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Birkbeck, University of London: Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
| Institution | Birkbeck, University of London View institution profile |
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| Department | Birkbeck Centre for Counselling |
| Web | http://www.bbk.ac.uk/ |
| Telephone | 0203 907 0700 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
Our MA Couple Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy provides you with significant theoretical knowledge needed to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with a specialist focus on working with couples. The course is offered in collaboration with Tavistock Relationships, a leading training and research centre in therapeutic and psycho-educational approaches to supporting couples.
Key areas of study include:
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psychoanalytic models of the mind
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complex theoretical concepts and how they are applied to the couple relationship
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psychosexual development and sexuality through the life cycle
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causes of violence and aggression within couple relationships
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issues around separation, divorce, conflict and the impact on family life.
Working with experienced practitioners in the helping professions, you will attend tutorials, weekly clinical seminars and supervision, and personal therapy, and undertake in-person clinical work.
This course provides you with the clinical requirements leading towards accreditation with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BCP).
Teaching and clinical work is based at the Tavistock Relationships' premises in central London, close to Liverpool Street station, with occasional sessions at Birkbeck’s Bloomsbury campus.
Highlights
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Tavistock Relationships is the leading couple therapy centre in London. It has a long history in training, research and best practice.
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You will become part of Tavistock Relationships' alumni group, enabling you to take advantage of its CPD and conferences that will keep you up to date with recent developments in the field and further develop your clinical practice.
Careers and employability
Graduates can pursue the following career paths and opportunities:
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as a professional couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist, qualified to work in the statutory, voluntary or private sector
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registration with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC)
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registration with the College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT)
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Tavistock Relationships training in individual psychodynamic psychotherapy (BPC)
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Tavistock Relationships training for advanced standing in psychosexual therapy (COSRT)
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British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF) training for advanced standing in individual psychoanalytic psychotherapy
We offer a comprehensive careers service - Careers and Enterprise - your career partner during your time at Birkbeck and beyond. At every stage of your career journey, we empower you to take ownership of your future, helping you to make the connection between your experience, education and future ambitions.
MA
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
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| Entry requirements | Usually a second-class honours degree (2:2 or above), or equivalent professional experience. You should also have several years of post-qualifying experience in a helping profession such as counselling, psychology, social work or psychiatry. A requirement of the course is that all students undertake personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy at least three times a week usually commencing at least one year before starting the course. This requirement may be modified for entrants with advanced standing. Your psychotherapist must be an experienced member of the British Psychoanalytic Council and will need to be approved by the Tavistock Training Committee. The current cost of personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy is likely to range between £50 to £90 per session. Fees are negotiated directly between the student and the therapist. |
| Location | Main Site Malet Street London WC1E 7HX |
Fees
| England | 8130 GBP for Year 1 |
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| Northern Ireland | 8130 GBP for Year 1 |
| Scotland | 8130 GBP for Year 1 |
| Wales | 8130 GBP for Year 1 |
| International | 12000 GBP for Year 1 |
Birkbeck, part of the University of London, offers nearly 300 taught and research postgraduate programmes across arts and humanities, business and economics, law, science and social science. As an evening teaching specialist, Birkbeck offers its taught postgraduate courses between 6-9pm, with some courses available through distance learning. As with undergraduate courses, postgraduates can study full-time or part-time.
Home to 44 research and specialist institutes, Birkbeck is the sixth largest provider of taught postgrad courses for UK and EU students - some 44% of its 11,000-plus students are on postgrad programmes. Around 90% of its academics are active in research, and …
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