Diploma in Critical Existential-Analytic Psychotherapy & Psychotherapeutic Counselling Supervision
SAFPAC UKCP Supervision Training 2022/23
Who is this for?
Those who wish to develop their critical existential-analytic abilities as clinical supervisors including those eligible to be on the UKCP Supervisors Directory.
Who does the teaching?
Professor Del Loewenthal, Dr Onel Brooks and Dr Julia Cayne plus guest psychotherapy seminars.
Who can apply?
Registered psychotherapists , psychoanalysts, psychotherapeutic counsellors, counsellors, arts & play therapists and counselling psychologists
When does it start?
September 2022
When does it take place?
Eight Saturdays and one Sunday 10-5pm for eleven months plus thirty Thursday evenings 6-9pm all over 10 months. ( SAFPAC Clinical members and those on interview are deemed to have sufficient therapeutic experience of existentialism and psycho-analysis can opt to only attend five Saturdays and one Sunday 10-5 pm plus thirty Thursday evenings 6 - 7.30 pm).
What is the cost?
The course fee is £1750 (£1250 for SAFPAC Clinical members) termly payments available plus six additional supervision of supervision with core tutors at £75 per session.
Where does it take place?
Online with some face-to-face options: Thursday evenings online or face-to-face in Wimbledon U.K., Saturdays and Sunday on line with some optional face to face.
Those who wish to develop their critical existential-analytic abilities as clinical supervisors including those eligible to be on the UKCP Supervisors Directory.
Who does the teaching?
Professor Del Loewenthal, Dr Onel Brooks and Dr Julia Cayne plus guest psychotherapy seminars.
Who can apply?
Registered psychotherapists , psychoanalysts, psychotherapeutic counsellors, counsellors, arts & play therapists and counselling psychologists
When does it start?
September 2022
When does it take place?
Eight Saturdays and one Sunday 10-5pm for eleven months plus thirty Thursday evenings 6-9pm all over 10 months. ( SAFPAC Clinical members and those on interview are deemed to have sufficient therapeutic experience of existentialism and psycho-analysis can opt to only attend five Saturdays and one Sunday 10-5 pm plus thirty Thursday evenings 6 - 7.30 pm).
What is the cost?
The course fee is £1750 (£1250 for SAFPAC Clinical members) termly payments available plus six additional supervision of supervision with core tutors at £75 per session.
Where does it take place?
Online with some face-to-face options: Thursday evenings online or face-to-face in Wimbledon U.K., Saturdays and Sunday on line with some optional face to face.
Further information:
- Develop your critical existential-analytic abilities when supervising Psychotherapists, Psychotherapeutic Counsellors and other Psychological Therapists.
- Train and be on the UKCP Supervisor Directory (for those who meet UKCP and College Standards of Education and Training)
- Learn through a practice-based online delivery mode with some face-to-face ( Wimbledon) options.
- Consider the implications for supervision of what emerges in practice through humanistic, existential and psychoanalytic ideas, as well as the arts and humanities.
- Develop critical perspectives theoretically and politically on psychotherapeutic supervision and the nature of psychotherapeutic supervision knowledge.
- Learn how to supervise therapists, individually and in a group, working open ended and time limited.
- Be part of a learning community facilitated by university experienced lecturers who are also supervisors, practitioners and researchers.
- Hear from a wide range of visiting psychotherapy speakers.
Course Outline
Module one: Issue identification, The nature of therapeutic knowledge & What is known about clinical supervision (Saturday 17 September 2022)
Module two: What can phenomenology teach us about clinical supervision (Commences Sunday 18 September 2022)
Module three: What can existentialism teach us about clinical supervision (Commences Saturday 15 October 2022)
Module four: What can psychoanalysis teach us about clinical supervision (Commences Saturday 14 January (2022 )
Module five: What can critical psychotherapy teach us about clinical supervision (Commences 29 April 2022)
Module six: The SAFPAC Supervision Pass (8 July 2022)
Attendance
Eight Saturdays and one Sunday 10-5pm for eleven months plus thirty Thursday evenings 6-9pm all over 10 months. ( SAFPAC Clinical members and those on interview are deemed to have sufficient therapeutic experience of existentialism and psycho-analysis can opt to only attend the five Supervision Saturdays and one Sunday 10-5 pm plus thirty Thursday evenings 6 - 7.30 pm).
Term Dates
Autumn Term - Supervision, Phenomenology and Existentialism:
• Saturday & Sunday 17 & 18 September 2021
• Saturday 5 November 2021
• Thursday evenings 6 October 2021 - 15 December 2022 (Reading week 27 October 22)
Spring Term - Supervision, Phenomenology and Psychoanalysis:
• Saturday 14 January 2023
• Saturday 25 February 2023
• Thursday Evenings 12 January 2023 - 23 March 2023 (Reading week 16 February 23)
Summer Term - Supervision, Phenomenology and Critical Psychotherapy
• Saturday 29 April 2023
• Saturday 13 May 2023
• Saturday 8 July 2023
• Thursday Evenings 27 April 2023 - 6 July 2023 (Reading week 01 June 23)
Optional Saturday meetings for SAFPAC Clinical Members and others with experience of existentialism and psychoanalysis: 5th November 2022, 25th February 2023, 13th May 2023
Optional Thursday meetings for SAFPAC Clinical Members and others with experience of existentialism and psychoanalysis: All Thursdays 7.30 - 9.00 pm
Fees
Fees are £1750 (or termly £625) and £1250 (or termly £450) for SAFPAC Clinical members.
Supervision of Supervision
Participants are required to carry out 40 hours of external clinical supervision of psychological therapists whilst attending the programme.
There is a further requirement for 6 hours overall additional individual tutorials/ supervisions with core staff (Prof Del Loewenthal, Dr Julia Cayne and Dr Onel Brooks) outside the above times (separate payment of £75 per session).
Participants will receive in total a minimum of 8 hours one to one supervision of supervision with the core tutors.
Participants will in addition receive peer supervision on the programme.
Additional requirements for those wishing to receive the Diploma
A minimum of 80% attendance of overall course
A portfolio documenting the above requirements plus passing a 4,000-word supervision assignment
Successfully presenting the Supervision Pass to the learning community.
For those requiring to be listed on the UKCP Supervisor Directory
You will also need to meet as pre requisites the UKCP and College Standards of Education and Training (SETS).
To Apply
Please complete the application form (there is no charge for interviews). To secure a place once offered a deposit within 2 weeks of £175 (£125 SAFPAC Clinical Members) is required.