PDI Training Institute offers courses focused on the Parent Development Interview (PDI), the Pregnancy Interview (PI), and training in Parental Reflective Functioning (RF). These are not general popular-psychology courses, but professional interview and coding trainings for researchers and clinicians, particularly those working in infant, child, and parent mental health.
The main page currently lists three types of online courses: a five-day βReflective Functioning Training on the Parent Development Interview,β with each session lasting 4 hours, designed to help researchers understand RF and train to become reliable PDI RF coders; a two-session βClinical Applications of the Pregnancy and Parent Development Interviews,β which emphasizes the use of PI/PDI in clinical practice; and a three-hour introductory course covering the PI/PDI structure, administration guidelines, and research and clinical applications. All courses are delivered remotely online at fixed times. The text does not mention recordings or 1-on-1 instruction.
The courses are co-taught by Arietta Slade, PhD and Michelle Sleed, PhD. Instructor information is clearly provided, and the course content is closely tied to the original PDI and PI interviews and training materials. The teaching language is not explicitly stated, but the page and descriptions are in English, so participants should expect to need professional-level English reading and discussion ability. The main text does not mention certificates, accreditation, or continuing education credits, so these courses should not be regarded as offering formal certification.
Pricing is relatively transparent: the five-day RF/PDI coding course costs USD 1000, with a limited number of student-rate places; the clinical applications course costs USD 300 per person, also with a student rate; and the introductory course costs USD 100 per person. Registration is handled on a first-come, first-served basis or by stated deadlines. For some courses, payment is only requested after sufficient participant numbers are confirmed. Payment methods are not disclosed.
The strengths are its clear positioning, niche subject matter, transparent instructor information, and practical tasks such as interview transcript scoring and administration practice. The downsides are that course times follow US Eastern Time / UK time, which often means evening or late-night hours for learners in China; some course dates are yet to be updated; course launch may depend on enrollment numbers; and information on certificates, payment, and post-course support is limited. It is best suited to researchers, clinical psychologists, and parent-child intervention practitioners, rather than complete beginners or general-interest learners.
The main text does not provide information on website accessibility from mainland China, and payment methods are also unclear, so these need to be confirmed after registration. If network access or time zones are inconvenient, alternatives could include psychology continuing education programs at Chinese universities, workshops related to attachment and parent-child assessment, or online clinical interview training offered by international mental health organizations.
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