IFCAPP
IFCAPP is the accrediting and representative body for Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapists in Ireland. It is a member of the Irish Council for Psychotherapy (ICP). The organisation was set up in 1986 to further the development of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with children and adolescents in Ireland. It is committed to maintaining high standards of training and practice in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy and promoting the continuous professional development of its members.
Training to become a Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist involves a four-year continuous training. This currently comprises a two-year MSc in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at Trinity College Dublin followed by a two-year clinical training with the Irish Institute of Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (IICAPP).
Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy is a clinical approach to therapeutic work with children, spanning the years from infancy through adolescence. Child & Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy aims to make unconscious (out of conscious awareness) experiences, including memories, feelings, and patterns of relating to self and other, available to the person for conscious reflection in the context of a safe therapeutic relationship. Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy uses a mixture of talk, play, art and activity in helping children to learn not only self-awareness, but also understand patterns of relating and how this may influence present experiences. The main premise is that current aspects of psychological functioning are influenced by early events and experiences, and that addressing these issues will help children and adolescents to grow and develop a richer, healthier inner world.
Administrator: Nicola Williams