Professional Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training

Part-time   I  4 Years   I  Accredited

Pathway

  • 2-year MSc in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Trinity College Dublin.

  • 2-year Post Master Clinical Training at the Irish Institute for Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.

  • Eligibility for accreditation by The Irish Forum for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (IFCAPP) on successful completion of both parts of the overall four-year training.

  • IFCAPP is a member of The Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP).

  • The 4-year professional training is overseen by the Irish Institute for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (IICAPP).

  • Graduates are eligible to work with children and adolescents in a variety of mental health settings.

  • The next intake will commence in September 2025.

The Irish Institute for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (IICAPP) is overseeing the four-year professional training which has been running successfully for over 20 years.

It is the only Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy training in Ireland that includes a two-year infant Observation component.

Accreditation

The 4-year professional training is accredited by the Irish Forum for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy IFCAPP. IFCAPP is a member of the Irish Council for Psychotherapy ICP.

“The Irish Council for Psychotherapy represents eleven organisations and over 1,500 psychotherapists and is the National Awarding Organisation (NAO) of the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP).”  

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Irish Council for Psychotherapy

If you have any questions please contact IICAPP.

What is Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy?

Child and adolescent psychotherapists work with children, teenagers, parents and families. They also work in a variety of settings including Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, Early Intervention Teams, paediatric settings, with children in care or other children who have experienced trauma or abuse and in private practice.

Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists are primarily involved in the assessment and treatment of children and their families through long-term individual psychotherapy or briefer interventions when appropriate.

  • "Studying with Trinity and IICAPP provided me with the comprehensive skills I needed to work as a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist in Private Practice. The training is four years and included a two-year infant observation component. I did not realize at the beginning of the infant observation module how crucially significant this learning experience would be in my work as child and adolescent psychotherapist."

    Ines I Private Practice

  • "This training provided me with excellent skills and confidence working with children , adolescents and their parents/carers. The infant observation was invaluable and enriching in understanding the first and primary relationship that lays the foundation for understanding the development of the personality. The small classes, reflective spaces and theoretical underpinnings of psychoanalytic theory and skills that I developed continue to stand to me all these years later, I would love to do it all over again".

    Bláthnaid I Children's Health Ireland

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