improvement and lean thinking
Quality management and standards
Productivity and efficiency improvement
Professional standards and ethics (CIPS)
Supplier development and improvement
Data quality and master data management
Sustainable procurement principles and standards
In-process quality control and inspection
Costing production: standard costs, variances and the true cost of scrap
Service quality and the passenger experience in transport
Quality management on site: inspections, hold points and defects
Driving measurable service improvement
Designing a service or experience improvement
Coaching and quality monitoring
Service quality and turnaround metrics

Conflict and Resistance

De-escalation and difficult customers
Managing difficult stakeholders
Negotiation and influencing
Handling difficult customers and disputes
Managing resistance and reskilling
Integrity, confidentiality and conflicts
Working with conflict and change
Conflicts of interest management
Offer management, negotiation and pre-boarding
Conflict resolution and mediation
Managing resistance and engagement
Negotiation strategy and tactics
Managing conflict constructively
Difficult conversations and feedback
Negotiation and conflict resolution

Records and Reporting

Management reporting and decision support
Board reporting and information flows
Governance of ESG and reporting
Management and board reporting
Environmental monitoring and reporting
Incident reporting and record-keeping
Data visualisation for finance
Sustainability reporting and disclosure
Board and management reporting
Professional report writing
Risk registers and reporting
Process and control documentation
Control monitoring and reporting
Tender planning and documentation
Professional report and presentation

Coaching Practice

Sales enablement and coaching
Quality monitoring and coaching
Coaching for performance
Building a coaching culture
Measuring coaching and mentoring impact
Coaching models and frameworks (GROW)
Coaching leaders and managers
Facilitation, coaching and mentoring
Creating a coaching culture
Mentoring and sponsorship
Solvency, capital and prudential supervision
Coaching and developing team members
Measuring coaching outcomes

Ethics and Safeguarding

Data ethics, privacy and responsible analytics
Ethics and duty of care
Professional ethics and duty of care
Ethical decision-making under pressure
Ethics and responsible leadership
Ethics and professional conduct in security
Ethics and treating customers fairly in insurance
Regulation, ethics and misinformation in media and telecoms
Sustaining ethical, effective practice
Ethical frameworks and codes of practice
Driving effective, ethical outcomes
Ethics and independence in advisory relationships
Professional ethics and responsibility (PMI)
Conflicts of interest and procurement ethics
Professional standards and ethics

Communication Skills

360-degree feedback and leadership assessment
Communicating vision and telling stories
Executive communication and presence
Cross-cultural communication
Giving and receiving feedback
Voice of the customer and feedback
Managing sensitive communications
Presenting risk and recommendations
Communication during crises
The media and telecommunications landscape
Decision support and insight
Communications strategy and planning
Influencer and partnership communications
Internal communications
Event and sponsorship communications

Development and Learning

Talent sourcing channels and pipelines
Instructional design and blended learning
High-potential identification and talent reviews
Career development and internal mobility
Knowledge management and capability building
Learning transfer and capability building
Talent review and succession in practice
Continuous improvement and learning organisations
Delegating for development
Category management and strategy development
Monitoring, evaluation and learning for accountability
E-learning authoring and development
Learning management systems (LMS)
Multimedia and video for learning
Microlearning and mobile learning

Groups and Facilitation

Working with referrers and multidisciplinary teams
Leading groups and workshops
Collaboration and teamwork
Servant leadership and self-organising teams
Facilitation and workshops
Virtual and distributed teams
Team leadership and motivation
Leading project teams
Team development and effectiveness
Managing virtual and cross-cultural teams
Building high-performing project teams
Team leadership in customer service
Team leadership in banking operations
Innovation and fintech collaboration
Microfinance and group lending

Behaviour and Change

Measuring change and project impact
Baseline setting and change control
Motivation and engagement
Communicating financial results
Psychodynamic and psychoanalytic approaches
Behaviour change and adoption of innovations
Foreign exchange and treasury operations
Foreign exchange and hedging
Engagement and motivation
Change management and adoption
Engagement, motivation and energisers
Habit change and behaviour design
Change control and configuration
Organisational change management
Change and adoption in projects

Goals and Measurement

Continuous feedback and performance conversations
Appraisal, calibration and managing underperformance
People analytics and HR measurement
Attachment and developmental theory
Leading and lagging metrics
Productivity and effectiveness measurement
Setting goals, roles and accountability
High-performance team rituals and cadence
Contract performance and exit
Risk treatment and countermeasures
Retail performance metrics: sales densities, conversion and basket
Performance management in service
Credit risk measurement and mitigation
Sales performance and pipeline management
Credit risk measurement

Leadership Context

Lessons learned and knowledge management
Project management maturity assessment
Value and benefits management
Requirements gathering and management
Project management plan development
Earned value management
Procurement and contract management
Vendor selection and management
Issue and problem management
Communication planning and management
Managing expectations and influence
Safety culture and leadership
Influencing and safety leadership
Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)
Managing boundaries and dual relationships

Culture and Inclusion

Building a customer-centric culture
Building a service culture
Brand equity and positioning
Building a culture of compliance
Financial inclusion and agency banking
Financial inclusion strategy
Learning cultures and the learning organisation
Nomination, succession and diversity
Diversity and pay-equity analytics
HR's role in culture, values and employer brand
Inclusion and the fairness of people decisions
Service culture and brand promise
Team diversity and inclusion
Peer support and consultation
Brand strategy, identity and equity

Client Relationships

Shareholder and stakeholder rights
Stakeholder mapping and influencing
Duty of care and risk management
Record-keeping and data protection
Contractor and visitor safety
Stakeholder capitalism and ESG
Stakeholder mapping and analysis
Building strategic relationships and coalitions
Categories of spend and stakeholders
Contract types and risk allocation
Contract administration and variation
Trends: ESG, transparency and stakeholder capitalism
Contract governance and compliance
Stakeholder mapping and liaison
Strategic customer relationships

Risk and Compliance

Likelihood, impact and risk rating
Intelligence-led risk assessment
Continuous risk monitoring
Real estate regulation, licensing and professional conduct
Grant compliance and restricted funding management
NGO governance, boards and registration
How insurance works: risk pooling and the value chain
Underwriting principles and risk selection
Insurance regulation and consumer protection
Regulation of transport: authorities, conventions and licensing
Tariffs, regulation and the economics of essential services
Fraud risk and controls
Audit risk and materiality
Regulatory capital for credit
Recovery and legal remedies

Evidence and Research

Portfolio of evidence and reflective practice
Data-driven decision support and analytics
Complaint data and learning
Service analytics and dashboards
Text and interaction analytics
Data privacy and consent
Influencing and presenting insights
Data ethics and customer privacy
Data protection and customer privacy
Data, analytics and customer insight
Data analytics in audit
Evidence, judgement and scepticism
Data migration and cleansing
Applicant tracking systems and recruitment analytics
Data protection and employee privacy

Professional Leadership Practice

Queue management and service flow
Workforce management and scheduling
Front-office and reception management
Relationship management and retention
Handling escalations as a leader
Teller operations, cash handling and vault management
Operational efficiency and channel management
Reconciliation and nostro/vostro management
Enterprise risk management in banks
Liquidity risk and asset-liability management
Business continuity and crisis management
Energy efficiency and demand management
Workforce and shift management in retail
Ground control and strata management
Mine water, tailings and environmental management

Learning Outcomes

What You Will Achieve

Establish a comprehensive understanding of Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert 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 CDIRPE 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 CDIRPE?

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 CDIRPE certification take to complete?

The programme is structured over 11 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 CDIRPE internationally recognised?

What is the cost of the CDIRPE certification?

The Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert 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 CDIRPE 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 CDIRPE?

The Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert 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 CDIRPE?

The Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert carries Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits, which can be applied towards professional body requirements including recognised international professional associations.

Can I study the CDIRPE 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 CDIRPE?

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

Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert

Certified Disability Rights and Psychosocial Expert

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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