Psychotherapy

One of the highlights of our program is superb psychotherapy training.  Fitting that the cradle of CBT therapy should offer this!  We start with psychotherapy training early at Penn and expose residents to basic concepts in their intern year.  As a Penn resident, you will learn about multiple modalities of therapy: supportive, psychodynamic, cognitive, CBT, couples and family, DBT and group.  You’ll start getting practical exposure on the inpatient units as an intern, and by the end of second year will start your first outpatient case.  By the end of your PGY4 year, you will leave Penn as an extremely capable CBT therapist and supportive psychotherapist, and you will know the fundamentals of psychodynamic psychotherapy.

	PGY1	PGY2	PGY3	PGY4
DIDACTICS	Intro to psychotherapy	Basics of psychodynamic, CBT, supportive, group	Intensive didactics psychodynamic, CBT, family systems, group	Advanced didactics psychodynamic, CBT, family systems Observed expert psychodynamic psychotherapy
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE	Supportive PT inpatient	Supportive PT inpatient Start long-term mid-way through PGY2	Therapy caseload of 3 (research) to 7 (psychotherapy certificate) hours weekly of CBT/psychodynamic or supportive Psychotherapy Assessment Clinic, weekly	Therapy caseload of 3 (research) to 7 (psychotherapy certificate) hours weekly of CBT/psychodynamic or supportive Electives in DBT, Group therapy, Couples therapy
SUPERVISION	General, weekly while on service	General, weekly	2 general supervisors, 1 CBT supervisor; meet weekly	2+ general, 1 CBT, 1 couples/family (optional)
GROUP EXPERIENCE	Monthly Support/Process	Biweekly, Balint Immersive weekend process experience with expert group therapist	Biweekly, Balint	Biweekly, Process

 

Psychotherapy Research

• Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety

• Center for Cognitive Therapy

• Beck Institute

• Center for Psychotherapy Research

 

Psychotherapy Certificate Program

Click here to learn more about the Psychotherapy Certificate Program.