The Psychoanalytic Center offers a wide variety of training programs for interested mental health professionals. In addition, the center offers an Affiliate Scholars Program for professionals who feel that a psychoanalytic understanding can enrich their pursuits.

Child analytic training is open to candidates in the adult program who have a background in child work, individuals who have completed adult training elsewhere and  are members of the American Psychoanalytic Association, and child clinicians who are interested in pursuing accelerated child training without prior adult analytic training. All candidates must have focused on child work in their previous training.
These three categories of trainees must all take two years of each of two child courses, Theory and Technique and Development and Psychopathology. They are expected to attend a continuous case conference given monthly in the evening and are required to treat three cases in supervision. For concurrent candidates in adult training, a total of five cases including a late adolescent meets requirements for both adult and child graduation.

Application for Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training (PDF)

 There are two programs available for child clinicians (MD's, PhD's, and PsyD's) who seek advanced post-graduate training in psychodynamic approaches. The Parent-Infant Psychotherapy Program is a 2-3 year program involving one evening per week of coursework, infant observation, and supervised work with parent-infant dyads. The Child and Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training Program is a 2 year program involving one evening per week of coursework and the supervision of up to two cases in psychodynamic therapy.

Brochure for Parent-Infant Program

Application for Parent-Infant Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Training (PDF)

Application for Child and Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program (PDF)

The psychodynamic psychotherapy program is a two-year training program for MD's, PhD's and PsyD's who seek advanced training in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Students may enroll for the entire two-year program or for the first year alone. The program includes a weekly seminar and weekly individual psychotherapy supervision with an experienced member of our faculty. The seminar meets on Monday evenings and runs for 30 weeks. Supervision is held in the private offices of our supervisors and are scheduled at the mutual convenience of supervisee and supervisor.

Application for Adult Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program (PDF)

Child-Post Adult Training Program

Child Analysis Application (PDF)

A special training opportunity for senior Ph.D. and Psy.D. candidates to treat patients under supervision, join our analytic and psychotherapy candidates in theory classes, and conduct research in collaboration with our research program.

Application
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Through the Affiliate Scholars Program, scholars from a variety of fields may deepen their understanding of psychoanalytic theory by taking classes at the Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. Usually the course of study is for one year, in which Affiliate Scholars choose from among the classes offered at the Psychoanalytic Center, those that will most enrich their research or writing.

The course of study is chosen in consultation with a faculty advisor from the Psychoanalytic Center, and is tailored to the particular interests of the individual. The Affiliate Scholars participate in seminars along with psychiatrists and psychologists who are training to become psychoanalysts. The seminars are taught by senior faculty of the Psychoanalytic Center. We have found that the interdisciplinary makeup of the classes is intellectually enlivening for all, and we welcome applications from writers and scholars in the humanities, social sciences, the arts, and sciences.

Application for Affiliate Scholars (PDF)

For additional information on curriculum, personal analysis, and analytic supervision please contact us and request our bulletin from Joan Jackson at:
The Columbia University Psychoanalytic Center
1051 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10032.
Telephone: 212-927-5000.

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