The KURE Method® — The Certification Manual, third edition
189 pagesFive disciplines, five sessions, one integrated pathway for change.
Academic prospectus
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.
Awarding institution
Hermes University Rome
Duration
12 weeks, online
Cohort size
Small groups
Next step
Free 15-minute consultation
Validity
International
Set texts
Five disciplines, five sessions, one integrated pathway for change.
The companion volume: the session scripts, written out in full.
The syllabus
Week 1
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 KURE Method®, founded and taught by Prof. Catalina A. Oprea, appointed professor at Hermes University Rome.
The Practitioner Certification in The KURE Method®, signed by Prof. Oprea, with a written record of the 12 weeks you completed.
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.
12 weeks of structured online study, worked through in order at your own pace.
One final quiz. The pass mark is 80%, and three attempts are included.
Taught in English. The certification manual and the companion script volume are provided as core PDF study texts, with lifetime access.
It is not a medical or psychological licence, and it does not qualify anyone to treat, cure or diagnose illness.