Trainer Certification

Criteria

ISIPT membership required; membership must be renewed annually to maintain certification.
Completion of terminal degree in field (including but not limited to: M.S.W, M.Sc. (Clinical Counseling), M.D., M.A. (Marriage and Family Therapy), M.S.N. (Psychiatric Nursing), Psy.D. (Clinical Psychology), and Ph.D.
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.
Completion of a specific trainer’s training (Note: this criterion may be waived at the discretion of the committee, for instance if the trainer did not have access to this type of program in their region or became a trainer before these programs were widely available).
Led or co-led at least a total of 100 hours of IPT teaching in clinical IPT training workshops (which can include introductory, intermediate or advanced levels) and/or in an IPT academic course and/or IPT research study (100 hours can be in one or over multiple settings)

Application Requirements

Cover letter (no longer than two pages) providing rationale for applying for ISIPT Trainer Certification.
Image of a government or organization issued identification.
Evidence of at least eight two-day IPT training workshops or at least 100 hours of academic IPT teaching. Include dates and locations, length of training, and level of training (introductory, intermediate, advanced).
Letter of recommendation from another IPT trainer or expert colleague who has evaluated the applicant’s work and can provide detailed feedback on training competencies.
Set of training materials or course syllabi that cover accepted core IPT concepts used for at least one training; and a brief narrative (1-2 paragraphs) describing how active and experiential learning is integrated with IPT trainings.
Proof of completion of trainer’s training if available.
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.

Maintenance of Certification

All trainers will need to recertify every five years.
Applications can be submitted through the ISIPT member portal.
Trainers due to recertify will be sent a reminder of their recertification one year prior to the end date of their certification.
Trainers are required to submit documentation of three trainings over the last five years or a minimum of eight hours of training workshops that have helped maintain training skills, knowledge and experience since certification.
Trainers must have maintained their membership in ISIPT over the previous five years.
Trainers must have maintained their professional license or credentials.

Process

Application made online. There will be annual application period(s), date(s) TBD posted on www.interpersonalpsychotherapy.org.
Payment for 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

Trainer 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