Applications are invited for the next intake of the Inter-Regional Residential ACAT Psychotherapy Training in Cognitive Analytic Therapy, starting in September 2012.
This course is open to any applicant who has completed or is about to complete their Practitioner Training in CAT (on case 7/8 and written work near completion at time of interview) who wishes to continue with their professional development and seek accreditation as a UKCP CAT Psychotherapist.
The course is designed to be accessible to CAT Practitioners around the country and from further afield e.g. Dublin. It is structured around six five-day residential blocks, once a term for two taught years, in addition to more local seminar groups and tutorials. The residential blocks take place in the comfortable, peaceful location of Holland House, near Evesham, Worcestershire, in a beautiful 16th century retreat.
Course Director: Hilary Beard
Co-Directors of Residentials: Ian Kerr and Hilary Beard
Course Administrator: Niki Larsen
Please see below for the course leaflet download.
This involves a full CV, an application form, three personal summaries (600 words each) and an application fee of £35 (non-refundable). If selected for interview there will be a further cost of £85.
Please click the links below to download the application pack (Application Form Word format, Guidance notes)
The course fees are £2950 per year. This consists of £1075 for the residential accommodation and the remainder for teaching, seminars, tutorials, marking, core administration and ACAT’s yearly trainee registration fee.
£35 is payable with the initial application. We prefer payment online, via the ACAT website, however, you are also welcome to pay by cheque. To pay the application fee online by credit or debit card, please see the payment option at the top right hand side of this page.
To pay by cheque, please make the cheque payable to ACAT Ltd and send it with your application.
If called for interview an additional £85 will be charged.
The closing date for applications is 7th May 2012
The interviews will take place during late May/early June 2012.
The course starts in September 2012
and the first residential is 15th – 19th October 2012.
The intake to the course is biennial.
For enquiries about the application process or to receive an application pack in the post please contact Niki Larsen, Course Administrator
Email: niki.larsen@acat.me.uk
Telephone: 07903 818143
Address: STH, PO Box 140, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 9DJ
For detailed enquiries about the course content please contact Hilary Beard, Course Director
Email: hilary.beard@slam.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0207 188 5412
Address: Psychotherapy Department, Lower Ground Floor, Block 8 South Wing, St Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH
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