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Most of our courses have been accredited by the relevant registration committees for the various professions, e.g. the health care psychologists. A number of courses have been accredited by the specialist psychotherapy associations, the Dutch Association for Psychiatry and the National Association for General Practitioners.

RINO amsterdam provides its services to the various professionals working for mental health care organisations or in their own practice: (health care) psychologists, clinical psychologists, psychotherapists, (social) psychiatric nurses, psychiatrists, creative therapists, social workers, occupational psychologists and general practitioners.

RINO amsterdam also organizes specialised courses for professionals working with children, adolescents, and their parents, at organisations for ambulatory and clinical child care.

RINO amsterdam has developed unique training programs about the implementation of psychotherapeutic concepts and techniques for organisational advisors, coaches and counsellors.

RINO amsteerdam offers courses from various frames of reference: (social) psychiatry, behavioral therapy, psychoanalytic thinking, systemic therapy etc.

The transfer of knowledge may be characterized as multi-methodological: the acquisition of knowledge is combined with the development of practical skills and a professional attitude. The training programmes are focused on practical implementation of knowledge and skills. Participants are, as it were, invited to ‘bring their work into the classroom’.

Much attention is paid to both scientific research and to what is considered ‘best professional practice’.

Within the courses and training programmes much emphasis is placed on the combination of professional and personal development.

Formats

Our courses and training programmes are organised in a range of formats: from one-day workshops to four-year programmes.

We see our main task as that of intermediary: creating optimal conditions for the best possible transference of knowledge. RINO is therefore largely dependent upon its team of teachers and trainers. We are proud to be working with a group of over 250 top specialists in the field of mental health care.

The RINO was founded in 1986 as one of the seven Regional Institutions for Continuing Education and Training (RINO) in the GGZ. The regional character disappeared quite quickly and the RINOs started offering their expertise outside their regional borders. Now more than 20 years later, the RINO is a nationally operating trainings institute with more than 200 courses and programs, a large group of enthusiastic instructors, and students from all over The Netherlands.

In addition to RINO amsterdam, there are two other RINOs, RINO Zuid located in Eindhoven and the RINO Groep in Utrecht. The word groep (group) in the name refers to the merging of the RINOs in Utrecht, Nijmegen and Rotterdam several years ago. What the RINOs have to offer overlaps slightly, but they all set themselves apart with distinguishing points. Our RINO has, for example, a number of distinct points of focus, among them are diagnostics and treatment of children, youth and their parents and the broad category of elderly care.

Although the course list has gotten larger and broader over the years and priorities have shifted, the function and objective of RINO amsterdam have remained the same.  RINO amsterdam continues to honor its mission statement by offering rich and varied course possibilities and programs.