Supervisor Certification

Criteria

ISIPT membership required; must be renewed annually to maintain certification.
Current utilization of IPT in clinical, academic or research practices.
Already certified as an IPT therapist (*see below).
Had supervision on the treatment of 2 additional IPT cases for a total of 5 supervised cases for themselves
Has continued to implement IPT treatment approach with cases for a minimum of a year after therapist certification
Applicant has an identifiable track record of providing IPT supervision which includes a minimum of 80 hours providing IPT supervision in either an individual or group format as well as a minimum of supervising four different clinicians.
Completion of specific supervisor’s training, mentoring, academic course, self-study, or training through a research project that covered the core competencies and adherence elements of IPT supervision where available.

Application Requirements

Cover letter no longer than two pages providing rationale for applying for ISIPT Supervisor Certification.
Image of a government or organization issued identification.
Proof of completion of didactic training and supervision as an IPT therapist
Letter of recommendation from another IPT trainer or supervisor who has observed the applicant’s supervisory work and can provide feedback on supervision competencies and method of evaluating supervision competencies. (Note: the letter from your mentor should be sufficiently detailed to allow the committee to assess your competency as an IPT supervisor).
Proof of completed didactic IPT supervision training if available.
Written documentation of your supervisory work as stated above in the criteria (number of supervisees, dates of supervision, particular client/patient population, group or individual supervision, setting, method of evaluating supervisee’s IPT competencies (recordings, observations, case discussion).
Whenever possible, a letter from (at least one) supervisee, i.e., psychologist, nurse, psychiatry resident, social work student and specifics of any IPT adaptations utilized (IPT-A, IPC, IPT-PTSD are some examples) documenting successful IPT supervision. If not possible, please explain.
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Maintenance of Certification

Supervisors will need to recertify every five years.
Applications can be submitted online through the ISIPT member portal.
Supervisors due to recertify will be sent a reminder of their recertification one year prior to the end date of their certification.
Supervisors are required to submit documentation of 40 hours of supervision of at least three supervisees over the last five years or a minimum of eight hours of supervisor trainings, or a minimum of eight hours of training workshops, consultations, webinars, etc. that have helped maintain supervising skills, knowledge and experience since initial certification.
Supervisors must have maintained membership in ISIPT over the previous five years.
Supervisors must have maintained professional license or credentials.

Process

Application will be made online. There will be annual application period(s), date(s) TBD posted on www.interpersonalpsychotherapy.org.
Payment for re-certification will be required at the time of submission. Regardless of the outcome of the application, no refunds will be offered.
Full application will be reviewed by the ISIPT Certification Committee.
Notification to candidate will occur 8-12 weeks after the submission deadline.

Fees (following final round of legacied certification)

Supervisor Certification only $300 USD. If applying for Supervisor and Trainer Certification concurrently the fee is $450 USD.
Fee waivers may be offered to therapists from World Bank Lower-Middle and Lower Income countries by written request to info@interpersonalpsychotherapy.org.