A guide to support trainee's success in the psychotherapy written case submission.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Many trainees find the Psychotherapy Written Case (PWC) requirement of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists training program challenging. The skills developed and assessed through this experience are critical to the competencies expected of a psychiatrist. However, the process of psychodynamic psychotherapy is often dramatically different from the expectations associated with early clinical placements in acute psychiatric settings. To support trainees in achieving success in the PWC, a guide to the written report was developed based on a review of existing resources and various stakeholder perspectives.

Conclusions

The submission should reflect a training case rather than an idealised or fictionalised story attempting to demonstrate the the

SUBMITTER: Northwood K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10725622 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature