Steering Committee
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Eligibility
We will take applications for the class scheduled to begin in the fall. Applicants will be assessed in terms of their prospective ability to master the work of the program. Primary consideration is given to practitioners who have graduate degrees in social work, psychology, psychiatry, counseling, and psychiatric nursing.
Application
To receive an application form, call or write:
The Washington Center for Psychoanalysis
4545 42nd Street, N.W., #209
Washington, DC 20016
202.237.1854
Fax: 202.237.1856
center@wcpweb.org
Attendance Policy
Students are required to attend 80% of classes in each course. If students miss more than 20% of classes, they must arrange with the instructor to make up the material.
Grading System
At the end of each course, the instructor(s) completes a student evaluation form. Instructors are asked to rate the student on a scale which includes: Outstanding, Above average, Satisfactory, Marginal, and Unacceptable. In addition, they are asked to provide comments on the student’s functioning which would be useful to future instructors. Twice a year, supervisors complete a report on each student’s progress in supervision. Once a year, the students meet with their advisors to review the evaluations of the past year.
Withdrawal, Dismissal & Readmission Policies
Students are required to discuss with their advisor any circumstances
surrounding their withdrawal from the program. Student and advisor
will negotiate their withdrawal, depending on the student’s situation.
In an extreme situation, the Program reserves the right to dismiss a
student. (See more detailed information under Grievance Procedures).
Students can be re-admitted to the Program upon submission of
an application with subsequent interviews and discussion of the
Admissions Committee.
Tuition Refunds
This refund policy is in accordance with the provision of the DCMR 16,
Chapter 12, of the Government of the District of Columbia rules and
regulations concerning proprietary schools.
The “refund” shall be defined as the return of money, cancellation of
obligation or otherwise extinction of the debt, and the following policy
shall prevail.
1 Registration fee and other monies paid will be refunded in full, if
the school is notified within seven (7) business days or sooner after
signing, that the candidate has decided to cancel the Enrollment
Contract.
2. Refunds shall be made within 30 days of the last day of attendance
provided that written notification has been given to the school by
the candidates; otherwise, refunds shall be made within 30 days from
the date the school determines that the candidate has withdrawn. In
all instances, the refund shall be based on and computed from the
last day of attendance.
3. Cancellation prior to commencement of class by the candidate will
result in the forfeiture of the registration fee, but in no case will more
than $50.00 be retained. If a refund is due, it will be made within 30
days of the start of the program, as stated in the Enrollment Contract.
4. In the event of withdrawal after the commencement of classes, but
prior to the completion of seventy-five percent of the scheduled
program, the pro rata portion of the unexpended tuition and other
fees will be refunded. The prorated amount of refundable tuition
shall be determined by the ratio of the number of weeks completed
to the total number of weeks in the scheduled program. Any portion
of a week’s attendance is considered a full week’s attendance for this
purpose.
5. Withdrawal after completion of 75% of the scheduled program
will obligate the candidate for the entire amount as stated in the
Enrollment Agreement.
6. Any refund required to be made to a non-immigrant alien shall be
payable to each candidate:
(a) within 30 days after the Immigration and Naturalization Service
of the United States has certified to the school which is obligated to
make the refund that the non-immigrated alien has departed from
the United States, and only
(b) in the currency of the country of which the non-immigrant alien
candidate is a citizen.
Grievance Procedures
The Student Progress Committee will make decisions regarding the
student’s advancement and continuation in the Program and regarding
the student’s graduation from the Program. Among the issues it may be
concerned with are failure to make satisfactory progress, unprofessional
conduct, unethical behavior, and behavior considered detrimental to the
Program. In the event that the student wishes to appeal the Committee’s
decision regarding advancement, continuation, or graduation, the
following steps may be taken:
1. Within ten days of receiving notification that the Committee has
decided to hold back, suspend, or terminate the student, the
student may submit a written request to the Chairman of the
Steering Committee to review the decision. The Chairman will
review the decision in a manner which the Chairman considers to be
appropriate and will affirm, modify, or reverse the decision.
2. The student may appeal the Chairman’s decision to the President of
the Society who will appoint an Ad hoc Appeal Committee to review
the decision. The student must make this appeal in writing within
ten days of receiving the Chairman’s decision. The Ad Hoc Appeals
Committee will gather such materials and conduct such inquiries as it
deems appropriate. It shall then issue a decision on the appeal which
shall be final. If a student is terminated from the Program, the student
will receive a tuition refund for classes paid for but not yet provided
as of the date of termination.