The Centre for Training in Psychotherapy
The Centre for Training in Psychotherapy offers a program in which faculty and students work together in a lively environment that enables the student to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for the practice of psychotherapy. Training is seen as multidimensional, involving three essential elements: personal psychotherapy, academic studies, and experiential learning. Personal Psychotherapy: To work effectively as a therapist one must have undergone a thorough personal psychotherapy. One of the main tasks of psychotherapy is to discover how unconscious elements are a help or hindrance to creative living. The capacity to understand unconscious processes and to recognize their presence in the psychotherapy session cannot be developed without the experience of personal psychotherapy. Academic Training: A solid theoretical background in the central issues of psychotherapy is essential to effective practice. For that reason, the CTP offers a wide-ranging series of lectures, seminars, and reading programs. Experiential Training: The experience of the psychotherapy process in all its phases is necessary for anyone who is to work as a psychotherapist. The CTP's training psychotherapy groups, biodynamic groups, formation seminars, and case supervision program offer the student the kind of intense, direct involvement that meets these needs. Diploma: The diploma of The Centre for Training in Psychotherapy ( D.C.T.P.) is awarded to those who have completed the requirements of both phases of its diploma program. The program has two phases: the Foundation phase and the Formation phase. The diploma student must complete the requirements of the Foundation phase before entering the Formation phase. The certificate is awarded to those who are interested in undertaking only the Foundation portion of the training program. The CTP is located at 316 Dupont Street, Toronto, Ontario M5R 1V9. Telephone inquires may be made to 416-964-3690. Our fax number is (416) 964-6941. You may e-mail us by clicking on the button labelled "Contact the CTP". Click Here for the CTP Code of Ethics Click Here for the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights Click Here for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Click Here for the Ontario Human Rights Code Click Here for the CTP Manual