Organisation culture

Vision

At CITB, everything revolves around the patient’s story. Personal attention, tailored care and genuine connection form the core of what we do. Recovery and growth emerge from the interplay between personal context, life history and possibilities for change — and that is what we focus on.

Our practitioners work with commitment, curiosity and in multidisciplinary collaboration with the patient and other professionals to realise a personalised treatment pathway. Equality and professional responsibility go hand in hand.

As a small-scale organisation, we combine continuity, expertise and a human approach. Within our team, we bring together psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioural, psychiatric, social-psychiatric, body-oriented and schema-therapeutic insights — complemented by EMDR, systemic therapy, arts therapies and group therapy. Not as a protocol, but as a toolbox — tailored to what this patient needs, right now.

Through reflection, collaboration and innovation, we continue to learn and improve our care, so that patients can recover and grow in an environment of trust and genuine attention.

Organisational Culture

Reflection on one’s own professional functioning is a core skill. At CITB, we expect a curious, reflective and learning attitude — towards treatment and towards working together as a team.

The multidisciplinary meeting (MDO) is used as a learning environment, where we support each other, learn from one another and provide good care to our patients.

In our meetings, the therapeutic relationship is central. We discuss not only the progress of treatments but also what the patient’s story evokes in the practitioner. Transference and countertransference are valuable sources of information — not a side issue, but part of the treatment process. By speaking openly about this, we stay sharp as practitioners and learn from our patients and from each other.

We work integrally, guided by a psychotherapeutic helicopter view. There is room for professional development through training, supervision and intervision — both internally facilitated and externally followed, with findings fed back to the team. This creates a learning and relaxed working environment in which everyone can contribute their insights and competencies. There is professional autonomy within the framework of our policy.

By taking responsibility for our own functioning, following CITB’s working processes and collaborating efficiently, we create space for the creative, inspiring and sparkling experiences that this field has to offer.

We are considerate of one another, respect each other’s competencies, disciplines and ideas, and stay informed of the latest developments in specialised mental health care.

Working at CITB — is this for you?

CITB attracts practitioners who believe the therapeutic relationship is the heart of good work. Not technique alone, but the genuine encounter with the patient — that is where recovery begins.

We are looking for people who:

• Are curious about themselves and others
• Want to learn within a multidisciplinary team
• Take responsibility for their own professional functioning
• Are open to supervision, intervision and reflection
• Have an affinity for integrative working — not fixed to one model, but responsive to what fits the patient

What we offer is not a large anonymous institution, but a small-scale environment on the Amstel where practitioners are genuinely seen, intellectually challenged and able to grow. The MDO is a real learning environment — not a box-ticking exercise.

Are you that practitioner? Get in touch via ckoorn@citb.nu or view our vacancies.