Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) 20-Day Training Programme

"I liked the content and materials of the teaching. Deborah is incredibly knowledgeable. She has a gentle approach that accommodates everyone. I liked supervision - my supervisor is incredibly helpful." Participant, December 2023

"I was told to prepare for challenges, I was not prepared for how fundamental the impact would be on my therapeutic practice." Participant, December 2023

"I liked everything about the DIT training but mostly I thought the content was very informative, interesting and very relevant to my training. I am thoroughly enjoying this training and learning so much which helps me to improve as a therapist and also helps me to work in a different way with more of an analytic stance." Participant, April 2024

The training includes supervision on three training cases (24 supervision hours in total).

The supervised practice component will involve seeing three patients under weekly supervision. Each patient will be seen for 16 sessions of weekly DIT. This is typically structured as half an hour supervision per patient over 16 sessions.

In addition, six additional audio-visual recordings will need to be submitted for rating. All therapy sessions will need to be audio-visual recordings.

Once supervision has been successfully completed, trainees will be able to see DIT patients with weekly supervision until they are registered DIT practitioners.

There will be four components to the assessment:

1.     Theoretical basis of DIT.  

This will be delivered in advance of the course through online podcasts and prescribed reading. The content of this component will be based on the initial chapters of the DIT manual, which will not be covered as part of the training. Satisfactory completion of this component is essential for progression. This is evaluated by a multiple choice questionnaire, which has to be completed by the agreed date before commencing the course. 

2.     Knowledge of DIT.  

This will be assessed after the first half of the programme, which covers sessions I.1–I.3 and II.1–II.3, by a mixture of role-play and clinical videos. There will be a further requirement of submission of clinical logs for each of the three training cases. Satisfactory completion of this component is essential for progression. 

3.     Intervention with DIT.  

This will be assessed at the end of the training by the same method as for component 2. Teaching methods include opportunities to observe and practise key skills associated with DIT. Supervisees have to pass an online role play to demonstrate their ability to hold the DIT stance, explore and elaborate interpersonal narratives to elicit themes as well as give an adequate explanation of the DIT model in order to begin supervision of clinical work. Supervisees should show steady progress in their ability to apply learning points from training days. Satisfactory completion of this component is essential for progression. 

4.     Clinical experience.  

Supervisees will present logs and video recordings of their supervised clinical experience of three cases treated with DIT. Two video recordings will be watched for each of the three cases; in all instances the session where the IPAF is negotiated will be evaluated by your supervisor and the other session will be chosen from the middle or ending phases. It is expected that you show steady progress from each clinical case and that you demonstrate an ability to take on board, integrate and apply the feedback you receive in supervision as part of this learning.  

Those who complete the 20-Day DIT training successfully will be able to join the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) Roster of ‘kite marked’ practitioners. Please note that there will be an annual cost of £50 to appear on the Roster, or £25 per year for those already a BPC Registrant, to be paid directly to the BPC.

Applicants should email DIT@annafreud.org with all their supporting documentation in a single email.

The supporting materials are:

• The provided 20-Day application document including: statements of support to indicate why the trainee has been put forward for this training and the service’s ability to support their training having consulted the course requirements set out in this document (Expectations for the course):

  • a statement of support from the applicant’s line manager; and

  • a statement of support from the applicant’s clinical supervisor.

• Proof of diploma level qualification in counselling (not necessarily psychodynamic) or a psychology doctorate degree (clinical, counselling, health or forensic).

• Current, full BPC, BACP, UKCP, HCPC or BABCP registration.

• At least two years’ employment in an NHS/Talking Therapies or voluntary institution (or private capacity) working in a therapeutic capacity with adults with mental health problems (written confirmation required).

• A copy of their CV.

If applicant’s wish to apply for the January 2026 cohort, the deadline is 31 October 2025.

If applicant’s wish to apply for the March 2026 cohort, the deadline is 6 February 2026.

Find out more about the timeframe for completion of 20-Day DIT.

The online platform Zoom will be used to deliver online training. Prior to booking, please ensure you meet the system requirements so you can join this training session. To test your equipment visit Zoom.us/test and follow the instructions.

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