Year Five
Advanced Gestalt Psychotherapy Training

Year Five is a support year for therapists-in-training to complete their hours and supervision requirements for writing their final clinical paper to prepare for graduation in addition to meeting requirements to apply for membership in CRPO. Once students have substantially completed the requirements for graduation from the GIT, they may apply for RP (Qualifying) status with the College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario (CRPO).

Year Five Program Includes:

• Five Seminars on advanced approaches by senior
  faculty and invited speakers
• Monthly reading group, video and discussion sessions on current issues in psychotherapy
• Ongoing direct client hours under supervision
• 48 hours of didactic and experiential learning
• 20 hours of clinical group supervision

Year Five students are welcome to continue on as members of the Gestalt Student Clinic until they have reached RP (Qualifying) status.

Graduation and Practice:
By Year Five students have developed their own therapy practice as supervised student therapists and are ready to apply for RP (Qualifying) status midway through the training year. In this way there is no interruption of their practice following their graduation. Our graduates work in a variety of settings from running successful psychotherapy practices, to working in clinics, hospitals and schools.

Graduation from The Five Year Training Program requires completion of all academic requirements, 30 hours of direct one-on-one or dyadic supervision with an approved supervisor, a minimum of 150 direct client hours, and the acceptance of an extensive clinical paper. Graduation takes place in June or December of each calendar year. Individuals successfully meeting all requirements receive a Diploma of Completion of The Five Year Training Program in Gestalt Psychotherapy