About this degree
In year one, students receive direct teaching on research methodologies and the critical evaluation of research findings. They carry out a service-related research project within their clinical placement service and attend a series of lectures on evaluating clinical interventions.
From the second year, trainees will undertake a research project in an area relevant to the child psychotherapy profession, fully supported by a supervisor.
This programme has been created with an emphasis on the practical research skills that will be needed by a modern practitioner and designed specifically to be completed within four full-time academic years. In this integrated programme, research thinking will sit alongside the clinical programme so that graduates will become able to use research to inform their clinical practice.
Who this course is for
This programme is a professional training course for those wishing to train as a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. This 4-year full time, highly selective professional doctorate aims to develop the academic, clinical and research skills needed to practice and will lead to the award of DPsych and professional membership of the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP). The programme is funded by NHS England (formerly Health Education England), and is a collaboration between UCL, Anna Freud and the Independent Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Association (IPCAPA) at the British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf), alongside NHS training placement providers.
What this course will give you
The programme combines working in a clinical setting, with lectures and seminars to support academic development and the opportunity to complete a doctoral level research project. Teaching is offered in a small-group setting and aims to provide a thorough understanding of normal child development, childhood psychopathology and psychotherapeutic techniques linked with direct experience of clinical work and conducting relevant research.
The programme is a collaboration between UCL, Anna Freud and the Independent Psychoanalytic Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Association (IPCAPA) at the British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf), alongside NHS training placement providers. The theoretical orientation of the training represents the thinking of the Independent School within the British Psychoanalytic movement. A Jungian pathway has been developed for those in Jungian analysis.
