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THE METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE
FOR TRAINING IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

CLINICAL TRAINING IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY

MITPP offers two years of specialized clinical training in child and adolescent psychotherapy to qualified candidates in the mental health professions. The program is designed for those who are or would like to be working with children and adolescents. It consists of two (2) courses per semester, weekly individual and group supervision, and five (5) clinical hours per week, one of which may be a collateral session.

Under supervision, students apply what they are learning throughout their training by treating children and adolescents at MCMH. Seeing patients at MCMH is always subject to the approval of the MCMH's Director of Clinical Services.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

An applicant must be certified or licensed in psychology, social work, psychiatry or psychiatric nursing, or working toward such credentials. Applicants who have other clinical backgrounds, i.e. Masters degrees in School Psychology, Educational Psychology or Counseling Psychology, may also be considered.

APPLICATION TO THE INSTITUTE
Applicants must submit:

MITPP Application for Training
$40.00 non-refundable fee
An up-to-date curriculum vita
Two letters of reference on letterhead from current or former supervisors, teachers, administrators or other such professionals who are familiar with your work must be forwarded to MITPP by the writer on your behalf.

Personal interviews are arranged once application materials have been received.
MITPP accepts applications all year round. Prospective students are encouraged to apply as early as possible in order to receive prompt determination of acceptance.
Applicants generally begin training in the fall semester, but spring admission is also an option.

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CERTIFICATE IN CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY
*Successful completion of all coursework.
*220 hours of supervised clinical practice with patients of the Metropolitan Center for Mental Health.
*A minimum of 80 hours of individual supervision.
*A minimum of 90 hours of group supervision.
*A minimum of 100 hours of personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy on at least a once a week basis.
*In good standing with MITPP and MCMH.

CLINICAL PRACTICE AT THE METROPOLITAN CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Students see their patients at MCMH, a separate entity with which MITPP is associated. All decisions on treatment, patient assignments, or use of space at MCMH are in the sole discretion of MCMH's Director of Clinical Services or his or her designee.
SUPERVISION
Supervision can be a major additional expense beyond tuition. At MITPP, outstanding supervision is included in the tuition cost.
Students select a supervisor for individual supervision from the MITPP supervisory list. A file of statements from supervisors describing themselves professionally, e.g. their training, interests, approach to supervision, is available for students to review. Supervision is held in the supervisor's office and is arranged between student and supervisor at a mutually convenient time. A course of individual supervision is forty (40) weeks per year. Two (2) courses of supervision are required with two (2) different supervisors. Students may opt to take a second , simultaneous supervision with an MITPP supervisor at a very reduced rate.
Students are required to attend a weekly group supervision. Group supervision is held throughout the year at MCMH and is offered on a number of different days and at various times.
PERSONAL PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
Personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis is required during training and is the medium for obtaining a deeper and more personal understanding of the theoretical and clinical issues under study. Therapy/analysis must be at a minimum of once a week. If a student is in treatment a the time of application, approval of the therapist/analyst as a training therapist/analyst must be obtained from the director. A therapist/analyst who is a graduate of a chartered training institute with a psychoanalytic orientation and has proven experience in psychoanalytic practice would, in general, meet the criteria for approval. Fees for personal psychotherapy/psychoanalysis are arranged privately between student and psychotherapist/psychoanalyst. Students not in treatment at the time of application may, at their request, be referred to an MITPP-approved therapist/analyst. The Director will make every effort to assist the student in locating a well qualified therapist/analyst whose fees are affordable.
PROGRAM OPTIONS
Non-matriculants take courses only. They select from any offered in the first year sequence, for which full credit will be given when the student matriculates.

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