Welcome to ICP+P’s Couples Therapy Training Program!
Apply Here Now or contact the Chair of the Couples Program, Michael Wannon, PhD at menaw1@aol.com or at 301-325-1840 for information.
Many experienced therapists feel energized to engage in couples therapy. Yet as time passes, they often feel overwhelmed or “stuck.” Those trained and familiar with couples’ work know this phenomenon all too well. As the couple’s issues around communication, sex, trauma, affairs, rage and hopelessness unfold in the therapist’s office, the work can feel taxing and overwhelming, often deskilling the most seasoned therapist.
ICP+P’s Couples Therapy Training Program focuses on integrating psychodynamic theory and specific clinical skills, so that clinicians can feel effective in therapeutically addressing the challenges of this work. The program consists of weekly three-hour meetings, divided between didactic learning and group supervision on active couples cases.
Many graduates of the program continue to collaborate and work together on clinical cases long after the program is completed. The program also offers graduates many ongoing professional and social events, and the opportunity to belong to a warm professional community.
Learn more below and contact Michael Wannon, PhD, the Chair of the Couples Program, for more information, menaw1@aol.com or 301-325-1840.
Overview
The Couples Therapy Training Program is a one-year course comprised of both theoretical seminars and clinical group supervision. The trainees learn the material through lectures, case write ups and presentations and group participation. The trainees meet together for 3 hours per week from September to May.
The program emphasizes the integration of concepts from self psychology, object relations, and relational theory as applied to the clinical practice of treating couples. For more specific details, see the syllabus for 2022/23.
Syllabus and Readings (password protected)
Continuing Education
The program consists of 32 classes. Three CE credits are awarded for each class for a total of 96 CE credits. A CE/CME certificate is awarded for each unit of the program individually. To receive the credits, attendees must attend 100% of the classes within each unit. Partial credit is not possible.
Faculty
Aaron Bourne, LPC, NCC
Tybe Diamond, LCSW
John Gualtieri, PhD
Mary O’Farrell, PhD
Janice Sanchez, LCSW
Barbara Shapard, LCSW
Adrienne Simenhoff, MSW, PsyD
Angela M. Snyder, PsyD
Michael Wannon, PhD
Chair: Michael Wannon, PhD
Associate Chair: Catherine Bernard, PhD
Admissions
Policy
All interested applicants should contact the current Chair of the Couples Program, Michael Wannon, PhD at menaw1@aol.com or at 301-325-1840.
Applicants will be considered based on their clinical experience, training, supervision and personal psychotherapy experience. It is expected that applicants will have an interest and be motivated to work within a self-psychological framework. Participants must be treating some couples currently.
Application
Click here to apply or contact us for more information
Fees
Application:
$50.00 fee (applicable toward tuition).
Tuition:
Tuition is $2,300.00 per two-semester academic year. The application fee will be applied to the tuition. Tuition will be billed for the fall and spring semesters in August and December, respectively. Tuition refunds will be available until the semester begins.
Students may apply for scholarship assistance by clicking here.
The ICP+P Training Program draws its applicants from the various mental health disciplines and other fields. The program does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, or national or ethnic background.
The Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis (ICP+P) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. ICP+P maintains responsibility for this program and its content. ICP+P is approved by the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners to offer Category I continuing education credit. As our CE program receives oversight from a licensed social worker, the CE credits we award are highly likely to be recognized by licensing boards in Virginia and the District of Columbia. These continuing education credits meet the ANCC standards for nurses. Marriage and family therapists licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia may submit these CE credits to their licensing boards. (Marriage and family therapists in other jurisdictions and licensed counselors should inquire with their local Boards regarding continuing education credit.) Attendees from the above professional groups will earn CE credits for attending the classes. Full attendance is required to receive the designated CE credit. ICP+P is accredited by MedChi, the Maryland State Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians. ICP+P designates this educational activity for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
* The presenters and the planners have informed us that they do not have a conflict of interest and have disclosed that they have no relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests pertaining to this educational activity. Additionally, the presenters have been instructed to disclose any limitations of data and unlabeled or investigational uses of products during the presentations. The presentations will not contain any references to off-label (non-FDA-approved) use of products or devices.