Systemic Approaches to Working with Individuals, Families and Organisations (Intermediate)

Entry requirements

In order to be eligible for this course, you must have completed one of the following:

• Systemic approaches to working with individuals, families and organisations (D4F, foundation)
• Child, adolescent and family mental wellbeing multidisciplinary practice (ED24)
• an AFT-accredited foundation systemic training

If you have not completed one of the above courses, you will need to demonstrate how you meet the learning outcomes of our foundation course.

After submitting an application, please send us an email including a document detailing how you meet these learning outcomes with your full name and the course code in the subject line. Please ensure that you have addressed each learning outcome individually, and provided evidence.

If invited to interview, you will be asked to bring a portfolio demonstrating your systemic learning and experience.

You must also be either working or volunteering in a setting that allows you to complete 60 hours of face-to-face work with families, where you are permitted to use film or audio to record some of your work.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This course will provide you with a well-developed understanding of systemic theory and practice which will underpin your work with diverse families and organisations.

It is the most advanced pre-qualifying course in systemic approaches and constitutes the best preparation for the clinical training in the UK. This course is validated by the University of Essex and accredited by the Association of Family Therapy (AFT).

This training is preceded by a foundation level course (D4F).

This course is for you if you already hold an AFT-accredited foundation certificate in systemic therapy that has been obtained at the Tavistock and Portman, or another recognised institution.

You can also progress to this course if you have successfully completed our Postgraduate certificate in Child, adolescent and family mental wellbeing multidisciplinary practice (ED24), having undertaking the family observation.

On this course, you will need to see families and couples as the key therapist.