The Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis
is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education
for psychologists. The Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis maintains responsibility
for this program and its content.
The Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers,
Marriage, and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors recognizes APA approved
courses and programs for continuing education.
PSP offers a unique mix
of didactic and experiential
courses which provide the
student with an opportunity
to learn about the modern
analytic approach to
treatment and are also
designed to facilitate the
development of emotional
flexibility and resilience
among the participants:
Transference and
Resistance Workshops I - VII
Primary emphasis is
placed on the experiential
understanding of
transference and resistance
as they occur among class
participants. In addition,
participants become
acquainted with
psychoanalytic theories of
transference and resistance,
especially the modern
analytic understanding of
narcissistic transference
frequently encountered in
patients and therapists.
These workshops also work on
resolving resistances to
cooperative functioning with
fellow students and faculty,
and resistances to speaking
spontaneously in
professional situations.
Psychoanalytic Theory
Modern psychoanalysis
embraces all schools of
thought which illuminate the
human condition. Therefore,
this group of courses
acquaints students with
classic Freudian
psychoanalytic theory as
well as post-Freudian and
contemporary theories of
human maturation and
development, psychic
functioning and treatment.
PSP strongly endorses the
notion that professional
practice is enhanced and
deepened by a familiarity
with varied perspectives and
orientations. Courses in
this group generally
include:
- Human Maturation and
Development I - II
- Basic Writings of
Freud
- Freud’s Case Studies
and Technical Papers
- Basic Theory I - II
- Sex, Aggression and
Primary Process
- Ego Psychology and
Object Relations Theory
- Evolution of
Psychoanalytic Technique
- Contemporary
Developments in
Psychoanalysis
- Clinical Perspectives of Freud's Social Thought and Activism
- Understanding Research and Ethics
Treatment Theory and
Practice
PSP focuses on modern
analytic treatment through a
coordinated series of theory
courses alternating with
case presentation seminars
in which students and
faculty present detailed
case material. The goal is
to illuminate and understand
the patient - analyst
interaction in order to
fashion appropriate
interventions for varying
transferences -
countertransferences and
resistances as they appear
in the treatment situation.
- Basic Concepts in
Modern Psychoanalysis
- Modern
Psychoanalytic Treatment
Technique
- Resistance Analysis:
Classical and Modern
Approaches
- Modern
Psychoanalytic Diagnosis
- Modern
Psychoanalysis of the
Schizophrenic Patient
- Understanding the
Patient I - II
- Resolving Resistance
to “Saying Everything”
- Understanding the Patient: Children, Families, and Classrooms
- The Talking Cure: The Ethical Basis of Modern Analytic Treatment
- Case Presentation Seminar
- Modern Analytic Supervision, Training, and Teaching
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For detailed
course descriptions,
click here.
» To register for
courses,
click here.
» For information about the
Certificate in Modern
Psychoanalysis,
click
here .
» For information about the
Certificate in
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
,
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