The service can discuss the programme in detail, and help prepare applicants. If the programme is feasible, and a suitable clinical programme is available, the applicant should then apply to the programme committee for a place on the course, and their proposing service should apply separately for funding to the relevant NHS training consortium. Learning, Teaching and Assessment Student progress is assessed through the annual Progress Review. This appraises both clinical and academic progress. Funding For non-medical candidates employed by NHS Trusts, bids to the training consortia are made for academic fees.
Students have to meet their own therapy fees.
For doctors in training grades, appropriate arrangements are made with programme directors and Postgraduate Deans. For doctors in career grades, arrangements need to be made with Trust Medical Directors. Independent trainees may pay their own fees, but need to arrange placements in NHS psychotherapy services. Prospective students should apply to the Programme Committee for a place on the course, and their proposing service can advise them on funding. The course is set at the standard required for registration with the UK Council for Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Section.