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Closing date for applications 31 July 2023

APL training September 2023

Duration: 2 years
Cost: £4,000 per annum
Content: Theory, Infant Observations, clinical, personal and professional development, and group work
Times: Fridays 1-5.15pm and Saturdays 9am-5pm (or 10am-4pm) once a month plus 3 Sundays each year
Extra Components: Training therapy once or twice weekly, and placements at the discretion of the CTC. Weekly supervision.

Curriculum Outline

Content: Theory, Infant Observations, clinical, personal and professional development, individual and group tutorials and attachment-based experiential group work

Times: Fridays 1-5.15pm and Saturdays 9am-5pm (or 10am-4pm) once a month plus 3 Sundays each year

Extra Components: Training therapy once or twice weekly, and placements at the discretion of the CTC. Weekly supervision. Weekly infant observation.

Reading in preparation for the seminars: Approximately 12 hours of reading is required prior to each weekend

APL Course Tutor: Tom Higgins tomhiggins321@hotmail.com

Attachment Group: Jane Cato

Year One Term One 2023

September 15th and 16th / 

Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Freud) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Observation

Saturday 9am – 4pm Attachment / 4pm – 5pm Group Tutorial

October 13th and 14th /

Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Freud)  3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Observation

Saturday 9 – 1pm Clinical seminar | 2 – 5pm Human diversity Race and Ethnicity

November 24th 25th and 26th /

Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Freud) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Observation

Saturday & Sunday 10 – 4pm Attachment-based experiential group


Year One Term Two 2024

 January 12th and 13th /

Friday 1pm – 3 pm Theory (Object Relations) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Observation

Saturday 9am – 4pm Attachment / 4pm to 5pm Group Tutorial

February 16th and 17th /

Friday 1pm – 3pm Theory (Object Relations) | 3.15-5.15pm Infant Observation

Saturday 9am – 1pm Clinical seminar / 2 – 5pm Human diversity Gender

March 15th, 16th and 17th /

Friday 1pm – 3pm Theory (Object Relations) / 3.15pm – 5.15pm Infant Observation Saturday & Sunday 10am – 4pm Attachment-based experiential group


Year One Term Three 2024

April 19th and 20th /

Friday 1pm – 3pm Theory (Body) / 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Observation

Saturday 9am – 4pm Attachment / 4pm – 5pm Group Tutorial

May 17th and 18th /

Friday 1pm – 3pm Theory (Body) / 3.15pm – 5.15pm Infant Observation

Saturday 9am – 1pm Clinical seminar / 2pm – 5pm Human diversity Sexuality

June 21st, 22nd and 23rd /

Friday 1pm – 3pm Theory (Body) | 3.15-5.15pm Infant Observation

Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4pm Attachment-based experiential group


Year Two Term One 2024

September 20th and 21st Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Trauma)  3.15-5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday 9 – 5pm Attachment

October 18th and 19th Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Trauma) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday 9 – 1pm Clinical seminar | 2 – 5pm Beliefs- Religion and spirituality

November 22nd, 23rd and 24th Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Trauma) | 3.15-5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday & Sunday 10 – 4pm Una group


Year Two Term Two 2025

January 17th and 18th Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Trauma) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday 9 – 5pm Attachment

February 21st and 22nd Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Trauma) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday 9 – 1pm Clinical seminar | 2 – 5pm Social Class and its impact

March 14th, 15th and 16th Friday 1 – 3pmTheory (Trauma) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4pm Una group


Year Two Term Three 2025

April 25th and 26th Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Trauma) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday 9 – 5pm Attachment

May 23rd and 24th Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Trauma) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday 9 – 1pm Clinical seminar | 2 – 5pm Human diversity -Disability

June 20th, 21st and 22nd Friday 1 – 3pm Theory (Trauma) | 3.15 – 5.15pm Infant Obs Saturday & Sunday 9 – 4pm Una group

(6 hours of Psychosis/Psychiatric theory, 6 hours IO, 6.5 hours Attachment theory, 4 hours clinical, 3 hours Disability, 10 hours groupwork)