Academic prospectus

The Master Practitioner Certification in The KURE Method®.

12 weeks of structured online study, taught by me. Two core PDF study volumes, 490 pages, taught by an appointed professor at Hermes University Rome. This page is the prospectus in full — read it before you apply.

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Awarding institution

Hermes University Rome

Duration

12 weeks, online

Cohort size

Small groups

Next step

Free 15-minute consultation

Validity

International

Set texts

The two core PDF study volumes.

MANUAL 01

The KURE Method® — The Certification Manual, third edition

189 pages

Five disciplines, five sessions, one integrated pathway for change.

MANUAL 02

The KURE Method® — 21 Signature Master Scripts

301 pages

The companion volume: the session scripts, written out in full.

The syllabus

12 weeks, and the material you study in each.

Week 1

The method, end to end

The philosophy of transformation, insight against applied insight, and the five disciplines named. You learn the five sessions in order before you practise any of them.

Set text

Certification manual — Part I, chapters 1 and 2

Part I — The KURE Method®

Weeks 2–3

Coaching — direction, goals and structure

The working alliance, goals that belong to the client, three markers in the client's own words, and the week they will actually complete. You run the instrument on yourself first.

Set text

Certification manual — chapter 3, Coaching

Part II — Chapter 3

Weeks 4–5

NLP — precision creates possibility

The recovery questions, the frozen noun turned back into an action, the belief between the event and the response, and mapping a pattern from what the client says.

Set text

Certification manual — chapter 4, NLP

Part II — Chapter 4

Weeks 6–7

Hypnotherapy — depth, focus and new possibilities

Four inductions worth mastering, deepening, knowing where your client is, hand signals, containment and working distance, and a full return to alertness.

Set text

Certification manual — chapter 5, Hypnotherapy

Part II — Chapter 5

Weeks 8–9

Positive psychology and epigenetics

How a habit actually forms, cue design, implementation intentions, the size of the ask — and the honest account of what environment and behaviour are known to influence.

Set text

Certification manual — chapters 6 and 7

Part II — Chapters 6 and 7

Week 10

The five sessions assembled

Why the sequence works, what each discipline contributes, what the client experiences, and the rhythm of the weeks in between.

Set text

Certification manual — chapter 8, The Five Sessions

Part III — Chapter 8

Week 11

The programme, session by session

Assessment, Cause, Detachment, Change and Consolidation: the shape of each hour, the core moves, the key questions, and the version that runs when the client does not wish to describe what happened.

Set text

Certification manual — chapters 9 to 13

Part IV — Chapters 9 to 13

Week 12

Scope, toolkit and the final quiz

Professional scope set out in full, the practitioner's toolkit, the worksheets you hand across — then the final quiz at 80%.

Set text

Certification manual — chapters 14 to 16

Part V — Chapters 14 to 16

Accreditation

The official details, in plain words.

✦Founded and taught by Prof. Catalina A. Oprea

Awarding body

The KURE Method®, founded and taught by Prof. Catalina A. Oprea, appointed professor at Hermes University Rome.

Award on completion

The Practitioner Certification in The KURE Method®, signed by Prof. Oprea, with a written record of the 12 weeks you completed.

Where it is valid

Internationally. The certificate is issued in English, signed by Prof. Oprea and carries no country restriction — you can put it in front of clients wherever you work. It is a private professional certificate, not a government licence, so any registration your own country requires is still your step to take.

Mode of study

12 weeks of structured online study, worked through in order at your own pace.

Assessment

One final quiz. The pass mark is 80%, and three attempts are included.

Language and materials

Taught in English. The certification manual and the companion script volume are provided as core PDF study texts, with lifetime access.

What it is not

It is not a medical or psychological licence, and it does not qualify anyone to treat, cure or diagnose illness.

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