The decision to graduate a Candidate from the Adult Psychoanalytic Training Program is based upon:
- The attainment of minimal numerical standards in accordance with the requirements of the American Psychoanalytic Association.
- Demonstration of clinical competence in conducting adult psychoanalyses
- The ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing about his/her psychoanalytic work.
- Mastery of psychoanalytic theories of development, psychopathology, and clinical process.
One Candidate may require much more intensive supervision and/or a greater number of training cases than other Associates.
Did you know? Training Analysis provides the Associate with the experience of undergoing psychoanalysis, and ultimately, teaches self-analysis. [read more…]
Training Case Requirements
Did you know? Training Analysis provides the Associate with the experience of undergoing psychoanalysis, and ultimately, teaches self-analysis. [read more…]
A Candidate must work with a minimum of three cases to graduate, and:
- Both genders must be represented in the mix of cases.
- All cases must be credited. For a case to be credited the Candidate must have established an analytic process within the case and have a minimum of 50 hours with a consulting analyst.
- Ideally one case will progress to a full and natural psychoanalytic termination or be in an established termination phase.
OR
- A Candidate is eligible for graduation if he or she has four credited cases in psychoanalysis for a minimum of four years and if all of the consulting analysts agree that the Associate is ready to graduate.
Didactic Classes and Case Conference Requirements
- Completion of the four year sequential didactic classes and clinical case conferences in good standing.