FAQ’s

Do you only provide Object Relations-oriented training and therapy?

IPI Metro, like IPI, is solidly grounded in an Object Relations approach. However, we maintain a stance of active interest in new developments in the field, and in integrating them into our existing paradigms.

What is Object Relations Therapy?

Object Relations theory holds that human development is driven by our inherent relatedness. We are born with the need to relate to our mothers and other family members. As babies, we look for closeness, warmth, and safety. We need to feel that we matter to the people who matter to us.

But being dependent on another person means that we have to deal with frustration. Taking in and coping with frustrating experience sets up personality patterns that should mature at each developmental challenge. Sometimes, though, we get stuck. Psychotherapy reaches in to unlock the logjams left over from early years, and open the personality to new learning and better relationships.

Who can apply to for admission into IPI Metro’s Training Programs?

Anyone with a degree in any mental health discipline, working in the mental health field, or currently enrolled in a mental health-oriented graduate program may apply.

What are IPI Metro’s admissions criteria?

All applicants for certificate training programs will be interviewed to evaluate their professional experience and credentials and their readiness for advanced training. The only specific criteria for admission are a background in one of the mental health disciplines, interest in object relations theory, and commitment to group learning. We recruit a diverse body of participants at various levels of experience and from all mental health disciplines, because we can all learn from differences in professional culture, age, and perspective. Our admission policy is deliberately non-exclusive.