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Selfology is an online and Community based early intervention programme for young people aged 14-25 that makes psychological support accessible to young people in school and community settings.
Selfology has been developed and iterated with young people over 6 years. The aim of the programme is to make therapeutic spaces, resources and support available to young people outside of clinical settings, to reduce the demand for clinical services and to develop a non-medicalised, community based model of mental health care for young people in the UK.
The model has been delivered in 8 schools/ colleges in Newham Borough and 10 supported housing settings in the UK.
Beneficiaries report higher levels of confidence, self esteem and an awareness of how to support their personal wellbeing, on completion of the programme.
Selfology includes a video based learning platform that provides people with knowledge and skills that support the development of self-awareness, wellbeing and a positive sense of personal identity. The platform also brings the general public and psychologists views together, to collaboratively explore the key issues impacting young people’s wellbeing.
The online platform provides a way for individuals to develop self-knowledge while also connecting with a community of people who are interested in the development of consciousness and new ways of being in the modern world. The content connects people to new ways of thinking, makes psychology accessible and applicable to their own lives, and reduces the power imbalance inherent in traditional approaches to therapeutic support.
One of the key aims of the Selfology programme is to upskill professionals to provide therapeutic, sensemaking spaces for young people, so that they can develop knowledge and skills that support the development of self-awareness and improve their wellbeing and quality of life.
Our next ambition is to develop a community based self development programme that will enable young people to access the full Selfology curriculum as an in-person group learning programme, delivered by a trained Selfology Facilitator from States of Mind. The school will focus on supporting young people to unlock their personal purpose, develop conscious leadership skills such as self awareness and empathy and develop a more positive sense of personal identity, to support them in the next chapter of their life.

Selfology is a therapeutic programme that moves beyond labels and pathology, to support young people towards self actualisation, individuation and heightened social consciousness.

“This course is a necessary guide for all adolescents in the UK and all over the world.”

— Aliyah, Selfology Participant

THE CURRICULUM

Our Introductory model explores the inter-relationship between our body, feelings and mind. The aim of the module is to promote greater awareness of these dimensions of our consciousness and a stronger and more sophisticated mind-body connection. The ability to communicate about and connect with these parts of our experience provides a crucial foundation for the rest of the programme.
This module explores how our unique personality and sense of who we are develops in the context of our life history. It provides a range of practices focused around connecting with the aspects of ourselves that have developed to survive and the deeper, more authentic essence of who we are. The aim of the module is to develop greater awareness around the ways we have been acting unconsciously in the world and to reconnect with a sense of personal integrity.
This module explores how our early life experience shapes our ways of relating with ourselves and others. It provides a range of skills for improving the quality and experience of our relationship with others. The aim of the module is to develop a greater understanding of our personal patterns in relationships and the meaning behind these, as well as the significance of the key relationships we have had throughout our lives.
This module explores fear and anxiety as an adaptive response. The module explores how our fears and limiting beliefs impact our view of ourselves and our role in the world. The aim of the module is to provide new ways of relating to and thinking about anxiety when it shows up in our lives.
This module explores the complex experience that is called depression by drawing on a range of biological, social and spiritual approaches to making sense about the experience. The aim of the module is to provide a range of ways for both thinking about and responding to experiences of depression in our lives and the lives of others.