in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence
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● NYIPT 3 Year Training Program
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A candidate’s successful completion of the program is based on four
areas of training: (A)
Curriculum/Course Work, (B) Clinical Field Work, (C) Clinical
Consultation and (D) Personal Therapy.
The
curriculum is based on a broad psychoanalytic perspective, relating
theory to practice.
The program begins by offering an
introduction to all aspects of working psychodynamically with children
using play therapy. A sequence of child development courses follows in
the second year, from infancy through adolescence, with a focus on
facilitating work with different age groups and their parents.
The third year focuses on advanced
concepts in the assessment and treatment of children.
Intensive and focused 4-hour workshops
supplement the curriculum, and these provide a more in-depth immersion
into relevant issues. All NYIPT courses and
workshops are required.
If there is excessive absence in a seminar
or if a workshop is missed for any reason, it must be made up in order
to get a satisfactory passing grade.
Courses are held on Tuesday evenings from
September through June from 7:00 – 9:00 PM for a total of 10 months per
year.
Occasional workshops are held on Sunday
mornings and may vary in length from 2 – 4 hours each.
No classes or workshops are scheduled on
national or major religious holidays. At the end of each course and
workshop all faculty will distribute evaluation forms, to be completed
by candidates and collected by the class representative.
Candidates earn a total of 84 credits per year (from two credit hours
per week for 42 weeks, totaling 352 credits in three years).
Credit
for courses taken in previous psychoanalytic training can be granted
only if the candidate shows proof of successful completion of an
equivalent course at another post-graduate institute.
Candidates’ coursework is evaluated on a
pass-fail basis. Criteria for passing are based on attendance,
participation, and mastery of subject matter, as evaluated by individual
seminar leaders.
If a candidate does not participate or has
excessive absences according to criteria set by each faculty member, a
candidate will first be made aware and then may be required to write a
paper or do a project to demonstrate mastery of subject matter.
If a candidate does not successfully
complete any course, the class may be repeated during a subsequent year,
or the candidate must obtain permission in advance, to substitute
completion of an equivalent course at another institute of equal status.
Money
will not be refunded if a class is not completed.
Candidates are required to see five child and
adolescent-training cases per week with an additional session for
alternating parent collaterals, totaling six patient hours per week.
Candidates meet with the parents of children in treatment at least once
per month.
Clinical consultation is on-going from
September through July. Candidates typically complete
their clinical work at a licensed community outpatient mental health
center.
If needed, NYIPT will assist candidates in
locating a placement.
Alternatively, a candidate may see
patients in conjunction with his or her job, e.g. in a school or
hospital.
Candidates already in private practice,
who are licensed and carry malpractice insurance, may see patients in
their offices. In summary, the
number of “kept” clinical sessions required by the Program depends on
the candidate’s year in the program, as follows:
Candidates are required to submit a
Monthly Patient Summary by the
tenth day of the following month, together with the agreed-upon tuition
payment..
If candidates fall short of reaching
required hours, they are encouraged to take on additional cases at their
clinic settings.
Candidates are expected to dress and behave in a
professional manner and to complete all professional responsibilities
required of all therapists at their clinic placements. This includes
treatment plans, progress notes, etc. Paperwork must be submitted in a
timely manner, in accordance with the requirements of the clinic.
Records should not be removed from the
agency or school.
At all times patients’ privacy and confidentiality must be upheld, and
all steps will be taken to disguise identifying information when a
candidate presents a case in a seminar and in
consultation. Clinic
or school liaisons will be asked to complete the NYIPT Candidate Clinic
Performance Evaluation Form in the spring of each year to assist NYIPT
in evaluating candidates’ progress.
From the beginning of September to the end of
July (totaling 11 months), candidates attend individual weekly clinical
consultation for their five identified child and adolescent-training
cases and their parents. Candidates must attend 40 consultation sessions
per academic year.
Candidates are allowed four weeks of
vacation in the month of August.
Candidates are expected to attend all scheduled
consultation sessions, even when a patient has not attended his or her
session.
If a candidate is unable to make a
session, Clinical Consultants must be given as much lead time as
possible.
Consultants will make every effort to
offer make-up sessions when given at least 24 hours notice of inability
to attend.
While the cost of consultation is covered
in tuition, Consultants may charge candidates $30.00/session, to be paid
directly to Consultants, if appointments are cancelled for
non-emergencies with less than 24 hours notice (see Appendix 1,
Guidelines on Clinical Consultation)
First year candidates are assigned to Clinical
Consultants by the Program’s Clinical Coordinator.
Candidates in their second and third year
are given the opportunity to directly contact faculty members to arrange
for consultation during a pre-designated time in May or June for the
following academic year.
Candidates are encouraged to have a
consultation experience with three different clinical consultants over
the course of the three years in the Training Program.
Exceptions to this are made on an
individual basis.
During each of the three years, candidates are
evaluated by their clinical consultant at the midyear point in an
informal verbal meeting, to assess strengths and weaknesses, to discuss
concerns, and to set goals for their continuing work in consultation. If
significant problems are identified by the candidate or consultant, the
program administration must be informed. At the end of the year (in
July), consultants submit a written evaluation for each candidate.
Candidates also complete evaluations of their
experience in clinical consultation.
If a candidate’s graduation is delayed for
any reason, he/she may be required to continue clinical consultation
into a fourth year.
This is decided by the Evaluation
Committee on a case-by-case basis.
If additional consultation is required, a
nominal weekly fee is paid by the candidate directly to the consultant.
Clinical consultation would then continue
until all NYIPT Program requirements are met and a certificate is
awarded.
D.
Personal
Therapy Candidates are required to complete at least 200
hours of individual personal therapy with an approved therapist.
The candidate’s therapist must have
completed post-graduate training in a qualified analytic institute or
its equivalent.
Candidates are free to choose their own
therapists, but in order to satisfy the program requirement all
therapists must be pre-approved by the NYIPT Executive Committee.
Candidates are expected to begin their therapy as
soon as possible upon beginning in the program.
Ongoing personal treatment must be in
place by the end of January of the first year in order for the candidate
to continue in good standing.
The Executive Committee and the
candidate’s clinical consultant would be consulted to address
extenuating circumstances.
Candidates who have previously completed 200
hours of psychotherapy with an approved therapist, are required to have
at least 50 additional hours of therapy during the course of the
program.
This requirement ensures that all
candidates have personal therapy to address countertransference issues
that inevitably arise during work with the children in their clinical
placements.
In addition, the Evaluation Committee
reserves the right to ask a candidate to complete additional hours of
personal therapy if the need arises.
For therapists outside of the NYIPT community,
potential candidates must submit a
Psychotherapy Release Form (in-application) so that NYIPT may
contact that therapist to verify credentials using
Candidate’s Psychotherapist
Evaluation Form.
Each year both candidate and therapist
complete the Annual Personal Therapy Update Form to verify the number of hours a
candidate has been in treatment during the current year.
Under all
circumstances, confidentiality between a candidate and his/her therapist
is respected.
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