The Psychotherapist Training Programmes are organised in cooperation with expert organisations or trainer psychotherapist groups. Graduates of the programmes are granted the right to use the protected occupational title of psychotherapist by the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira).
The University of Helsinki employs a competitive bidding process to select the training programmes organised in cooperation with external educational organisations. In addition, the University can organise its own training programmes. Educational organisations interested in collaboration can obtain further information on upcoming bidding processes by contacting the education planning officer responsible for the psychotherapist training programmes meilahti-specialist@helsinki.fi .
Information on upcoming training programmes is published on the training programme website no later than in the autumn preceding the relevant application period. New training programmes begin every year in August and September. Any training programmes accepting applications will be organised when the number of eligible applicants who accept the place offered to them meets the minimum size for the specific training programme group.