Clinical Application Program

Chair: Sheila Hill, M.S.W.

Program Overview

The Clinical Application Program (CAP) is our advanced psychotherapy program. It builds on the Two-Year IPI Program in Object Relations Theory and Practice, offering advanced training in applying object relations theory to clinical work. The CAP is open to current students or graduates of the IPI Object Relations Theory and Practice Program. Graduates of a comparable training program may also quality.

A Clinical Certificate in Object Relations Therapy is given upon satisfactory completion of these four components of the Clinical Application Program:

Graduation from the Two-Year Object Relations Theory and Practice Program

Completion of an additional 72 hours of Seminars

These hours can be earned by participating in one or more of the following seminars and conferences and the total hours must equal 72.

1. Attending a seminar series in a local IPI program.
   
   
2. Attending IPI weekend conferences after completion of the Two-Year program.
   
   
3. Participating in telephone seminars.
   
   
4. Participating in a videoconference or teleconference series at one of the IPI sites. Currently, there are two series: (1) The Infant Observation series links students in Chevy Chase, Salt Lake City and elsewhere by phone. (2) The Master Speaker Videoconference series links presenters and students by telephone and/or videoconference in Chevy Chase, Long Island, Omaha and Salt Lake City by video and elsewhere by telephone.
   
   
5. Attending a week-long Couple, Child and Family Therapy Summer Institute.

Supervision

In order to meet the supervision requirement students are required to have three supervisory experiences with three different IPI national faculty supervisors. Supervision can be face-to-face, by telephone or by videoconference where available. Students are required to have at least one individual supervision for 35 hours. The remaining two supervisions may be two individual (35 hours each), two paired (50 hours each), or a combination of any two different types: individual (35 hours), paired (50 hours), group (75 hours). In order for supervision to count for the CAP requirements, a student must already be enrolled with IPI by participating in an IPI satellite seminar, the two-year IPI Object Relations Theory and Practice Program, or have graduated from the two-year IPI Object Relations Theory and Practice Program. Written evaluations of the supervisory experience by both the supervisor and the supervisee are required and are used to enhance learning.

Personal Therapy

Two years of twice weekly psychotherapy with an analytically-oriented therapist (not necessarily of the object relations school) is required. The psychotherapy can either be prior to, or concurrent with, taking the CAP program. More therapy may be suggested if indicated.

Contact IPI at info@theipi.org or 301-215-7377 for additional information

Application

Participants in the Clinical Application Program must be licensed or practice-eligible. IPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age, gender, sexual preference or physical handicap. See General Information complete details about the application process.