Quotes:
- Covid-19 continued to be the backdrop to training this academic year, which created multiple challenges for delivery of the programme. However, CTC rose admirably to those changing circumstances, initially by hiring large rooms that met the social distancing regulations, and then resorting to online training when colleges were closed entirely. The evidence as demonstrated by the quality of assignments is that the prevailing very high standards were maintained, and that the quality of delivery was undiminished.
- Student feedback on their satisfaction with the course continues to be very favourable and in addition, feedback was made available, which refers to the impact of training at CTC on current (related) careers. It is impressive to see, that even before graduating that the skills and knowledge acquired on this course have already had significant beneficial influences on the students in their workplaces.
- Competence in psychotherapy rests largely on successful integration of theory and practical skills and CTC student assignments demonstrate very robust learning on the part of students in that respect. Indeed, I continue to be impressed in particular by the standard among 1st year students, who show considerable insight and learning given their beginning status in being introduced to the voluminous breadth of learning which is required of psychotherapy trainees.
- To a large extent, the depth of learning achieved by students is facilitated by the expertise of the faculty. Trainers and lecturers have an impressive range of experience in practicing psychotherapy in addition to very adept teaching ability.
- In my view, CTC’s Master of Arts in Creative Psychotherapy is likely to be the most robust programme of its type in the country.
- In terms of benchmarking the programme with other similar programs, I can attest that CTC’s Master of Arts in Creative Psychotherapy (Humanistic and Integrative Modality) is an exemplar and very likely to be the best of such programmes available in Ireland.
Conclusions and Recommendations:
CTC is notable for continually innovating and changing aspects of the programme in order to maximize the achievement of students in line with the programme MIPLOs. Substantial feedback is obtained from students at each year level, annually, and adjustments to the delivery of the programme are made as appropriate.
