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McMaster University’s Psychotherapy Training e-Resources (PTeR) now on WPA’s Education Portal

Updated: Mar 20

McMaster University’s Psychotherapy Training e-Resources (PTeR) can now be accessed via World Psychiatric Association's (WPA) Education Portal




WPA is excited to announce that the McMaster University’s Psychotherapy Training e-Resources (PTeR) can now be accessed via its own Education Portal. PTeR is a comprehensive, award-winning, psychotherapy website currently used internationally by mental health professionals, learners, academic institutions, and health care centers. By incorporating evidence-based teaching methods, PTeR is designed to enhance the teaching and learning of psychotherapy so that competence is attained.


PTeR provides e-Resources in:

  • Introduction to Psychotherapy

  • Psychodynamic Therapy

  • Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy

  • Emotion-Focused Therapy

  • Interpersonal Therapy

  • Family and Group Therapy

  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

  • Psychotherapy Research

  • Motivational Interviewing

  • Mindfulness

  • Teaching & Supervising Psychotherapy


PTeR provides access to:

  • Over 60 videos demonstrating different forms of psychotherapy

  • PowerPoint presentations reviewing theory and research

  • Multiple choice questions that assess knowledge base

  • The Virtual Therapist (VT) the assesses “virtual clinical skills”

  • Reference Material