Postgraduate Programme Specification for Prof Doc (D. Ch. Psych. Psych.) Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (M80)(M80T)

The Professional Doctorate aims to provide high calibre training in child and adolescent psychotherapy, producing psychotherapists who have in depth specialised clinical and academic competence and who will be able to make original contributions to knowledge in the field of child and adolescent psychotherapy.

The range of topics studied will include psychoanalytic theory, techniques of child and adolescent psychotherapy, research methods, clinical governance and other aspects of professional practice in NHS and other public sectors.

The Professional Doctorate Top up :

This Programme aims to provide an opportunity for qualified child and adolescent psychotherapists who completed their training prior to the introduction of the doctoral programme, to undertake additional study in order to achieve the Professional Doctorate in Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. (D.Ch. Psych.Psych. M.80)

This part-time course will comprise:

• Taught seminars on research methods
• Seminars for the preparation of clinical research proposals
• Supervisions for the research thesis with allocated individual supervisors
• Optional clinical research seminars, workshops and conferences

The course is undertaken at SIHR in partnership with University of East London and the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust.

Facilities offered are:

• Teaching and supervision by staff of the only clinical training in Child Psychotherapy in Scotland.
• Contact with multidisciplinary and multimodal methods of work in child and adolescent mental health.
• Access to the SIHR library and computer access to the Tavistock & Portman NHS Trust library.and the UEL library by use of Athens Accounts
• The philosophy and methods of research in child psychotherapy course will be taught at The Tavistock in London. This will comprise of a three day block in September in year one of the top up programme.

• An Honours Degree

AND

• A Diploma in Therapeutic Skills for Children and Young People (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow) or an approved equivalent

OR

• A Masters in Therapeutic Skills for Children and Young People or an equivalent.
• Professional experience in work with a range of children
• Personal analysis with a psychoanalyst approved by the training school for at least one year prior to undertaking the first intensive training case. (Frequency: 4 times per week, exceptionally 3 times weekly)
• An undertaking to continue analysis throughout training.
• Satisfactory Personal Interview with a senior member of the SIHR Child Psychotherapy staff, a member of the Child Psychotherapy Training Committee and a member of the Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training Committee to assess personal suitability to practise.
• Approval of the Organising tutor and the Child Psychotherapy Training committee following consideration of application, written submissions, references and interview.
• Possession of Enhanced Disclosure CPR

Admission Requirements for Professional Doctorate Top up

• M.Psych.Psych. Successful completion of the Masters in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (M.Psych.Psych) (M8), to a level at which candidates would be expected to be capable of completing the doctoral programme. (a minimum of 2 Bs & 1 C for the three major sections of the final portfolio.
• Eligibility for membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
• Evidence of fulfilment of the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements of the Association of Child Psychotherapists, the professional body of child psychotherapists.
• Interviews

Approval following consideration of application, references and interview

This is a four year full time course during which students are employed in clinical trainee posts in CAMHS or other public sector child mental health organisations, but attend one full day of seminars and workshops as well as individual supervision on their clinical work.

YEAR	EVENT	DURATION
1	Clinical Seminar Theory 1 Work with Parents Philosophy and Methods of Research in Child Psychotherapy	1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
2	Clinical Seminar Theory 2 Work with Parents Workshop*	1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
3	Clinical Seminar Theory 3 Work with Parents Workshop*	1 year 1 year 1 year 1 year
4	Clinical Seminar Theory 4 Workshops_ Term 1 - Research Thesis Seminar Term 2 - Working in the NHS Term 3 - Thinking about diagnostic categories in the context of clinical work	1 year 1 year 1 term 1 term 1 term
5 fortnightly	Clinical Seminar - Technical Issues Research Thesis Seminar Clinical Seminar - General/Institutional Issues	1 year 1 year 1 year

Workshops Fostering and Adoption, Brief Therapy, Autism, Family Work

This is a two year course.

Seminars/Training Events

Professional Doctorate top up

First year:

• Seminars in Research Methods (18 hours taught as a series of 1 ¼ hour seminars or 3-4 whole day workshops)
• Seminars for the preparation of clinical research proposals

Second Year:

• Supervised Thesis

Additional Events

Students at the Tavistock Clinic SHIR and at NSCAP will have the opportunity to attend a variety of additional training events. (Additional fees would be payable for some events)

• A weekly clinical research workshop on a relevant clinical specialism. E.g. Adoption and Fostering, Eating Disorders, Parent Work. (At SHIR these rotate annually)
• Clinical supervision groups for students undertaking the Top- up Programme.
• Research presentations
• Presentations of doctoral work in progress at the Research forum, the annual Doctoral Students' Conference etc.
• Conference

Learning takes place

• In supervision groups, seminars and workshops as well as in individual supervisions of intensive training cases.
• In the clinical trainee/ clinical post, which provides the opportunity to work with and learn from a multi-disciplinary team and where the student's work is organised and supervised by a service supervisor who is an experienced child and adolescent psychotherapist.
• Seminars take place at SIHR on Thursdays.Top up times and dates not yet set.
• There is access to a dedicated computer, SIHR library facilities and to the Tavistock Library via the dedicated computer. UEL library facilities can also be accessed

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Written requirements for the professional doctorate

Year One:

• An essay on research methods. (3000 words)

Year Two:

• Account of work arising from a clinical workshop or a specialist seminar. (5000 words)
• An account of an assessment for psychotherapy. (1500 words)

Year Three:

• State of Mind assessment (1,500 words)
• Second account of specialist clinical work(5,000 words)
• Portfolio of professional correspondence
• Reports for the wider professional network(3000 words)

Year Four:

• Thesis structured as a research question and including a literature review. (40,000 - 60,000 words)
• Professional Development Paper (2000 words)

The thesis will be the topic of a viva.

All the Assignments presented, will form a portfolio which will be part of the final assessment for the doctoral award

Written requirements for the Professional Doctorate Top up:

Year One:

• Research Methods Essay (3000 words)
• Proposal forThesis

Year Two:

• Thesis structured as a research question and including a literature review (40,000 to 60,000 words)
• Professional Development Paper (3000 words)

The thesis will be the topic of a viva

The assessment process is ongoing, in the clinical post, in seminars, supervisions and tutorials as well as by marking of written requirements.

The work described in the portfolio is undertaken in NHS or other public sector settings and is supervised by clinic service supervisors as well as staff in the Training School, therefore there is access to experienced professionals and preparation for taking a place in the profession when qualified

The research described in the thesis is normally carried out in a clinical work setting as described above. The findings of the research is disseminated through contact with colleagues in the work setting and through publications and papers presented at conferences thereby influencing the work of both child psychotherapists and allied professions. The institution of the Professional Doctorate in Child Psychotherapy brings the child psychotherapy discipline in line with allied professions such as Clinical Psychology in which the Professional Doctorate is well established.

The topic of the clinical research thesis grows out of long term psychotherapy with a child or adolescent, and provides an opportunity to give an account of the clinical work while structuring it as a piece of ongoing research . The data will also be put in the context of other relevant work in the field. A substantial review of pertinent literature is required. The thesis will demonstrate in- depth knowledge of the field.

Successful completion of the professional doctorate, D. Ch. Psych. Psych leads to professional qualification as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist eligible for membership of the ACP and a carer in the field of child mental health as a child psychotherapist in the NHS or in a voluntary sector organisation. For top up candidates obtaining the D.Ch.Psych Psych will enhance status within current post and provide an advantage in applying for high level posts.

Students are supported by regular meetings with their personal tutors, the service supervisor in the clinical trainee post, by three intensive case supervisors, and by the leaders of their seminars.

Top up students are supported by clinical supervisors and seminar leaders