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TRAINING AND PREPARATION

The Guild of Analytical Psychology and Spirituality offers a full training in analytical psychology to suitable individuals who wish to become members of the Guild.

The training is open to anyone who meets the professional requirements of the Guild. The programme is directed to the psychological development of individuals who are familiar with the concepts of C G Jung, and who have the capacity to use and develop them in accordance with their own understanding of analytical psychology. What distinguishes this training from others is the desire to explore the dimension of religion in the psychological processes of Jungian analysis.

Personal analysis with a Guild trained member or a recognised member of The International Association for Analytical Psychology is basic to this training. Theoretical preparation and a working knowledge of empirical concepts of analytical psychology are essential. The Guild provides an ongoing course of seminars and discussions. All students are expected to make presentations at seminars and discussions. Assessments are by continuous review, oral and written, to establish the depth of the student's knowledge and understanding. Progress is monitored in conjunction with a Review Committee and tutors. Clinical experience and supervision provide practical experience and the application of theoretical knowledge.

The Guild is committed to a policy of equality on the basis of creed, gender, race and national identity.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPLICATION

1. Personal Analysis

A minimum of 200 hours of analysis with a Guild trained member or a recognised member of The International Association for Analytical Psychology is required for entry to the training programme. That analysis must have extended over a period of not less than three years, and six months of that analysis must have taken place in the period prior to the application. Through the work of analysis the individual will gain psychological understanding of the relationship to the unconscious. This is a life long relationship and an appropriate preparation for becoming a member of the Guild. Admission can only be seen as a development and preparation both of oneself and one's relationship to others. During the training period the applicant is expected to have completed a further minimum of 300 hours of personal analysis so that a minimum of 500 hours is completed. It is recommended that some work is done with a male and female analyst.

2. Academic requirements and clinical experience

An academic degree or its equivalent is essential for application. Clinical experience is not essential for admission but it is a requirement for admission to membership of the Guild. Some individuals will have met this clinical requirement; others will have to acquire it through a period of clinical observation and work. The background, commitment, maturity, spirituality and quality of life lived will vary enormously in prospective applicants and will be taken into account throughout the whole selection, preparation and training process.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applicants must complete the application form and submit it to the Guild together with the appropriate non-returnable fee about nine months before they wish to commence training. After an interval of a year it is possible to re-apply, if the application is unsuccessful. When all the requirements are satisfied a Review Committee then evaluates the suitability of the individual to enter the first part of the Training Programme. When the applicant is successful that same Review Committee will be the evaluation group throughout the preparatory and training process.

THE CURRICULUM

Successful applicants will be required to have a knowledge both theoretical and practical of analytical psychology. The process of preparation and training incorporates the exploration and understanding of the religious dimension in the psychotherapeutic process. The subjects for examination are:

* Ancestry and emergence of analytical psychology

* Fundamental concepts of Jungian psychology

* Analytic methods and approaches

* The Jungian view of psychotherapy

* The Jungian view of psychopathology

* The Individuation process

* The Religious dimension and function of the psyche

* Dream interpretation

* Myth and symbolism

* Fairy tales and their interpretation

* Transference and counter-transference

* Jung's view of religion and spirituality

* Trauma with particular reference to childhood trauma

* Other psychodynamic theories and analytical psychology

* Professional and ethical attitudes in therapy.

These subjects will be taught through reading, seminars, workshops and tutorials. Clinical casework begins with the period of practical experience. Regular attendance at an ongoing case conference is required in addition to further educational requirements and case supervision.

TRAINING PROGRAMME

The programme is divided into three stages

* Theoretical preparation

* Practical preparation

* Membership of the Guild

At each stage the student is involved in the assessment of their readiness to proceed to the next stage of training. The assessment will be discussed in the student's personal analysis, and with the Review Committee. In conjunction with this the Review Committee will make a recommendation to the membership of the Guild for approval. The occasions when these recommendations will be made are:

* (a) for entry to the programme

* (b) for entry to the practical training, after not less than 18 months

* (c) for acceptance to membership of the Guild after a period of not less than 4 years from the commencement of the programme.

1. Theoretical Preparation

This period must not be less than 18 months. Knowledge of the theoretical aspects of analytical psychology will be monitored through a series of ongoing assessments to establish the student's suitability to move on to the next stage.

2. Practical Preparation

During this stage the student will undertake supervision work. A minimum of 400 hours of therapy with four clients is required. These hours should include work with at least one man and one woman. For supervision a minimum of 150 hours is required with at least two supervisors, one man and one woman. It is the responsibility of the student to find both clients and supervisors; and every support will be given by the Guild. It is recommended that the guidance of the Review Committee is seriously considered in the selection of supervisors. These are minimum requirements and some students may be asked to extend this part of their training. During this period a paper on some aspect of the relationship between analytical psychology and religion will be presented. Two written case histories and two oral case presentations from case histories will be required.

3. Membership

When all the requirements have been met, the Review Committee will make a recommendation to the members of the Guild. They will affirm the recommendation and the individual will be admitted as a Member. Facilities for ongoing professional development and refresher training are available to all members of the Guild.

SEMINAR PROGRAMME INTRODUCTORY YEAR

First Term

* 1 Map of the psyche; the tools of analysis and psychotherapy

* 2 Conscious and unconscious

* 3 History of the unconscious Second Term

* 4 Collective unconscious, archetypes, spirit and the psychoid archetype

* 5 Personal myth and the individuation process

* 6 Psychology of religion and the religious function of the psyche Third Term

* 7 Psychology of dreams

* 8 Jung's theory of the opposites

* 9 Stages of Development: theories of the personality and its development

* 10 Psychology of emergence and interpretation of neurosis and psychosis

TRAINING PROGRAMME: FIRST YEAR

First Term

* 11 Ego and Self

* 12 The Shadow

* 13 Animus and anima

* 14 The Persona

* 15 Freud and Jung Second Term

* 16 Symbols and symbolic process

* 17 Interpretation of Myth and Fairy Tales

* 18 Archetypes and Symbols of the unconscious

* 19 Psychology of the Transference/Countertransference

* 20 Synchronicity and Word Association Experiment Third Term

* 21 The experience of God in the psyche

* 22 Jung's Concept of God and the Self

* 23 The numinous and transcendent function

* 24 Psychology of Alchemy

* 25 Comparative Religion

TRAINING PROGRAMME: SECOND YEAR

First Term

* 26 The Hero motif

* 27 Mother and Father

* 28 The Child and trauma

* 29 Wise Old Man/Woman, Puer and Puella

* 30 Transference neurosis Second Term

* 31 Structure and application of dreams

* 32 Reductive and constructive approaches

* 33 Projection and containment in therapy

* 34 Therapist's shadow

* 35 Narcissism Third Term

* 36 Psychopathology

* 37 Depression

* 38 Schizophrenia, psychosis and religious experience

* 39 Psychiatry

* 40 The effect of psychological and psycho-physical disorders on consciousness

TRAINING PROGRAMME: THIRD YEAR

First Term

* 41 Professional and Ethical Practice

* 42 The Therapy Setting

* 43 Different models in Jungian psychology

* 44 Case studies and their treatment

* 45 Success and failure in analysis: beginnings and ends Second Term

* 46 Differential diagnosis

* 47 Case Studies and group supervision (3)

* 48 Case Studies and group supervision (3)

* 49 Synchronicity * 50 Initiation Rites Third Term

* 51 The Individuation Process

* 52 Case Studies and group supervision (3)

* 53 Case Studies and group supervision (3)

* 54 Psychological Types

TRAINING PROGRAMME: FOURTH YEAR

First Term

* 55 Pharmacology and other forms of physical treatment

* 56 Case studies and group supervision (3)

* 57 Case studies and group supervision (3)

* 58 Other Psychologies: Second Term

* 59 Mysterium Conjunctionis, inner marriage and the divine child

* 60 Case studies and group supervision (3)

* 61 Case studies and group supervision (3)

* 62 Other Psychologies: Third Term

* 63 Ongoing case study (whole term)*

* 64 Other Psychologies:

* This term is more usually placed in year two. Two seminars for each subject unless otherwise indicated. Further subjects may be added periodically. July 2000 Note. The Introductory Year is open to all interested individuals. The remainder of the course is for individuals who have been selected to proceed with the training programme

The current objective of the Trustees is to provide a professional training in Analytical Psychology and in particular its interface with religion and all aspects of spirituality.