Education

Here are my ongoing and finished studies and education.

I have education in the following fields:

  • Traditional Illustration
  • Digital photo editing
  • Psychology
  • Behavioral Science
  • Religious studies
  • Philosophy
  • Social Work / Social Education

Right now I’m mostly study for personal development and because it’s fun and beneficial to my life. I see myself as a lifelong learner and will always be studying something throughout life!

Please notice that the information here doesn’t include my high school diploma and earlier studies. I hated school from day one up to high school due to it not being autism-friendly (even though I did finish the foundational aspects of my schooling), so I only count courses and programs I’ve actively chosen myself here!

Ongoing studies

  • Bachelor’s degree in Metaphysics & Religious Studies at University of Sedona & University of Metaphysical Sciences (self-paced, approximately 1-2 years left)
  • Vocational* training diploma in Psychology & CBT at Distansinstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden & Scandinavian Institute of Evidence-based Psychology (2-4 years to complete)
  • Additional individual certified courses in Psychology, Philosophy and STEM* subjects on college level and CPD* level (taken on study.com + Centre of Excellence)

Completed studies

Just a few of my completed programs and courses:

  • Social Work/Social Education at Distansinstitutet, Stockholm, Sweden (a 2 year undergraduate diploma/vocational* specialization, EQF 5*)
  • Life Coaching certificates in REBT, CBT etc at Transformation Academy
  • Behavioral Sciences at Cady Academy, Gothenburg, Sweden (part of a 4 years old undergraduate diploma/vocational specialization, EQF 5*)
  • Reiki Level 1 Certificate at Sol Path Crystals/MagickU
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy Certificate of Academic Studies at Psychology & counselling Academy/Elmira Strange, Psychologist
  • Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: advanced level Certificate of Academic Studies at Psychology & Counselling Academy/Elmira Strange, Psychologist
  • Gestalt Therapy certificate of Academic Studies at Psychology & Counselling Academy/Elmira Strange, Psychologist.
  • Traditional Illustration at Forsbergs School in Stockholm (undergraduate diploma, EQF 5*)
  • Religious studies focusing on Wicca (150 CPD*) at Centre of Excellence
  • Adobe Photoshop foundational photo editing program at Distansskolan, Stockholm (Vocational Specialization Diploma)

*STEM = acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. Includes subjects such as maths, biology, physics, programming etc.

*CPD = Continuing Professional Development and is courses built for people who want to add to or maintain their knowledge in an existing field.

*A Vocational specialization/vocational training refers to diplomas that are not college-level, but still above high school. It’s when you specialize in a specific field and get very specific training for a particular job or such. Since we have different education systems and different requirements for different jobs, titles and positions in different countries I try to explain what I’ve studied in particular in Sweden with our frameworks. Please notice that I’m not sure if this is what it’s called officially across the globe, but I hope this information gives clarity on my qualifications.

*EQF = European Qualification Framework. Measures the level of qualification in education across countries. Read more at https://www.myh.se/in-english/seqf. The level EQF 5 equals an undergraduate diploma which is above high school but below a bachelor’s degree.