The Linden Center CAPT program is designed for post graduate psychologists, social workers, and MFT fellows whose goal is to further their training in treating children, adolescents, and families. The program utilizes an integrative intervention in which both educational needs as well as the emotional well being of the patient are addressed. It involves a multi disciplinary approach that encompasses both psychodynamic as well as educational perspectives, which are addressed simultaneously and collaboratively.
The primary objective of The Linden Center CAPT program is to train mental health professionals in the skills of in depth diagnostic observations, therapeutic interventions and multi disciplinary collaboration, in the process of addressing the emotional as well as the educational well being of children and adolescents from a wide range of socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds. It is designed to provide new skills, knowledge and experience in a wide range of mental health issues pertaining to children and adolescence. The CAPT program is part of The Linden Center counseling program, which provides ongoing psychotherapy to the children of the Linden Center.
The CAPT program is a 2-year, part time, year round program which starts in September. It is based on the Los Angels School District Calendar, with a total of 5-week session during the summer. Each fellow participates in Individual supervision, group supervision as well as an ongoing seminar in Psychodynamic Child Play Therapy.
The program begins in the first week of September with an orientation week. Courses begin in mid September and end in mid June. There are no seminars during school vacations, which occur at approximately the end of December, middle of April and 2 weeks at the end of June and being July. Children are seen in therapy during a 6-week summer school session.
Fellows learn to maintain accurate and complete records of their contact with their patients as well as how to conduct and write thorough psychosocial and diagnostic assessments. Fellows participate in multi disciplinary quarterly meetings and have ongoing collaboration with teachers, counselors, and other mental health practitioners in other agencies.
Each fellow’s progress in the program is periodically evaluated by his/her supervisor and instructors. Evaluations are based on clinical work competency as well as timely completion of administrative tasks.
To inquire about admission procedures, please contact the Director of the CAPT program at (213) 251-8226 ext. 209. Applications can also be faxed to (213) 251-8238. Applications should include a cover letter, updated curriculum vitae, transcripts from all college and graduate work, and 3 letters of recommendation from instructors or previous supervisors familiar with the application’s work.