Training - New Zealand Institute of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

From its inception, NZIPP has offered a Training Programme as the pathway to membership of the Institute. Since 1999 NZIPP has been a Member Organisation of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association of Australasia. As such, our training requirements concur with the training standards set by the PPAA.

TRAINING:

The Training Programme has three interconnected components:

1. a theoretical programme with clinical seminars
2. individual clinical supervision and the completion of
training cases
3. personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy/psychoanalysis

There is also a requirement of annual attendance of four reflective group seminars related to the Training.

The formal part of the Training comprises a three year six semester (20 weeks per semester) programme of
theoretical and clinical seminars. There is an emphasis on an integration of theoretical understanding with clinical
practice.

Accompanying this programme, and as an extension to it, the Institute offers additional weekend seminars led
by visiting psychoanalysts and other senior practitioners in the field from NZ and abroad.

There is an attendance requirement related to the programme.

Enquiries: Judi Blumenfeld Hoadley
This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Chair of Training: NZIPP PPAA

THEORETICAL PROGRAMME:

The current curriculum comprises an indepth study of the work of Freud and M Klein in the first year (semesters 1 and 2), a study of Fairbairn and Winnicott and the British Object Relations school (year 2 semester 3) and W. Bion and the Post Kleinians (year 2 semester 4), a study of psychoanalytic ideas relating to ego psychology, self psychology; controversies in related psychoanalytic theory and practice, and psychoanalytic theory relating to relational and intersubjective perspectives (year 3 semester 5) and lenses in contemporary psychoanalytic thinking (year 3 semester 6).

SUPERVISION:

Trainees are required to have individual psychoanalytic supervision for the duration of the Training (until the completion of the Training Requirements).

TRAINING CASES:

Two Training Cases are undertaken concurrent with the Training programme. The first case comprises at least twice weekly psychotherapy with an individual patient for two years and the second case, to be commenced after the two-year completion date, twice-weekly for one year. The particular focus of the supervision is the indepth, ongoing work with the Training Cases.

PERSONAL PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY/PSYCHOANALYSIS:

There is a requirement of at least twice weekly psychoanalytic psychotherapy/psychoanalysis with a therapist approved by the Institute, for the duration of the Training. (Until all the Training Requirements have been met.) The emphasis of the Training is on the opportunity for immersion in psychoanalytic work and integration of theory with clinical practice.

The Training Requirements of NZIPP as a Member Organisation of the PPAA is that all aspects of Training are to be undertaken concurrently.

Trainees are encouraged to seek membership of the Institute and of the PPAA after the successful completion of the Training.

The training costs relating to the seminar programme are currently $950.00 NZ per semester, $1900 per annum.

Prospective candidates must have professional training and experience in psychotherapy, psychology, medicine, psychiatry or related fields.

Acceptance is by interview and a suitable level of personal and clinical maturity is required.