TRAINING DETAILS

Certificate & Diploma Requirements

These 3 levels are part-time, with a maximum of 20 training days per year. They are designed to be managed alongside current occupations and/or other training (people-helping professions or studies in counselling and/or psychology).

Overview

1. One individual admissions interview

2. Two admission days at the start of the Basic Certificate (included in the 44-54 days of training)

3. Self-experience in individual sessions

4. Supervision

5. Exams

6. Practical work: practicum hours (can be completed as part of other training programs or in
   private practice (not required for basic certificate)

7. A written theoretical or practical paper or project (not required for basic certificate)

Basic Certificate

in Existential Analysis and Logotherapy

• 44 to 54 seminar days • 2 1⁄2 to 3 years

EXAMS

• 2 hour written exam with 20 questions after the first year of training as well as at the end of basic training (or five 8 question mini exams at the end of each section)

*SELF-EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 15 hours individually with therapist - minimum 10 of these hours with EA therapist (for other therapists, 2 hours count as 1 hour)

• Maximum 5 hours in EA small groups (3 hours count as 1 hour, hence maximum 15
  hours in EA small groups)

*SUPERVISION

Basic Certificate in EA and LT - not a requirement

PRACTICAL WORK

• not a requirement

CASE PRESENTATIONS

• not a requirement

*PAPER

• not a requirement

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD):

• not a requirement

Counselling Diploma

in Existential Analysis and Logotherapy

• 7 additional clinical seminar days

• Plus 4 PD days (special seminars/congresses)

• 3 to 3 1⁄2 years (includes supervision)

EXAMS

• An additional 4 hour written exam with 10 theoretical questions and a treatment proposal for 4 cases at the end of 7 days clinical training

*SELF-EXPERIENCE

• Minimum 20 hours individually with therapist – minimum 10 of these hours with EA therapist (for other therapists, 2 hours count as 1 hour)

• Maximum 10 hours in EA small groups (3 hours count as 1 hour, hence maximum
  30 hours in EA small groups)

*SUPERVISION

• 100 hours

• Minimum 50 hours with EA therapist or in EA seminars

• Remaining hours can come from outside supervision

• Maximum 33 hours can be done during counselling diploma training - Remaining 67 hours to be done afterwards

PRACTICAL WORK

• 200 hours

CASE PRESENTATIONS

• 5 cases

1. 2 general counselling situations (supervised once)

2. 1 crisis situation (supervised 1-3 times)

3. 2 longer counselling situations of more than 3 counselling sessions with the same
   client (supervised 1-3 times)

*PAPER

• 20 pages

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD)

• minimum 4 days of special seminars and/or EA congresses

Psychotherapy Diploma

in Existential Analysis

• 36 to 46 additional seminar days

• Plus 7 PD days (special seminars/congresses)

• 5-7 years (includes supervision) for completion of all requirements

EXAMS

• An additional 4 hour written exam with 10 theoretical questions and a treatment proposal for 4 cases at the end of clinical training

*SELF-EXPERIENCE

Minimum 50 hours (usually 70-80 hours)

• Minimum 32 hours individually with therapist - minimum 16 of these hours with EA therapist (for other therapists, 2 hours count as 1 hour)

• Maximum 18 hours in EA small groups (3 hours count as 1 hour, hence maximum
  54 hours in EA small groups)

*SUPERVISION

150 hours

• Minimum 75 hours with EA therapist or in EA seminars

• Remaining hours can come from outside supervision

• Maximum 50 hours can be done during counselling diploma training

• Remaining 100 hours to be done after psychotherapy diploma training begins

PRACTICAL WORK

• 550 hours supervised practicum or internship as part of a degree or other training program or supervised clinical work (approved by trainers); supervision of practicum - 30 hours; for those possessing a diploma or degree with 550 hours supervised practicum or internship prior to EA training, this requirement is considered to be fulfilled

• 600 hours own practical work seeing clients; supervision of practical work - 150 hours

• The above required hours can be completed during EA training or after seminars have been completed

CASE PRESENTATIONS

• 5 cases presented a minimum of 5 times each (average 7 times) and a final supervision; if there are difficulties presenting long-term client cases, 3 long-term client cases may be replaced by:
  
  a) 2 cases from medium-term clients (30-50 hours) supervised several times;
  
  b) 2 cases from short-term clients (15-30 hours) supervised several times; additional case supervision

• 5 thematic case presentations (supervised 1-2 times)

*PAPER

• 30 pages

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (PD)

• minimum 7 days of special seminars and/or EA congresses