Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Training Programs
For further information about the educational components and requirements of
the two training streams offered by IASP (Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and
Psychoanalysis), please visit the Educational Components
section of this site.
About the Training Program
The program consists of theoretical and clinical seminars (weekly
Tuesday evening classes and monthly Saturday seminars),
supervision of cases in treatment and personal
psychotherapy or psychoanalysis. Clinically, the educational focus is on
the study of subjective experience and intersubjective phenomena. The
treatment approach emphasizes the techniques and skills of sustained
empathic enquiry. From this perspective, close attention is paid to the
state of the self, to the patient's experience of the therapist, (the
transference) and to the therapist's experience of the patient, (the
countertransference). The detailed study of the therapeutic relationship
as it unfolds, especially the recognition and management of disruptions
due to empathic errors, is a central focus in supervision and clinical
discussions.
The core curriculum begins with an overview of psychoanalysis, from
Freud through many of the post-Freudians. We then focus on the
emergence and development of the self psychological approach from the
traditional psychoanalytic theories, beginning with the study of Kohut's
writings and proceeding to the contributions of others such as
intersubjectivity, motivational systems, specificity theory, attachment
theory, relational psychoanalysis, and other schools contemporary
psychoanalytic thinking. Specific attention is paid to gender, trauma,
dreams and developmental theory.
Upon graduation, students will receive diplomas recognizing their
level of training and become eligible to join the Institute for the
Advancement of Self Psychology and to proceed to more advanced
training.
For more information on IASP's training programs, please visit the
"Training Programs" section of this site.
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Objectives of Training
Basic psychotherapy program:
At the completion of their training, candidates should be capable of
treating a wide range of clients using the principles of psychoanalytic
self psychology. Through their training, candidates will become able to:
- Appreciate the need to maintain an appropriate therapeutic ambience
- Recognize and respond optimally to the manifestations of selfobject
transferences
- Recognize and understand their own
countertransferences
- Understand the evolution of the self from a
developmental perspective
- Place the ideas of self psychology within the context of other schools
of thought - psychoanalytic, historical and social
- Develop their own independent thinking
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Who May Apply?
The four year training program is designed for mental health professionals whose major
interest is individual psychotherapy. The admission process will take into account academic
qualifications, emotional resources and capacity for empathy with others. Applicants will
be expected to have an understanding of their own psychology and of the psychoanalytic process.
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Fees
Application $250.00 (non-refundable)
Classes: $3,500.00 per year
Supervision: by private arrangement
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Two Year Training Program
2010 Training Program
The Institute for the Advancement of Self Psychology offers a
training program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis.
The next two-year program will be offered starting in September 2010.
The two year seminar program and the clinical supervision emphasize
contemporary models of psychoanalytic theory and practice.
Candidates who complete the two year program may choose to continue
on to more advanced training through the third and fourth year of
seminars and further clinical supervision in psychoanalytic
psychotherapy or psychoanalysis.
The program offers three levels of training:
- 2 year psychoanalytic psychotherapy training
- 4 year advanced psychoanalytic psychotherapy
- 4 year training program in psychoanalysis
Each level has three components:
- Personal psychoanalytic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis
- Supervised psychotherapy/psychoanalysis
- Weekly seminars
The training program is designed for mental health professionals with
experience in the practice of individual psychotherapy and who are
interested in developing their knowledge and skill in contemporary
psychoanalytic psychotherapy and/or psychoanalysis.
For inquiries regarding the 2010-2012 training program, email
info@iasptoronto.com or call 416.690.3722.
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