The federation
The training
What a national association must provide for its certificate to carry the federation's name.
- 4 years
- minimum duration of the psychotherapeutic training
- 7 years
- complete path, including the prior university degree
- 400 h
- theoretical study, of which 250 specific to Daseinsanalysis
- 250
- sessions of personal training analysis
- 130
- sessions of supervision, mostly individual
- 450 h
- supervised clinical practice, spread over at least two years
The training
6.1.
The total duration of the training will not be less than a minimum of 4 years starting after at least 3 years of University or professional courses leading to a first University degree or its equivalent professional qualification in subjects relevant to psychotherapy.
6.2.
: The complete training at least 7 years (University degree or state equivalent at least 3 years + psychotherapeutic training at least 4 years) meets the IFDA’s criteria for basic Daseinsanalytic training, and includes the following elements:
• 6.2.1. Theoretical Study (At least 400 h of which 250 hours specific Daseinsanalytic theory)
o Existential philosophy training which includes a special seminar about “ Being and Time”. o Theories of human development throughout the life-cycle o An understanding of other psychotherapeutic approaches o A theory of change o An understanding of social, cultural and legislative issues in relation to psychotherapy o Theories of psychopathology o Theories of assessment and intervention o Theory of dream analysis o Ethical and deontological issues
• 6.2.2. Individual Analysis
- At least
- 250 sessions of individual psychotherapeutic experience (training analysis-individual psychotherapy)
- 130 sessions of supervision of clinical practice (practical work with individual patients) including a majority of individual supervision.
• 6.2.3. Clinical Practice
- At least
- 450 h. clinical practice (practical individual work with a patient under continuous supervision appropriate to the daseinsanalytic psychotherapeutic modality) which will be staggered at least on two years.
• 6.2.4. Placement in a mental health setting or equivalent professional experience.
• 6.2.5. Scientific work: Until the end of the training, each trainee should either have a scientific publication or a scientific presentation in the field of Daseinsanalysis.
6.3.
Before the end of the training, the practitioner should have completed the required University degree or its equivalent professional state qualification.
6.4.
By the end of the training, there will be an assessment of both theoretical and practical work which will also evaluate the personal, social and professional maturity and a commitment to working to a professional code and ethical standards.
6.5.
According to this Daseinsanalytic psychotherapy training and the agreement of the national association, the national association will issue an “IFDA certificate” to the practitioner who signed the Strasbourg declaration on Psychotherapy.
On completion, and with the agreement of the national association, the association issues an IFDA certificate to the practitioner, who signs the Strasbourg Declaration on Psychotherapy.