The Advanced Training in the Psychotherapies

The Certificate of Advanced Training in the Psychotherapies (the Certificate) provides an opportunity for accredited training in the Psychotherapies for trainees working towards Fellowship and Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) who meet the selection criteria and mandatory requirements for the Certificate. Approved training in the Psychotherapies consists of supervised, competency based clinical training, providing both a depth and breadth of training experiences within an adult learning model. The award of the Certificate of Advanced Training in the Psychotherapies, or “Cert. Psychotherapy Psych.” recognises completion of such training. Trainees who undertake the Certificate of Advanced Training in the Psychotherapies and Stage 3 of the Fellowship Program concurrently must follow the Stage 3 Mandatory Requirements Education Training Policy and other associated 2012 Fellowship policies and procedures. The program of Advanced Certificate in the Psychotherapies is under the governance of the Committee for Training (CFT) of the RANZCP through the Subcommittee for Advanced Training in the Psychotherapies (SATPsy). In each Branch of the RANZCP, where a Psychotherapy training program exists, a Director of Psychotherapy Advanced Training (the “DOAT”) coordinates this training and the processes described in these regulations. Regulations to be read in conjunction with the Curriculum for Advanced Training in the Psychotherapies. For the purpose of this document, trainee refers to both trainees and Fellows-in-training unless stipulated otherwise.