Institute to launch a Supervision Fellowship Program
June 02, 2008
THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM COMPONENTS
STUDENTS
Applicants for the initial year of this program (2008-09) will include non-licensed, recently graduated social workers or counselors interested in entering the psychotherapy field. Applicants are expected to have a patient population of their own, in a practice setting that is consistent with the values of the Institute. All applicants must have participated in, or agree to participate in the Institute’s Windows Into Psychotherapy Course (at an additional fee of $175 for this 7 week course) or the Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program. In the provisional year, we project accepting 3 students.
PARTICIPATION
Students are required to participate in seminars every Friday from 12-1:00 at the Institute. Supervision Fellows are joined by members of the Schiele Clinic staff, practicum students, Institute faculty, and analytic candidates for a rich learning experience focused on the clinical setting in individual psychodynamic psychotherapy. Students present cases on a quarterly basis.
Applicants are required to show proof of professional insurance.
Special consideration is given to applicants enrolled in the Institute’s Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program (APP) and those employed by the Institute’s collaborative partners.
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
There will be two parts to the program seminars; they will alternate Fridays.
Outpatient Diagnostic & Treatment Planning Seminar Designed to deepen understanding and importance of the diagnostic process of the initial interviews of outpatients and develop skills in choosing appropriate treatment.
Specific areas of discussion will include: The context of the initial interview The dynamics of the initial diagnostic interview Effective history taking strategies Moving from history to diagnosis Social and ethnic issues in diagnosis and treatment planning Establishing effect treatment planning strategies Matching patient to treatment strategy
Clinical Decisions in Evaluation & Early Treatment Seminar Designed to correlate theory and clinical practice in the evaluation of patients in arriving at recommendations for treatment modalities.
SUPERVISION
An Institute faculty member or analytic candidate will provide weekly individual supervisory sessions at a time negotiated between the student and the supervisor. Independent study assignments will be made, as appropriate, averaging 1-2 hours a week. Reading materials will be provided through the Institute’s Betty Golde Smith Library.
PROGRAM FEES
The Supervision Fellowship fee is $3900 a year which covers Friday classes, 48 individual supervisory sessions and at least 2 site visits. Special arrangements may be made to pay this fee by semester ($1950), or quarterly ($975). Some scholarship funds may be available for those demonstrating need.
Applicants taking the Institute’s Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program simultaneously with the Supervision Fellowship may make arrangements for a combined supervision program (48 individual sessions & 33 group sessions) for a combined tuition fee of $7300 annually.
WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM SPECIAL?
Designed to supplement your current work situation
Offers a different form of supervision; Psychodynamic Supervision of Psychotherapy by licensed clinicians with experience in the training & teaching of psychotherapy
Combines independent reading, seminars based on clinical situations and individual supervision sessions to offer exposure to a broad variety of cases while sustaining the focus on a deeper more detailed individual study of the therapeutic process
Open to individuals working in a wide variety of settings, including organizations that are unable to provide licensed supervision to staff members
Encourages networking with others new to the field
HOW TO APPLY
To apply, submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, two letters of recommendation, and an $80 application fee to:
Schiele Clinic Supervision Fellowship St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute 8820 Ladue Road, 3rd Floor St. Louis Mo 63124
An Institute representative will conduct a site visit during the application process and one additional site visit during the supervisory program year.
ABOUT US
The Schiele Clinic of the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute provides high quality, in-depth assessment and treatment for children, adolescents and adults, from psychoanalysis and individual psychotherapy to family and couples therapy, all available at a fee based on the client's ability to pay. The Clinic offers assessment services in order to evaluate the nature of the problem and to explore appropriate treatment methods and resources.
Contact
For questions or to request additional information contact Clinic Director, Dr. Nathan M. Simon at (314) 754-3240 or email Cathy Krane at csk@stlpi.org
