Postgraduate Diploma / MA in Group-Analytic Psychotherapy

Programme Manager: Lynsey Hotchkies
Venue: 23 Magdalen Street, London SE1 2EN
Fee:

THE NEXT INTAKE FOR THIS TRAINING WILL BE OCTOBER 2013.

This programme leads to qualification as a Group-analytic Psychotherapist and registration in the CPJA (Council for Psychoanalytic and Jungian Analysis) section of UKCP.

The course is modular and students can usually enrol at three points in the academic year: March, October or January.

THE NEXT INTAKE FOR THIS TRAINING WILL BE OCTOBER 2013.

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Further Details

Postgraduate Diploma / MA in Group-Analytic Psychotherapy

This course is modular and students can enrol at three points in the year:
March, October or January.

Qualification

The programme leads to qualification as a Group-analytic Psychotherapist and registration in the CPJA (Council for Psychoanalytic and Jungian Analysis) Section of UKCP. After qualification you will also be eligible to join FPC, the graduate body for WPF Therapy training. After qualifying as a group-analytic psychotherapist you may continue your training, leading to the MA in Group Psychotherapy (validated by Roehampton University), which requires successful completion of a dissertation.

Application

The selection process will consist of two interviews.

Written and Spoken English

Please note all applicants must be fluent in written and spoken English.  These are the qualifications in English regarded by WPF Therapy as an acceptable minimum level of competence:

• British Council IELTS at 6.0 overall with no less than 5.5 in any band (see www.ielts.org)
• GCSE grade C
• Cambridge Proficiency Certificate grade C
• Cambridge Advanced Certificate grade C (with no less than 'weak' in any band)

WPF Therapy may require proof prior to the offer of a place.

Course description

The structure of the Programme is as below. Some aspects of this training may be APEL'd (i.e. you may seek accreditation of prior experience and learning). The programme is intended to be flexible for those who are working or who may already have substantial experience.

In addition to the above modules, for the WPF Therapy Qualification in Group-Analytic Psychotherapy (and UKCP registration) trainees must also complete the following:

Experiential Group attendance for 3 years. Trainees are expected to have the experience of being in a group during their training. The experiential group provides a different group experience to therapy, and is an opportunity to explore the theory they are learning in the closed setting of a group of peers.

Personal Therapy must be attended throughout the training. Trainees must complete a minimum of one year in their personal therapy group with a WPF Therapy approved therapist before they can begin the first training group.

You will need to have completed a minimum of one year in personal therapy before beginning the programme. This may be individual or group. However, you will need to complete one year in a psychotherapy group with a WPF Therapy approved therapist before starting your first training group, and a total of 4 years in group psychotherapy before you will be eligible for UKCP registration.

Supervision will take place at the supervisor's consulting room and the fee is payable directly to the supervisor. The cost of supervision is not included in the course fee. Seminars will take place at WPF Therapy. The fee payable to WPF Therapy is based on the number of modules undertaken by the trainee.


Selection Criteria and Application

Personal group psychotherapy
Trainees must be in at least once-weekly group-analytic psychotherapy throughout their training. Applicants need to be established in their own therapy by the beginning of the course, with a psychotherapist approved by WPF Therapy. WPF Therapy Group Psychotherapy is a founder member of EGATIN (European Group-Analytic Training Institutions Network).

Admission is open to candidates who have completed any of the following:

• The WPF Therapy Diploma in Groupwork or an equivalent course elsewhere
• A counselling skills training with a group experience
• Other professional training including a small group experience

• A completed application form (to be obtained from WPF Therapy)
• A curriculum vitae
• A statement giving relevant experience of groupwork and reasons why they wish to train as a Group-Analytic Psychotherapist
• A personal statement which should include significant life experiences or events
• The name of two referees.

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MA in Group-Analytic Psychotherapy

This is open to those who have successful completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Group-Analytic Psychotherapy.  It consists of dissertation workshops, the writing of a proposal and the writing of a 10,000 - 12,000 word dissertation.

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Further Details

Further information about times will be available from the Training Office. If you are interested in discussing the programme further, please contact Lynsey Hotchkies, the Programme Manager, on 020 7378 2057 or lynsey.hotchkies@wpf.org.uk.

An individual training consultation can be arranged for a fee of £40.

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