- Overview
- Syllabus
- What we offer
- Requirements
Overview
This postgraduate diploma is a one-year programme and is divided into three discrete but interconnected modules – psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and philosophy. The programme is designed to allow the learner to gain a thorough understanding of psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic theory and also to cultivate their critical thinking and analytic abilities via the strong philosophical elements of the course.
The programme aims at to placing the student in a strong position to move onto the MA in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy already offered at by the School of Psychotherapy at Independent Colleges, or move to similar programmes at other institutions.
Course Start Date
September 2010
Course Timetable
The programme is planned to run weekly on Mondays from 6.00pm till 10.00pm and on Wednesday from 2.00pm until 9.00pm.
Awarding Body
HETAC
Contact Details
Eve Watson, Head of Psychoanalysis
Email: eve.watson@independentcolleegs.ie
Phone: 01-6725058
Hugh Arthurs, Head of Psychotherapy Training
Email: hugh.arthurs@independentcolleges.ie
Phone: 01-6725058
Course Duration
One year full-time or two years part-time
Course Fees
Full time: €5980 per annum
Part time: €5980 per annum
Syllabus
- * Addiction
- * Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy
- * Culture, Madness and Civilisation
- * Practice of Psychotherapy
- * Theoretical Developments 1 – Freud and his Contemporaries
- * Theoretical Developments 2 – The British Tradition, Object Relations and Ego Psychology
- * Psychoanalysis: Clinical Structures
- * Freud – His Life and Work
- * Lacan and Language
- * Dreams and their Relation to the Unconscious
- * Psychosexual Development
- * Philosophy of the Social Sciences
- * Philosophy of Mind
- * Philosophical Ethics
- * Ethics of Psychotherapy
- * Thesis
What We Offer
The Higher Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Studies will be of particular interest to the large contingent of accredited psychotherapists who have previously undertaken a training programme in any of those institutions that do not offer a formal state-recognised degree and who may now wish to pursue further study in the field of psychotherapy at postgraduate level.
The programme will also be of particular interest to hospital doctors and general practitioners who wish to gain a more thorough understanding of the role of psychotherapy in the management of mental health. Similarly, the programme will appeal to other health professionals such as nurses, social workers, etc who wish to add to their existing knowledge and understanding of the mental health field.
Training in the area of psychotherapy can also be of benefit to those who may not necessarily wish to practice as psychotherapists but who wish to expand their level of expertise in inter-personal relations. This programme would be particularly relevant to those working in Human Resources, Management Training, etc. A good understanding of psychotherapeutic principles can be very helpful in navigating the demands of the workplace and in enhancing employment techniques and practices, as well as in dealing with people in general.
Students are required to attend lectures from September to May over a 24 week academic year. Each class has continuous assessment and there are exams at the end of the year.