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MA in Educational Psychotherapy.
Validated by Middlesex University

Aims of Programme:

1 To provide a training in educational psychotherapy for teachers, educational psychologists, learning mentors and others with substantial experience in education.  Educational psychotherapy is a mode of treatment for those children whose learning has been inhibited by emotional and social factors.

2 To enable the trainees to deepen their understanding of the emotional factors in learning.

Programme Membership:

The programme will be relevant to teachers, educational psychologists, learning mentors and others with substantial experience in education working in a variety of settings where they encounter individual children and young people with specific areas of learning failure.

Fees:

· Course fees - £3,200 per annum (inclusive of registration fee to Middlesex University and supervision fees)
· Caspari Membership Fee - £50 (Students are required to be members)

Time Commitment:

The course is of four academic years' duration for three ten-week terms. There is a new intake each autumn.

During term-time, one evening a week (Thursdays, 6.15 - 9 p.m.) will be spent in attending seminars, and one day a week (or two half days) in a placement where the trainee will obtain practical experience in educational psychotherapy.

In alternate years one hour per week will be spent observing a baby/young child.

Personal Psychotherapy:

An experience of personal psychotherapy is a requirement for the course.  It is expected that trainees will begin therapy at least six months before beginning the supervised practice of educational psychotherapy, and will continue throughout the training.

Location.

The seminars are held at Caspari House, 1 Noel Road, London N1 8HQ.

The practical placement will be individually arranged for each trainee (see below).

PROGRAMME CONTENT AND STRUCTURE

Evening Seminars

On each evening of the programme there will be two seminars, one a theoretical seminar and one related to the trainees' work or observations, with a break between the two seminars.  The programme comprises eleven modules.  These are:

Practical Placement.

Students will attend a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Centre for one day each week (or two half days), during term time for at least two years.

Here the student will be expected to:
· Work with at least two children individually, on a regular sessional basis, carrying out educational psychotherapy.

· Have weekly individual supervision sessions on this work from an approved supervisor. This may take place elsewhere if necessary.

· Gain experience of working as a member of a multi-disciplinary clinical team.

· Attend case conferences and meetings.

· Gain contact with other agencies, such as schools, special units, centres for children with special educational needs and social services.

· Engage in joint/parallel multi-disciplinary team work with family members.

Assessment of Practical Work:

The educational psychotherapy practice in the placement is assessed on the basis of reports from the educational psychotherapy supervisor and placement clinic.  Students also write a case study of one of the supervised educational psychotherapy cases.

Organisation:

The course is organised by the Caspari Foundation and is validated by Middlesex University.

The Caspari Foundation is a full member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) which compiles an annual National Register of Psychotherapists, including educational psychotherapists.  The award of the MA/PG Dip does not automatically lead to eligibility for registration, but goes a long way towards meeting the necessary criteria.

Barbara Lyndon
Programme Organiser