The GINZ Training Programmes

Gestalt Institute certificate and diploma qualifications

1. This is a comprehensive, experientially-based programme.
2. Requires attendance at three 4 day workshops per year in Christchurch, combined with on going small group training in each centre.
3. Begins with an introductory pre-training year focussed on personal growth, with an introduction to Gestalt Theory and Practice.
4. Each training stage includes personal growth, academic assignments on Gestalt theory and practice, and practical skills in the Gestalt method of psychotherapy.
5. Progression and graduation is dependent on competency in all areas.
6. In response to the popularity of the 1st year we will be offering this as a Introductory Certificate in 2008.

Other Training requirements

• Clinical experience in a safe supervised setting.
• Regular supervision with a Gestalt supervisor.
• Completion of the Interface between Psychiatry & Psychotherapy modules and an external viva examination.
• A psychiatric clinical placement.
• Attendance at least one at a basic training workshop in another modality.
• Commitment to on going professional growth and development.

Admission to training

This training is suitable for a wide range of people including:

• Qualified mental health professionals such as psychologists, psychiatrists, physicians, social workers, senior counsellors and mental health nurses.
• Graduate students enrolled in programmes leading to a career in the  health disciplines.
• Human Service professionals working in the community and people in management looking for a relevant and stimulating training programme.
• Teachers, counsellors and business human resource personnel who work in a variety of settings.
• Others whose work or talents make it reasonable that they would benefit from the training and use it in their work.

As our course is accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, student loans may be available.

Course Application and Information

Below are a number of documents to provide you with more information. We have not set the fee structure for our 2009 intake this will be set in June 2008. As an indicator the fee for this years course (2008) was $3371.

The Deadline for application submission will be 12th December 2008.

		Introductory Certificate Course Overview (20kB)
		Entry and Exclusion Criteria (14kB)
		Faculty and personel (25kB) list of faculty and brief biog's