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| TRAINING COURSE LEADING TO G.P.T.I. ACCREDITATION From November 2009 Course information and dates. Core Trainers: Peter Philippson, MSc., Teaching & Supervising Member, GPTI, founder member Manchester Gestalt Centre, Full Member of the New York Institute for Gestalt Therapy, author 'Self in Relation' and 'The Emergent Self', co-author 'Contact and Relationship in a Field Perspective' and 'Gestalt: Working in Groups', editor 'The Nature of Pain', co-editor 'Topics in Gestalt Therapy'. He is a teacher and student of Aikido. Juliet Denham, M.Sc., Teaching & Supervising Member, GPTI. Juliet works in Birmingham and Shropshire as an individual and group therapist and supervisor. She works as a trainer in a variety of places in Britain and abroad. Her current professional interests in-clude voice and bodywork. She spends her spare time singing, playing the accordion and organic gardening. Joy Appleby, Associate Teaching & Supervising Member, GPTI, BACP Accred. Trainer. Works in private practice in Manchester as a supervisor and UKCP registered psychotherapist. She has 20yrs experience as a trainer, inc. Head of Counselling Dept., City College M/c until 2003 when she joined the Manchester Gestalt Centre. Enjoys relaxing holidays, swimming, yoga and 'doing nothing in particular'. Guest trainers will join us from time to time, and senior trainees will assist the core trainers on workshops. We are starting the next 4-year, Gestalt Psychotherapy and Training Institute (GPTI) Accredited Gestalt training course in Manchester from September 2009. The first three years are provided as a set programme of workshops, as detailed below and will cover the essential elements of the GPTI Core Curriculum. In the fourth year students will be supported to identify their ongoing training requirements and to organise their own programme of workshops and additional training. This 4-year course meets the basic training requirements for trainees to enter the examination for the Diploma of the Gestalt Psychotherapy & Training Institute UK. However, depending on individual circumstances, it may be necessary and beneficial for some students to take longer in order to acquire the development, experience and standards necessary to enter for the GPTI examination. GPTI is a founder member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and is widely recognised in the Health Service, Social Service and other ?helping? professions. Graduates from this course, who meet the additional criteria required by UKCP, will be eligible for UKCP registration as Gestalt Psychotherapists. Eligibility Applicants must be qualified in one of the ?helping professions? (e.g.: Counsellor, Social Worker, General Practitioner) or will be able to show that they have achieved ?graduate level competence? and have experience of working with people in a helping role. Training Format The main training format for each of the first three years will consist of 5 bi-monthly training workshops of 3 days duration, taking place on Fridays to Sundays. Training will normally take place from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm on each day, providing 6 hours training per day (exclud-ing lunch and breaks). There will also be a 5-day residential at the end of each year, making a total of 120 training hours per year. Each workshop will have approximately 18-20 participants, including visiting trainees from other training centres. Workshops will consist of four elements: group process, theory, expe-riential work/exercises and therapy practice. These will not necessarily be distinct sessions and the four elements will be integrated throughout the workshop. Most of the workshops and the residential blocks in the first three years will have a set theme so that over this period the basic minimum GPTI Core Curriculum will be presented. The following is a provisional programme but please note that dates and order of workshops may be changed. Year 1 2009-2010 18-20 September Awareness and the Contact Boundary 20-22 November Projection (including connections to prejudice, discrimination and oppression) 22-24 January Introjection 19-21 March Retroflection and Body Work 21-23 May Confluence and Isolation 7-11 July Residential - Roots of Gestalt & Comparison with Other Psychotherapeutic Approaches Year 2 2010-2011 17-19 September Dialogue and Experiment 19-21 November The Initial Interview and Treatment Planning 21-23 January Child Development and Child Abuse 18-20 March Sexuality 20-22 May Dreamwork 13-17 July Residential - Group Process Year 3 2011-2012 23-25 September Identity and Difference Anti Oppressive Practice 18-20 November Psychopathology and Treatment Planning Using DSM-1V 20-22 January Practice Management 23-25 March Research & Open themes 18-20 May Working with Couples and Families 11-15 July Residential - Bereavement and Endings The above themes will be the subject of the theory inputs and will also be explored in the other elements of the workshop. However, workshops will not be limited to the theme to the exclusion of other immediate here-and-now issues in the group. In addition to the above programme, there will be 2 weekend Gestalt Therapy Groups each year, facilitated by guest Gestalt therapists, so that trainees experience Gestalt therapy prac-ticed in a variety of styles. In the second and third years there will also be a Leaderless Group Weekend where the whole group will meet without trainers and use the time in any way that they decide will be useful for their development. Attendance Because of the experiential elements of the course and the importance of group process it is essential that trainees attend all workshops, residentials and weekends unless illness or excep-tional circumstances prevent this. If any element of the training programme is unavoidably missed the hours and core curriculum theme must be replaced by attending equivalent train-ing, at the student?s expense, in order to meet GPTI minimum training hours and curriculum. Additional Learning Requirements GPTI trainees are expected to attend professional conferences and training workshops with other Teaching Members of the Institute. They are recommended to apply for workshops at other participating training centres, as well as for guest workshops with international trainers. Recent guests of GPTI affiliated training centres have included Gary Yontef, Lynne Jacobs and Ruella Frank from the US. Peer Groups Trainees will form Peer Groups of approximately 4 members and meet monthly to mutually support their learning through discussion, joint study and therapy practice. They will be ex-pected to read the books on the course recommended booklist and to subscribe (either indi-vidually or as a Peer Group) to the British Gestalt Journal and other Journals. They should be conversant with current thinking and issues relating to psychotherapy in general and Gestalt psychotherapy in particular and use their Peer Group for discussion and enhancement of learning. Personal Therapy Trainees will normally be expected to be in weekly Gestalt psychotherapy throughout their training. They are required to be in personal psychotherapy during the formal training period and the year preceding their final examination and are required to experience both 1:1 and group therapy (not necessarily concurrently). Therapy will normally be with qualified Ge-stalt therapists and will be available from staff and experienced graduates of the Manchester Gestalt Centre. Supervision Before submitting for the GPTI examination trainees must have six hundred hours of experience in seeing a range of clients, of which at least 300 should be using the Gestalt approach. More hours may be required in the case of those not already working as counsellors or thera-pists before they start Advanced Gestalt training. Monthly supervision groups will be organised and facilitated by the Core Trainers for the first year of the course so that trainees can prepare for their work with clients. They will also need to arrange ongoing supervision (1:1 and/or group) with suitably qualified gestalt supervisors for the remainder of their training. The GPTI minimum requirement for supervision hours in order to be eligible for examination is 200 hours. A maximum of 5 supervision hours per day can be claimed for supervision groups. Senior trainees may be invited to assist trainers on workshops and therapy groups in order to develop their learning and experience. They can count the feedback time as supervision hours. Psychiatric Experience Trainees who do not already have experience of working in mental health settings will need to undertake a psychiatric placement in order to gain the relevant knowledge and experience. It is the trainee?s responsibility to find a placement but should discuss their plans and have the approval and recommendation of their Training Consultant prior to starting the placement. Written Work Trainees will be required to submit written work of 1,500 words after each workshop and residential, linking their personal experience (in and out of the workshop) to the theory they have learnt. In the second and third years trainees are required to submit a taped recording of their therapy practice, together with a transcript and commentary. Assessment Students will be assessed throughout the course in relation to their client work, engagement in personal development, participation on the course and written/taped assignments. Feed-back will generally be focussed on strengths and growing edges rather than pass/fail marks?. There will be a formal assessment process on each of the residentials that will involve as-sessment and feedback from self, peer, and tutors. Students will be given ongoing feedback including any concerns about their progress and will decide in conjunction with their Train-ing Consultant and Supervisor when they are ready to proceed to the final examination (see below). Case study and examination On receiving approval from their primary trainer and supervisor, trainees will be required to present to the Institute a Case Study demonstrating their approach to psychotherapy and prac-tice management. If this is passed by the examiners, they will be examined orally by Trainers of the Institute who are not their primary trainers, together with an external examiner. In this examination, they will be asked questions on their theoretical understanding of Gestalt theory and practice management. They will also present their work with clients by means of a videotape or audiotape, and be asked questions on this. The pass criterion in this examination is twofold: there is a core curriculum of theory and practice that will be examined, as well as the question Would I refer a client to this person? Cost The training fees for the first year will be £1,500, including workshops, handouts, therapy weekends and food and accommodation on the residential. This will be payable in two equal instalments. Some bursaries and options for payment by instalments may be available. Extra costs will include supervision, personal psychotherapy, membership of GPTI, profes-sional insurance, books, journals, etc. Many Health Authorities, Social Services Departments and Education establishments have shown themselves willing to cover these training costs for their employees. Application Apply to Peter Philippson at Manchester Gestalt Centre, with a CV and a letter about your in-terest in the course, together with the names and addresses of two referees. If you are short-listed you will be invited for an interview. Equal Opportunities Policy The Manchester Gestalt Centre seeks to increase awareness of prejudice and to promote anti oppressive practice. Issues relating to equal opportunity will be addressed throughout the course. We follow an equal opportunities policy in line with GPTI and include the following section from the Training Manual p51, 1.3. : GPTI acknowledges that it operates within an increasingly complex social environment and values diversity and difference. GPTI also recognises the existence of oppression and dis-crimination, direct and indirect, inherent at every level within our society, which will inevitably be reflected in GPTI itself. This policy aims to widen access both to and within GPTI and to ensure that all individuals who have links with the Institute are treated with dignity and respect. N.B. While the above information will be kept to as far as possible we may have to alter some details, including where necessary: to keep in line with developments in statutory regulation, any changes in the training requirements of GPTI or UKCP, or to cover increased costs. The Health Professions Council has indicated that they intend to allow students in UKCP recognised psychotherapy training at the start of statutory regulation to become registered by the existing UKCP route. |
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