Child Psychotherapy Clinical Training
Overview of the course
Applications for September 2025 intake will open on the 1st of January 2025. For an application form please email info@btpp.co.uk
Enquiries about, and expressions of interest for this training intake are welcome and an initial conversation with Eva Shehu-Whitefield, Lead for Recruitment, (evawhitefield@btpp.co.uk) can be arranged for you to further discuss your interest and learn more about training at BTPP.
Commissioned and part-funded by Health Education England (HEE), this Doctoral level training, accredited by the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP), begins September 2025.
Who Is This For?
People with a passion for psychoanalytic thinking, who have already completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach (M7). If you are interested in training as a Child Psychotherapist but have not yet done this pre-clinical course, click here to find out more about this first step.
Pre-Entry Requirements:
Completion of an MA/PG Dip in Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach (M7)
Programme Highlights:
Four-year, full-time, salaried training.
In-depth learning in clinical, psychoanalytic theory, and diverse psychotherapy skills.
Hands-on experience in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Professional Registration:
Qualifying Trainees become members of the ACP.
Qualified professionals must register with the ACP to practice as a child psychotherapist
To find out more about the course structure, what the Birmingham training can offer, and how to apply, click here