MCP0001

Child psychotherapy 1 (year 1)

(MED)

Ms J Beaufoy

Synopsis: Introduction to psychoanalytic theories of development including developmental perspectives of Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, Margaret Mahler, John Bowlby and Donald Winnicott. Psychiatric assessment, assessment for psychotherapy, infant-parent work, child psychotherapy, adolescent psychotherapy, parent therapy and psychodynamic understanding of the family. Individual Psychotherapy Supervision, 2 hours per week.Parent Therapy Supervision,1 hour per week. Developmental Observation Seminar,1 hour per week.

Assessment: Trainees0 performance on seminars + Written reports trainees submit of assessments and each series of observations + Written report submitted by supervisors for each trainee detailing progress made.