Studies in Adult Psychoanalysis

• Four-year comprehensive curriculum with three seminars per week (including psychoanalytic theories and techniques,

• and integrating contemporary, historical, and developmental perspectives). 

• Supervised clinical work in psychoanalysis. 

• Personal psychoanalysis. 

• Psychoanalytic students may also attend the child seminars on Friday mornings 

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY

The Center for Psychoanalytic Studies admits students of any race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or ability to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other school-administered programs.

HOURS

The adult course work is offered from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm thirty-two Friday afternoons a year from September to May with thirty class afternoons and two Visiting Teacher afternoons. Class afternoons are divided into three 1 1/2 hour seminars. If it is necessary to miss a seminar, you will need to contact your teacher in advance and arrange to make up the work. The adult course work takes a minimum of four years (about 600 clock hours).   All classes are currently held in person and on-line.

ELIGIBILITY

We welcome applicants from all mental health disciplines who hold a license to practice.

FEES

Fees for courses and other services in Studies in Psychoanalysis:

• Application fee: $300.00 

• Tuition fee-Adult Program (annually for minimum of four years): $3,100.00

• Continued course work fee-adult (annually until graduation): $1,300.00 

• Tuition Fee-Child Program (annually before complete adult classes): $1,250.00

• Educational Consultant fees: to be negotiated with each case educational consultant 

• Analysis: to be negotiated with your individual Training Analyst

CURRICULUM

Classes are held Fridays, 2:00-6:30 pm, September through May. 

STUDIES IN ADULT PSYCHOANALYSIS YEAR 1 

Psychoanalytic Perspectives

Resistance/Transference

Neuro Psychoanalysis

Comparative Theories of Development I:  Models

Comparative Theories of Development II: Approaches

Comparative Theories of Development III: Research

Getting Started

Adult Continuous Case

 STUDIES IN ADULT PSYCHOANALYSIS YEAR 2 

Beginning to Write

Therapeutic Action and Change I: Basic Concepts of Treatment & Change

Application & Implications: Object Relations Theory I

Therapeutic Action and Change II: Personality & Character Disorders 

Application & Implications: Ego Psychology

Dreams & Dreaming

Application & Implications: Object Relations Theory II

Application & Implications: Self Psychology

Adult Continuous Case

STUDIES IN ADULT PSYCHOANALYSIS YEAR 3

Introduction to Child Analysis

Psychoanalytic Thinking & Psychotherapy

Latency & Adolescence

Application & Implications: Relational

Therapeutic Action and Change III: Countertransference

Ethics

Gender & Sexuality

Adult Continuous Case

STUDIES IN ADULT PSYCHOANALYSIS YEAR 4

Perversions/Neo-Sexualities

Interdisciplinary Psychoanalysis

Adult Development

Termination

Severe Pathology

Special Topics

Applications of Infant Research

Special Technical Issues

Adult Continuous Case

FIFTH YEAR  

First Trimester 

• Preparing and Presenting a Psychoanalytic Project

ALL YEARS AFTER FOURTH YEAR 

First, Second, or Third Trimester 

• Teaching in Curriculum for one trimester per year

ALL YEARS

Second and Third Trimesters 

• Visiting Teacher: Two Fridays per year from 2:00-5:30 PM