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Training in psychodynamic psychotherapy: the psychiatric trainee's perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Peter J Trigwell ,
Stephen Curran ,
John Milton  and
Celli Rowe
Stephen Curran
Affiliation:
High Royds Hospital, Menston, Nr Ilkley, Leeds LS296AQ, England
John Milton
Affiliation:
Academic Unit of Psychiatry, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, England
Celli Rowe
Affiliation:
Department of Psychotherapy, 40 Clarendon Road, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England
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Abstract

Various problems can occur when embarking upon training in psychodynamic psychotherapy for the first time. If the difficulties experienced by trainees are not given serious attention by supervisors, trainees may give up at an early stage. This paper looks at the subjective difficulties experienced by three junior trainees in psychiatry in adjusting to such training, and includes comments in reply from one of the organisers of the course which the trainees attended. It is essential for supervisors to address trainees concerns openly, in order to avoid a further decline in the use of this important part of the “therapeutic armamentarium”.

Keywords

TrainingPsychodynamicPsychotherapySupervision.
Type
Perspective
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 12 , Issue 2 , June 1995 , pp. 57 - 59
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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