This is an IEDTA accredited 3 year ISTDP core training program

Program Information

Program Name: Core Training in ISTDP with Dr Ange Cooper

Location(s):

Halifax, Canada

CE Credits: Not currently

Contact Information for Registration

Please contact Dr Ange Cooper for further information.
If you would like to register, please send a CV with two references and a brief letter detailing your interest in ISTDP

Email: drcooper1@hotmail.com

Web site: http://www.drcooper1.com

Responsible for Training

Lead trainer: Dr Ange Cooper

Other trainers:

Dr Ricky Barrows

Who Should Attend

PhDs, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, MDs, and MSWs. All licensed mental health professionals are eligible.

Other training offered: Attendance at Immersions and other workshops is encouraged

IEDTA Certified: Yes

Format of Training

Core group is 10-12 participants and we meet 3 times per year for 4 day blocks. Core training includes presentations on ISTDP theory, technique and research, relevant dynamic readings, power-points, group supervision, and skill building exercises. Each group member must be willing to show a video tape of their work during each training block. Peer supervision in-between blocks is highly recommended and each group will have its own online space to discuss and dialogue together to create a sense of community.

Commitment Required:

Across 3 years; 4-day blocks x 3 each year

Learning Objectives

¬ Understand the theoretical underpinnings if the ISTDP model - to of the ISTDP model
- Understand the research basis for ISTDP and what conditions it is effective with
- Developing skills in clinical technique and clinical thinking which is embedded in theory and elucidated by an iterative process of testing hypotheses based on patients' response to interventions. This allows us to deliver effective interventions across a wide range of clinical presentations and spectrums of resistance and fragility
- Developing the person of the therapist so that ISTDP interventions are delivered in a safe yet effective way

Fees

TBD

Refund Policy:

There is a financial commitment to the core training on a yearly basis, with no refunds being offered for the training year after the course has started.