Clinical Training in Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (ref. M80)
A course based upon experience of clinical work, which, together with the course in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies (Ref. M7) as a pre-clinical component, leads to qualification as a child and adolescent psychotherapist recognised by the Association of Child Psychotherapists and the Department of Health.
Who is this course for?
You are expected to have substantial experience of working with children and adolescents of varying ages and have completed a minimum of one year of analysis with a recognised analyst, and demonstrate personal suitability for this demanding work. You must have completed the Postgraduate Diploma/MA in Psychoanalytic Observational Studies course (Ref. M7) or a recognised equivalent.
How can I apply for this course?
Applications for the 2012/13 academic year are now being accepted. Application forms can be downloaded from the bottom of this page and emailed or posted to the course administrator.
The closing date for applications is January 2012.
Aims
• Meet the needs of children, adolescents and their families for specialised psychotherapeutic treatment.
• Contribute to the development of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service as a member of a multidisciplinary clinical team.
• Acquire skills in applying psychotherapeutic understanding in varied community contexts.
• Complete a clinically based training, which prepares you for a career as a child psychotherapist in the NHS.
Content/Teaching components
1. Psychotherapeutic experience during clinical training
2. Programme of teaching events:
- Supervision
- Group supervision
- Clinical seminars
- Academic support
- Theoretical teaching
- Departmental events
- Clinic events
- Assessed work
- Tutorial arrangements
Professional accreditation
Association of Child Psychotherapists
The Tavistock Centre course is one of five trainings recognised by the Training Council of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
Department of Health
Students who have been accepted for clinical training are eligible for employment in the National Health Service as trainee child and adolescent psychotherapists.
Those who have satisfactorily completed the training are eligible for membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists and for employment as qualified child psychotherapists.
Time commitment
Duration of clinical course: 4 - 5 years.
Entry requirement
Personal Analysis
Students may, or may not, already be in analysis when they begin the observation course.
For those who are not, the first year of the course gives them an opportunity to form some idea of the unconscious emotional depths which can be stirred by a closer acquaintance with, and responsibility for helping to contain, the anxieties of others in distress.
It may lead to the kind of disturbance of complacency, and to the state of self-questioning, which is the best frame of mind in which to begin analysis.
Annual intake is usually 18 - 20. The pre-requisites for those who apply for this course are:
- Work experience
- Pre-clinical studies
- Personal suitability
- Academic requirements
- Personal analysis
Employment
Membership of this course depends on employment as a trainee child psychotherapist on a full-time or a part-time basis, where clinical work is undertaken under supervision.
The Strategic Health Authority Workforce Development Directorates (SHA WDDS) in different parts of the country commission a number of full-time or maximum part-time (0.8) NHS funded training posts each year.
Successful applicants are provided with generous support towards training costs, including course, supervision and analytic fees, travel expenses etc.
