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ENTRANCE LEVEL COURSES

R101 Psychoanalytic Theory of
Human Development I
This course introduces the student to the theories of normal child development,
including the study of instinct theory, separation-individuation, self and object-representation and ego and superego development. The affective
relationship between the child and his/her environment is emphasized.

R102 Psychoanalytic Theory of
Human Development II
This course is a continuation of Psychoanalytic Theory of Human Development I.

R103 Psychopathology I: Non-Neurotic Defenses in Non-Psychotic Patients
This course will explore the ‘in-between’ personalities that are dominated by non-neurotic defenses. We will summarize borderline, perverse, addictive, psychosomatic and psychotic features of depression and trauma as defending against psychotic collapse. The course will include multiple perspectives on clinical interventions with such defenses. Student’s clinical material will be presented in class.

R104 Psychopathology II: Psychosis
This course will explore in detail theory
and elements of psychosis, beginning with Freud and those who influenced Freud in his differentiation of neurosis and psychosis and moving towards object relations and separation/individuation and traumatic etiology of psychosis. The course will include multiple perspectives on treatment models with psychotic patients. Student’s clinical material will be used to identify psychotic process.

R105 Dream Analysis I
This course focuses on Freudian and post-Freudian theory and technique of dream analysis. Clinical material is discussed with an emphasis on understanding and using dream imagery as symbolic communications about the patient’s internal, unconscious and preconscious world.

R106 Basic Clinical Concepts I
This course addresses the basic concepts pf psychoanalytic psychotherapy as they apply to clinical work, focusing on early engagement, the working alliance, resistance, transference, countertransference and interventions.

R107 Basic Clinical Concepts II: This course is a continuation of Basic Clinical Concepts I which addresses the basic concepts of psychoanalytic psychotherapy as they apply to clinical work, focusing on early engagement, the working alliance, diagnosis, resistance, transference, countertransference and interventions.

R108 Case Seminar I
This course provides students with an opportunity to present cases in a group format. Basic clinical concepts of transference, countertransference, resistance, diagnosis and technique are discussed in the context of case presentations.

R109 Case Seminar II
This course is a continuation of Case Seminar I.

R110 Object Relations I
This course focuses primarily on the contributions of the English object relations theorists, such as M. Klein, Fairbairn, Winnicott, Guntrip, and others. Theoretical and clinical material are integrated, with emphasis on treatment implications.

R111 Object Relations II
This course follows Object Relations I and includes the contributions of the American object relations theorists, such as Masterson, Horner, Kernberg, Balint, Sutherland, and others. Where relevant, the course compares the two schools of object relations theory.

R113 Freud I
This course presents basic Freudian theory through an in-depth study of selected major writings of Sigmund Freud.

R114 Freud II
This course includes a selection of Freud's major later writings (from 1923 on). Topics covered include: structural theory, the death instinct, theory of anxiety and man's relation to society.

R115 Symbolization and Creativity
This course explores the symbolization processes at work in unconscious fantasies, symptom formation, trauma and creativity. It explores ways of working with symbolization in treatment.

R116 The Polarity of Chaos and Discipline: Underpinnings of Psychoanalytic Creativity
We will explore the interface of verbal and nonverbal communication, alternate levels of consciousness and the transference/counter-transference-dialogue and the forces of energy that enter into a creative psychoanalytic process.

R201 Neurosis
This course focuses on the mechanisms and features which characterize symptom and character neurosis. The relationship between diagnosis and treatment is examined , using Freud's formulations and the contributions of later theorists. Topics addressed include anxiety states, hysteria, obsession and compulsion, defenses and Oedipal conflict.

R212 Jungian Analytic Theory: Therapeutic Applications: This course presents basic Jungian analytic theory through didactic and experiential methodology. Major theoretical writings of C.G. Jung and other writers will be studied. Theory presented will be grounded by clinical examples.

ADVANCED LEVEL COURSES

R202 Character Pathology
This course differentiates character pathologies from the neuroses and other pathologies, integrating theory and clinical applications. Topics discussed include ego-syntonic character traits, resistance, transference and countertransference and technique.

R203 Transference and Countertransference I
This course focuses on classical and current psychoanalytic concepts of transference.Topics include induced countertransference, hate in the countertransference,working with positive and negative transference, self-object transference and regression. The course addresses the problems and creative uses of countertransference, integrating theory with clinical practice.

R204 Transference and Countertransference II
This course is a continuation of Countertransference I.

R205 Resistance I
This course focuses on classical and current psychoanalytic concepts of resistance manifestations in the treatment situation, beginning with the formulations of Sigmund Freud and continuing with theorists as Anna Freud, Fairbairn, Glover, Reich, and Spotnitz.

R 206 Resistance II
This course is a continuation of Resistance I, with emphasis on the relationship between character pathology and resistance and on the interpretation of resistance as non-verbal symbolic communication.

R207 Continuous Case Seminar
This course follows one student’s case over an eight week period. It affords the class an opportunity to closely examine interventions, to study process together and to identify themes as they develop and manifest over an extended period.

R208 Narcissism and Self Psychology
This course presents the psychoanalytic theories of narcissism, including the formulations of Sigmund Freud, and emphasizing the work of Kohut and other self psychology theorists as Stolorow.Topics addressed include self-object transference dynamics, the role of countertransference, self experiencing and the meaning of empathy and empathic capability.

R209 Reading Course in Winnicott
This course studies the creative contributions of D.W.Winnicott to psychoanalytic theory and treatment. It focuses on the uses of play, illusion and transitional space, with treatment implications for integrating psychoanalytic technique with the expressive modalities.

R210 Developing Therapeutic Artistry Within an Analytic Stance
This course explores, in workshop format, subjective and artistic factors in therapy such as timing, structure, tone, emotional closeness or distance, rhythm, and style of delivery in making interpretive interventions.

R211 Case Presentation Seminar
This course offers advanced students the opportunity to present cases with a focus on conceptualization, formal organization of case material and integration of theory with clinical material.


R213 Trauma
This course will define what is sometimes referred to as little t and big T trauma and explore core dynamics of trauma survivors, treatment techniques, and key concepts in understanding psychological trauma in adult populations. Class discussion and student presentations will be integrated throughout the course in order to allow for application of theory to case material.

R214 Research and Ethics
This course is both an experiential and critical investigation of the ethics and methodology of psychoanalytic research and a comprehensive, didactic and clinical course on ethical questions and standards of treatment in the therapeutic relationship.

R215 Reading Course in A Major Theorist
This course will focus on the work of one major psychoanalytic theorist.The writings of related theorists will be covered and the class will include both didactic and clinical material.Theorists include: Klein, Bion, Mitchell, Ferenczi, Loewald, and others.

R216 Dream Analysis II
This course focuses on post-Freudian contributions to dream theory.Topics covered include contemporary emphasis on manifest content, primary process, initial dreams and the dream context. Clinical material will be presented in conjunction with theoretical readings.

R217 Contemporary Perspectives I-Relational Psychoanalysis:
Tracing its origins from classical Freudian and post-Freudian thinking, this course will define and provide an overview of relational theory and its impact on psychoanalytic technique. Readings-classic, pioneering works as well as newer pieces-, class discussions, and student presentations will be utilized to explore concepts such as intersubjectivity, the analytic third, hierarchy, enactments, race, gender and sexual orientation. The broad implications of a relational approach will be examined, particularly with regard to the changes in the way analysts think about and work with countertransference.

R218 Contemporary Perspectives II: Intersubjectivity:
This course will offer a more in depth analysis of concepts explored in Contemporary Perspectives I, including a comparative study of Intersubjectivity.

R300 Identification and Reporting of Childhood Abuse and Neglect
This course is a 3 hour seminar that will give you state certification in the regulations and standards for recognition and reporting of child abuse.

R400, 401, 402, 403 Final Case Research Paper I, II, III, IV Each student writes a paper on a case while working with a mentor for a minimum of one year. This is the culmination of the program and the final requirement for graduation. Upon completion, students are credited with the equivalent of 4 courses.

ELECTIVES

Students are required to take three electives, which vary from year to year. Electives vary in their focus, but may be based on special populations, explorations of the creative process, or other subjects. Students are encouraged to make their special interests known to the Director of Education, so that appropriate electives can be designed and offered.

Possible Electives: Integrating Expressive Therapies with Psychoanalysis, Neurobiology, Sado-Masochism, Alchemy, Object Relations and Spirituality, Poetics and Countertransference, Culture in the Psychoanalytic Space, Addiction, History of Psychoanalysis, Working with Couples.