Renewal of the Certificate

PROCEDURES FOR RENEWING PTPI PSYCHOTHERAPY CERTIFICATES

since 2017

(Based on the Resolution of the Board of the Polish Association of Integrative Psychotherapy No. 01/07/2020 amending Resolution No. 6/10/2017 of October 12, 2017. )

The certificate renewal procedure serves to maintain good standards in the profession and refers to the idea of lifelong learning. That is why it is so important for a person who is a psychotherapist to constantly improve their competences, subject their work to constant supervision and be in contact with the professional environment. Compliance with these assumptions confirms the psychotherapist's professional maturity.

1. Pursuant to the resolution of the Management Board of the Polish Association of Integrative Psychotherapy No. 01/07/2020 amending resolution No. 6/10/2017 of 12/10/2017 in order to renew the certificates, the following conditions must be met:

1) Six months before the expiry of the certificate, the psychotherapist and/or supervisor will receive information via e-mail about the need to renew the certificate. In exceptional cases, the certificate holder may receive information earlier (e.g. when the received certificate did not have a specific expiry date).

2) The psychotherapist or supervisor should submit an application for renewal of the Certificate at least 3 months before the end of the certificate's validity.

3) The application for certificate renewal is reviewed by the Certification Committee. A negative decision may be appealed against on separate terms.

4) The fee for certificate renewal is 50% of the certification fee.

5) Failure to submit an application for renewal of the obtained certificate before the expiry of the set deadlines will result in its expiry.

Moreover:

obligatory:

1) participation in advanced or additional training in psychotherapy (the description must include the name of the training institution, place, duration and program of the training) - min. 30 hours

2) use of professional supervision (provide the name of the institution and the name of the supervisor, number of hours) - min. 40 h, including a minimum of 30 h of a certified supervisor

3) participation in conferences, scientific symposiums (titles, dates, organizers, number of hours, certificates of participation) - min. 6 h - max. 20 h

additionally, the fulfillment of one or more of the following points:

4) participation in peer supervision (names of participants, number of hours) - max. 20 hours

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5) commitment to the professional environment of psychotherapists (boards, committees, working groups). Include the names of the organisations, the dates of the meetings, the formal duration of the meetings.

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6) participation in additional psychotherapeutic training as a supervisor, researcher, teacher or conference speaker.

4. Additionally, the psychotherapist should attach the following statements:

1) Statement on the number of psychotherapeutic sessions conducted since obtaining the certificate.

2) Statement that since obtaining the certificate there have been no changes in his professional or personal life that would significantly hinder or exclude, for ethical, professional or other reasons, functioning as a psychotherapist.

Transitional provisions for those certified before 2016

Pursuant to resolutions of the Management Board of PTPI No. 1/01/2018 of January 28, 2018 and No. 03/04/2018 of On April 27, 2018, it is possible to extend the certificate for a period of one year, provided that the following requirements are met:

1. Participation during the year at least 20 hours of supervision by a supervisor of a psychotherapeutic approach recognized by the Polish Council of Psychotherapy, unrelated to the school Polish Institute of Integrative Psychotherapy and the Polish Institute of Integrative Psychotherapy MKN and 15 hours of training in psychotherapy in institutions independent of the above-mentioned institutions.

2. Persons who received the certificate up to and including 2016 are required to pass a certification exam before an external committee within 5 years of obtaining the certificate in order to extend the certificate. Persons who received the certificate by 2014, inclusive, are entitled to a transitional period of one and a half years, during which they are required to pass a certification exam before the PTPI examination board and submit an application for extending the certificate.

In connection with the requirements set by PRP, these conditions are necessary for the candidate to prove that he/she submits his/her competences to be verified in the psychotherapist environment and remains in continuous education, which proves his/her professionalism.

Formal steps:

Note: Only persons with paid membership fees can join the certification renewal procedure. For this purpose, the application should be accompanied by a confirmation of the Treasurer of PTPI (Monika Tryc-Puchała) about not being in arrears with contributions. Without this confirmation, the Certification Committee will not consider any application at any stage. Please check your contributions and ask the PTPI Treasurer for a certificate before submitting your application. The fee for extending the certificate is paid after verifying the correctly completed application, which will be sent separately to each candidate with a reminder about the expiry of the certificate.

1. The application for renewal of the certificate together with a set of attached certificates confirming the fulfillment of the requirements, required declarations and not being in arrears with fees should be sent to the PTPI Certification Commission : The Certification Committee consists of: Renata Krawczyk

2. After accepting the application and meeting the requirements, the candidate will receive a confirmation along with information about the need to pay the fee indicated in the procedure.

3. After successful completion of the procedure, the candidate will be informed about the extension of the certificate's validity.

[This content update: 20.11.2022)

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The Certificate is valid for 5 years. The CPD requirements are: a minimum of 250 hours over a period of the previous 5 years, average 50 hours per annum, which can be taken in various forms:

a) Attendance at advanced or additional professional psychotherapy courses (Please list these, include detail of the provider (institute) and a synopsis of the course, and indicate the number of hours for each course on a separate sheet.)

b) Engagement in professional supervision for psychotherapy practice/clinical/group work and peer supervision (Please indicate this on a separate sheet with name of supervisor/institute, hours of supervision, and the total of number of hours)

c) Attendance at psychotherapy conferences / symposiums (Please list title, date and organisation for each on a separate sheet and indicate number of hours of session time attended in each. Please attach copies of all conference attendance certificates).

d) Engagement in professional activities in psychotherapy (boards, committees, working parties, etc. Please indicate organisation, dates of committee/board meetings, and number of formal hours of each meeting.)

e) Participation in extra psychotherapy training as a supervisor / researcher / teacher

The minimum of 250 hours shall consist of no more than 75 hours from any one category.

The requirements may be changed depending on particular EAP regulations.