Dr Javier Malda Castillo is a clinical psychologist (Dclin) and International Experiential Dynamic Therapy Association (IEDTA) certified teacher and supervisor in ISTDP. For the past decade he has worked in the NHS delivering and implementing ISTDP and has published several studies of the efficacy and suitability of this method in secondary care mental health services. He trained in ISTDP with Dr Neborsky, Alexandra Knowles and has specialized in this method with Dr Josette ten Have-de Labije over the past 5 years in Germany. He is also an accredited Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) supervisor by the Anna Freud Centre and has extensive experience in delivering supervision within the framework of NHS England rolling out of psychological therapies. His previous therapeutic training includes two years of group psychodynamic therapy with the Institute of Group Analysis (IGA) and four years of individual psychodynamic psychotherapy with the Tavistock Clinic psychotherapy training program.
Program Information
Program Name: Core Training in Attachment Based ISTDP Manchester (North England, UK)
Location(s):Manchester, United Kingdom & online
Contact Information for Registration
For registration please visit the website www.istdpnorth.com or email istdpnorth@outlook.com
Email: istdpnorth@outlook.com
Web site: https://www.istdpnorth.com
Responsible for Training
Lead trainer: Dr Javier Malda Castillo
Other trainers:International Trainers (To be confirmed)
Who Should Attend
Admission Criteria
• Applicants must be licensed/registered or in a recognised training programme that leads to licensure/registration (i.e. clinical psychologist, psychotherapist, psychiatrist, counsellor, psychiatrist).
• Applicants must be able to demonstrate a minimum of having delivered at least 50 hours of supervised individual therapy prior to starting the course.
• Applicants must submit a CV as well as a one-page statement stating their reasons to undertake the course.
• Applicants must have completed the pre-core training workshops with ISTDP-North or an equivalent introductory course to ISTDP.
• Upon confirming suitability, Javier will organize a 30-minute zoom interview with the applicants to determine suitability for the course.
IEDTA Certified: Yes
Format of Training
4 full training weekends
10 monthly theory seminars
Monthly drop-in supervision
Individual tutoring slots to review training process
Commitment Required:
Total of 255 hours of directed study (85 per year) of which at least 90 hours are didactic teaching (30 per year).
Learning Objectives
Year 1: Foundational Skills
a) The history of ISTDP and integration with attachment theory
b) Psychodiagnosis from an ISTDP perspective
a. Psychophysiology of anxiety and its role in emotional regulation
b. Assessment of defences and their role in emotional regulation.
c. Recognising feelings and working with them
c) Psychodynamic Formulation: The triangle of person and the triangle of conflict
d) Establishing Conscious & Unconscious working alliance
e) Re-structuring ego adaptive capacity part I
Year 2: Intermediate Skills & Implementation of ISTDP Protocol
a) The central Dynamic Sequence.
b) Following the roadmap to the unconscious (Josette ten Have-de Labije, 2012).
c) Understanding how to tailor ISTDP to the ego adaptive capacity.
d) Emotional breakthroughs
e) e) Re-structuring ego adaptive capacity part II
Year 3: Consolidation & Qualification
a) Applying ISTDP to complex presentations (moderate and severely fragility).
b) Re-structuring ego adaptive capacity part III
c) Working Through Techniques
a. Emotional Breakthroughs
b. Unlocking the unconscious
c. Interpretations
d) Therapy ending and follow-up.
Workshops
There will be a yearly workshop held in Manchester with a leading clinician in ISTDP. Attendance is voluntary and trainees will have 50% reduced fee for the workshop tickets.
Fees
3,000£/year
Refund Policy:Course Fees:
o 30£ non-refundable administrative fee to process the application
o 3,000£/year payable upon application
o The commitment is yearly, and it is reviewed individually at the end of each year.
o Payment is yearly and non-refundable as it secures a training slot for the year.