Time commitment of
training
The taught part of the course is part-time
for four years on two evenings a week,
normally Mondays and Tuesdays. Students
are expected to be available from 6.15pm -
10pm. All sessions are held at The Bowlby
Centre in Commercial Street London El.
There are three terms of nine weeks
with classes, with a half term break and a
reading week in week ten. You should
budget for a commitment of 12 - 15 hours
per week for the course and its reading
and other commitments (reading, therapy,
infant observation, clinical forums etc). This
will increase when clinical training begins.
Clinical Forums are on the second Saturday
of each month in term time from 11am -
1pm.
Costs
Personal therapy: on average two - three
times weekly for six years. Sliding scales
are offered by most training therapists.
Fees are negotiated with the training
therapist.
Tuition fees: Please enquire for up-to-date fees. email here
Supervision fees: £40 per session, each
week. Two supervisors are required before registration, but do not have to be
concurrent.
Insurance: once a student becomes a
psychotherapist in training. Typically this is £100 per year.
Books, photocopying, journals and
conferences: on average £350 per year.
Interruptions in training
Students are recommended to complete
Years 1 and 2 without interruption. If
students then need a break they can rejoin
another year group in Year 3.
After the taught course,The Bowlby Centre encourages its
graduates to be involved in the
organisation and expects and welcomes
participation in the running of the
organisation as members of groups and
committees, teaching, tutoring, etc.
Clinical and academic
requirements
Personal therapy
Students must undertake a personal
therapy with a registered therapist who
fulfils The Bowlby Centre criteria for
training therapists and stay in therapy at
least until Registration, They must be in
therapy twice a week from the start of the
course and have had one year of individual adult psychotherapy prior to the course.
Work with clients
From the time they are approved as a
Psychotherapist-in-Training students work
with clients. Their training client must be
seen at least twice a week for at least two
years. Students cannot qualify without
having seen a minimum of six clients.The
Centre refers suitable clients to trainees as
well as to Registered Members via The
Blues Project and Special Projects which
offer low cost therapy to people on benefit
or a low wage. The Centre tries to refer at
least two clients to each trainee.
Supervision
Weekly supervision is required from the
beginning of clinical work until
Registration. The student must work with
two supervisors, one for a minimum of
two years and the second for a minimum
of six months.
Written work and course attendance
Students must attend all the seminars of
the taught part of the course. Written
presentations, an Infant Observation paper
and a clinical paper on work with a longterm
client are part of the final required
written work.
Assessment, standards and ethical
requirements
All members are required to abide by The
Bowlby Centre's Code of Ethics and Code
of Practice.
Self assessment is an integral
part of the training and forms a basis along
with feedback from teachers and tutors for
an Annual Assessment when progress is
considered and permission to continue
into the next year of training is given by
the Clinical Training Committee.
Students are formally assessed at two
points in the training:
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In the second year each student
produces a folder which is the basis of
their application to begin clinical work
under supervision.They discuss this application with their
Course Tutor and two assessors who report
their recommendation about continuation
into the clinical part of the course to the
Clinical Training Committee for their
ratification.
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At the point when each student is ready
to register as an Attachment-based
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist having met
the clinical work requirements of the course.
Assessment at this second stage is made by the
consideration of a portfolio which is a
compilation of a Clinical Paper on longterm
work with a client, demonstrating an
understanding of theory, supervisors'
reports, reflections on learning, and an
Infant Observation paper.
Two members from the Clinical Training
Committee and selected members of The
Bowlby Centre each conduct a Registration
Assessment Interview, hold a discussion
with the Course Tutor and make
recommendations to the Clinical Training
Committee which takes the final decision.
For Registration, students are required to
demonstrate:
-
clear understanding of attachment-based
psychoanalytic psychotherapy and its
application
-
evidence of a theoretical understanding
of attachment theory and psychoanalysis
-
acceptable clinical experience over a
minimum of two years
-
the use of supervision
-
continuing professional development
-
an understanding of the ethical
requirements for practice
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