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APPLICATION
Early application is encouraged.
Applicants will be contacted as applications are received.
ADMISSIONS
The Washington School of Psychiatry
offers postgraduate training for mental health professionals.
Specific prerequisite training and experience are indicated
where required for admission. Substitution of experience for
formal training requirements may sometimes be made with the
approval of the Program Chair and the Director.
Most certificate programs require only
one scheduled afternoon or evening of class per week during the
academic year, September-May. Additional requirements such as
casework and supervision are scheduled to meet individual needs.
WSP courses and special events are open
to all interested persons who meet specified eligibility
requirements.
Transcripts are available at a cost of
$20 each.
SCHOLARSHIPS
A limited number of scholarships may be
available for training programs. For further information and an
application, call the School at 202-237-2700. Complete
scholarship applications must be submitted to be considered.
TUITION, WITHDRAWALS and REFUND POLICY
Applicants who cannot be admitted due to
insufficient demonstration of eligibility will receive full
refund of any tuition payments remitted.
Tuition payments for each semester of
training programs are due the first week in September and the
first week in January. Late payments will incur penalties and
interest. Failure to meet payment deadlines may result in
suspension from classes.
Notice of decision of enrollment or
notice of withdrawal from a seminar, course or program must be
given in writing to the Administrative office of the Washington
School of Psychiatry. A student will be considered enrolled in
the program and will be charged tuition until written notice is
received in the office.
All $50 application and registration
fees are nonrefundable.
• Tuition and all monies paid in excess
of the nonrefundable portion of the enrollment or registration
fee shall be refunded upon receipt at the Administrative Office
of the School of a student's written request to cancel before
the first session of the seminar, course or program.
• If a student enters training and
withdraws or is discontinued from training prior to completion
of seventy-five percent (75%) of the scheduled program, the
School shall refund to the student a sum which does not vary
more than ten percent (10%) from the exact pro rata portion of
refundable tuition unexpended by the student. This prorated
amount shall be determined by the ratio of the number of weeks
or lessons in the series completed by the student to the total
number of weeks of instruction offered. Any portion of a week's
attendance by a student shall be considered a full week's
attendance.
• After seventy-five percent (75%) of
the scheduled program has been completed no refund will be made.
The Washington School of Psychiatry
reserves the right to cancel any course, seminar or workshop
that does not reach minimum enrollment. In such cases
registrants will be notified and all fees submitted, including
application fees, will be refunded in full.
ATTENDANCE
Student are expected to arrive on time
for classes and to attend all classes regularly. If a student
must miss a class, she/he is expected to contact the faculty
member scheduled to teach in advance of the class and notify
her/him of the pending absence. Attendance is taken at each class
meeting. The attendance record is used as part of the student
evaluation process, as well as in determining continuing
education credits that may be awarded. Students who are more
than 15 minutes late for a class will not earn continuing
education credits for that class. At least 80% attendance is
required to graduate from a program, as well as to earn any
continuing education credits. Each program has requirements for
demonstrating proficiency in topics covered during missed
classes.
EVALUATION
All applicants for certificate programs
are interviewed to evaluate their professional experience and
credentials. At that time they are informed of the requirements
for satisfactory completion of the program for which they have
applied. Such requirements include, but are not limited to,
demonstrated understanding of reading assignments and theory,
demonstrated competence in the performance of clinical work,
satisfactory completion of written work, satisfactory attendance
and satisfactory participation in classes and other didactic
exercises.
Student progress and personal conduct
are evaluated by a committee composed of program faculty. The
students' classroom teachers and clinical supervisors share
their evaluations of the students and other relevant information
with the committee, each other, and, when considered
appropriate, other faculty members. The same committee will
provide students with information concerning their status. A
student may be dismissed from a program should his or her
performance be judged unsatisfactory or unethical. A certificate
indicating successful completion of the program may be withheld
for the same reasons.
GRIEVANCES
A student who wishes to file a grievance
regarding a scholastic or administrative decision may do so in
writing to the Program Chair within ten days of the event or
decision. If the student is not satisfied with the response of
the Program Chair, an appeal may be submitted in writing to the
Executive Director within ten days of the Program Chair's
response. More details are available from the School's Executive
Director.
ACCREDITATION
The Washington School of Psychiatry is
licensed as an independent by the District of Columbia.
It is approved by the Veteran's
Administration as a provider of postgraduate education for
students choosing to use appropriate veteran benefits.
The Washington School of Psychiatry is
approved by the American Psychological Association to offer
continuing education for psychologists. The Washington School of
Psychiatry maintains responsibility for the program.
For psychologists: Participants are
required to attend 100% of the activities that are short term
(less than a week) if the components of the activity run
consecutively. For long term activities, such as the two year
training programs, at least 80% attendance is required for
credits.
Continuing education credits are awarded
for social workers licensed in Maryland, the District of
Columbia and Virginia, as well as other states attending
training programs and other educational activities. Contact the
School for details.
Contact the School office for information regarding other
disciplines, including licensed counselors, nurses and
psychiatrists.
FACILITIES
The Washington School of Psychiatry's main office, the Eugene
Meyer III Treatment Center, and the Adele Lebowitz Center for
Youth and Families are located at 5028 Wisconsin Avenue in Suite
400 (in the Friendship Heights neighborhood of the District of
Columbia). The suite includes administrative offices, classrooms
of various sizes, a large conference room, a library, and
therapy rooms appropriate for individual, couples, family, and
group therapy. The building is within walking distance of the
red Metro line and is on main bus routes. Nearby parking is also
available. The building and School facilities are fully
handicapped accessible.
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES
The School's professional library contains an excellent
collection of books and journals, as well as a collection of
journals on CD-ROM. The book collection includes volumes donated
by the School's founders in the 1930's, several large
collections donated by faculty and members through the years,
and books donated or purchased specifically for the library. In
recent years, the library has been enhanced by collaboration
with the Clinical Social Work Institute, resulting in a joint
WSP/Clinical Social Work Institute Library. The library belongs
to the local academic library consortium, as well as the
National Network of Libraries of medicine, making it possible
for students and faculty to obtain materials from many different
sources.
The library is available for use by current WSP students and
treatment center clinicians, faculty, members and alumni of the
school's training programs. it is open Monday-Saturday at hours
set at the beginning of each semester. For further information
and current hours, contact the WSP office at 202-237-2700.
Please note that office staff are not able to check for specific
items over the phone.
The School's archives include personal and professional
materials of Harry Stack Sullivan and Margaret Rioch, as well as
extensive documentation of the history of the William Alanson
White Foundation and the Washington School of Psychiatry. Access
is by appointment only, contact Stewart Reuter, Executive
Director, at the
School, 202-237-2700, for further information.
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