IPT Training is available to all clinicians and students.
Training includes on-site courses, on-line courses in real time, and webinar short-courses you can access at your convenience. All include the opportunity for APA CE credits.
Certification in IPT is recommended but not required. Certification programs for clinicians include Community-Based Training (Level B) and IPT Certified Therapist Training (Level C). Training and certification for IPT Supervisors (Level D) and Trainers (Level E) is also available for clinicians who have completed the Certified Therapist Training and have been endorsed by their supervisors.
* Level A Training in IPT (16 hours)
* Perinatal IPT (16 hours)
* IPT for Adolescents (16 hours)
these three courses are Level A equivalents
* Advanced/Booster Training in IPT (required for Level B; 8 hours)
* IPT Case Supervision (required for Levels B and C; small group or individual)
* Group IPT training (16 hours)
* IPT Supervisor Training (Level D; 16 hours)
* IPT Instructors Workshop (Level E; 16 hours)
IPT training and certification follows a sequential pathway (see flow chart below).
Step one IPT Basic Training (LEVEL A). This Level A course can be a general course in IPT, or a course in IPT for Adolescents or Perinatal IPT. These courses, either live on-line or in person, are 16 hours each and involve didactic instruction in IPT along with video review and discussion, small group interactions, and practice of IPT skills and techniques.
Upon completion of an IPT Institute Level A course, step two can begin. This includes Community-Based Case Supervision individually or in small groups along with submission and approval of two portfolios at a satisfactory level of quality and adherence. Completion of LEVEL B Community-Based Training also requires completion of an 8 hour IPT Advanced/Booster Course. The entire Community-Based Training program is designed to be completed within 6-8 months.
For those who complete Level B and wish to continue to step three, two more individually supervised cases and satisfactory portfolios are required for IPT Certified Therapists (LEVEL C).
Step four, if desired, is IPT Supervisor Training (LEVEL D). This requires nomination by the Level C supervisor and approval by the IPT Institute. Supervisor training requires a 16 hour course and co-leading two supervision groups with an experienced supervisor at a satisfactory level, as well as a supervision portfolio from additional supervision groups.
And finally, those nominated by their supervisor and trainer can continue to step five, IPT Instructor Training (LEVEL E). This training is reserved for experienced IPT clinicians and requires 16 hours of coursework and co-teaching of several courses at a satisfactory level.
Certification from the IPT Institute International is provided at the following levels:
Level A (Clinical Training in IPT)
Level B (Community-Based Training in IPT)
Level C (IPT Certified Therapist)
Level D (IPT Certified Supervisor)
Level E (IPT Certified Instructor)
