Psychotherapy

Program Description:

In many developed and developing countries, mental health is receiving increasing attention. In our country, in recent years, both the public and policy makers have paid special attention to mental health and related  issues. Educating and acquiring  skills  in the field of psychotherapy are an essential requirement for the mental health professionals to provide efficient services. Psychiatry residency courses are also paying more attention to psychotherapy training than earlier, but due to the lack of sufficient faculty members involved in teaching psychotherapy, the Psychiatry Residency  training Program  has faced a serious problem.. 

The main objective of this program  is to accomplish  the previous knowledge and experiences of the psychiatrists in the field of psychotherapy (including dynamic psychotherapies, cognitive-behavioral therapies, couples therapy, and family therapy) with an emphasis on the cultural and spiritual peculiarities of Iran and help out the people with mental disorders .

Definition

The fellowship course of psychotherapy is a clinical course derived from psychiatry and the  graduates are trained  in  prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and care provision  for patients with psychiatric problems or disorders through different psychotherapeutic approaches, including  dynamic psychotherapy, cognitivebehavioral therapies, couple therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and spiritual therapy and provide the society with their specialized knowledge and skills in the above areas. 

Objectives:

 Training of knowledgeable, competent, responsible specialists in the area of psychotherapy .

Expected Competencies at the End of the Program

General Competencies*

Specific Competencies and Skills

At the end of the program learners will be competent in the following skills: