Since 2013 NEAPP has offered three interlocking trainings.
All trainees will share the theoretical seminars, and – except for those taking the modified training course – all will share the infant observation seminars.
We aim to foster a community of trainees who will work together across the courses and who will continue to work together as members of the Association after qualification.
All three trainings are accredited by the BPC and lead to registration with the BPC upon qualification.
Training as a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
The original training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. This training takes a minimum of four years. There are five core components to the course:
- Personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis at a minimum frequency of three times per week with an experienced psychoanalyst or psychoanalytic psychotherapist approved by the Training Committee. This should begin one year or more before the academic course, and continue at least until qualification for membership.
- Theoretical seminars.
- Clinical seminars.
- Observation of an infant with associated seminars.
- Supervised psychoanalytic psychotherapy treatment of two patients.
Modified Training as a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist
A modified form of the training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. This is for those who are already trained as Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists with the Association of Child Psychotherapy, who wish to extend their training to work with adults. It’s also for experienced Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists who are not BPC registrants, but who have successfully followed an intensive training psychotherapy equivalent to that required for the NEAPP Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy training.
The training takes a minimum of four years. There are three components to the course:
- Theoretical seminars.
- Clinical seminars.
- Supervised treatment of two patients in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
After discussion with the trainee the Training Committee may relax the requirements for theoretical seminars to take account of study already undertaken in earlier training. Adult psychotherapists who have not attended Infant Observation Seminars will have to complete a year’s observation of a baby and write a paper on their experience.
Training as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
A training in psychodynamic psychotherapy based on the same psychoanalytic principles. This new training is intended for those who wish to concentrate on working once or twice a week with patients.
The training takes a minimum of four years. There are five components to the course:
- Personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis at a minimum frequency of once per week with an experienced psychoanalyst or psychoanalytic psychotherapist approved by the Training Committee. This should begin one year or more before the academic course, and continue at least until qualification for membership.
- Theoretical seminars.
- Clinical seminars.
- Observation of an infant with associated seminars.
- Supervised treatment of two patients in psychodynamic psychotherapy.