A special feature of the program is part-time candidacy. Part time candidates design their programs in consultations with advisors, and have up to six years to finish the training. Also, it may be possible on an individual basis to count some of a candidate's private and agency clinical work toward the programs clinical requirement. Supervision Requirements NIP's distinguished faculty of supervisors embrace a diverse range of psychoanalytic approaches, but all are conversant in comparative psychoanalytic theory. After the first year, candidates are free to select supervisors whose particular orientations they find congenial.
Candidates receive no fewer than two hours of supervision per week.
Personal Psychoanalysis NIP believes that personal and professional growth are inseparable. Training analysts must be approved by the Institute, and must minimally be graduates of a recognized postgraduate training institute. As part of the application process, two individual interviews, one group interview and three letters of recommendation are required.