Psychodynamic training in internship?

[Introspect]

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I am wondering if some of you could clarify if it is possible to receive psychodynamic training during internship if I don't get exposure to it during my program. I tend to be pretty psychodynamic in my orientation, but have been accepted to only one program with full funding and they do not have any psychodynamic faculty. I am concerned about missing this in my education. The program's curriculum seems to neglect the contributions of early experiences to mental health issues (it is a counseling psych program) and while I think it is a great program overall, I will miss out on learning about the psychodynamic perspective.

Overall I intend to be eclectic in my my approach to psychotherapy but want to be able to conduct psychodynamic therapy for those clients who would benefit.

I am also wondering if anyone could suggest avenues outside of internship that could provide me with psychodynamic training and an opportunity to develop my psychodynamic perspective.

Thank you for any help you can give!

 

[jexa]

Are you sure you won't be able to get this experience at program-affiliated practica? I will be attending a primarily CBT and family systems oriented program. I am pretty behavioral myself but would like eclectic training so that I can be a flexible clinician. But I know that the program has multiple orientations for practicum placements, so I'm not concerned about whether I can get the training.

I think you can match at an internship with psychodynamic faculty if you match well with other aspects of their program. I have a friend who received basically only CBT training in grad school who interviewed with several dynamically oriented internship sites.

 

[KillerDiller]

You will likely have access to psychodynamic supervisors on externships or through internship. I would caution against going into grad school holding a strong orientation, though. It is very likely to change as you learn more about the theory and practice of therapy. Try to keep yourself open and flexible to other viewpoints. I went into grad school thinking I would be a humanist. If you told me my first year that I would end up calling myself a behaviorist, I wouldn't have believed you for a second.

 

[psypipe]

I am wondering if some of you could clarify if it is possible to receive psychodynamic training during internship if I don't get exposure to it during my program. I tend to be pretty psychodynamic in my orientation, but have been accepted to only one program with full funding and they do not have any psychodynamic faculty. I am concerned about missing this in my education. The program's curriculum seems to neglect the contributions of early experiences to mental health issues (it is a counseling psych program) and while I think it is a great program overall, I will miss out on learning about the psychodynamic perspective.

Overall I intend to be eclectic in my my approach to psychotherapy but want to be able to conduct psychodynamic therapy for those clients who would benefit.


I am also wondering if anyone could suggest avenues outside of internship that could provide me with psychodynamic training and an opportunity to develop my psychodynamic perspective.
Thank you for any help you can give!

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