About Modern Psychoanalytic Institute Training in Psychoanalysis

REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION

Certificate in Psychoanalysis (P)

  1. An approved training analysis with a certified modern analyst consisting of at least 450 sessions, of which 150 may be group analysis also conducted by a certified modern analyst.
  2. Satisfactory completion of the Field Placement Program.
  3. Satisfactory completion of required course work.
  4. Treatment of a minimum of three Referral Service cases, under supervision, demonstrating an understanding of resistance, transference and countertransference.
  5. Satisfactory completion of supervision requirements. Minimum 150 sessions of supervision with a certified modern analyst, of which at least 50 sessions must be control analysis.
  6. Satisfactory completion of a research paper, written in the final stage of training, which demonstrates both an ability to apply fundamental research principles in a case study, and an understanding of motivational forces and their role in psychic structure.
  7. A case presentation demonstrating the ability to recognize and resolve resistances and an understanding of the relationship among the psychic processes.
  8. A Master's or other graduate degree in a related field.

Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (PP)

Candidates who are interested in the recognition of their competency in psychoanalytic practice, or in its use as a subspecialty of another mental health discipline, may apply for a certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Research requirements are less stringent. The PP certificate does not qualify the candidate for research or training in psychoanalysis.

Certificate in Group Psychotherapy (GP)

  1. An approved group analysis consisting of at least 100 group sessions with a certified modern analyst.
  2. An approved analysis consisting of at least 100 sessions of individual analysis with a certified modern analyst, conjoint or concurrent with group analysis.
  3. Satisfactory completion of a minimum of 100 sessions in a supervisory training group conducted by a certified modern analyst.
  4. Satisfactory completion of 300 sessions of group leadership.
  5. A Master's or other graduate degree in a related field.