A minimum of 300 hours of personal analysis is required during the four year training period. The candidates training analyst must be a graduate of a postgraduate analytic training program or the equivalent and be approved by the Coordinating Committee of the Institute. Certification With the completion of all required coursework, scholarly paper, supervision, clinical work, and personal psychoanalysis, the candidate will be recommended for certification. The final decision regarding each candidate's suitability for certification rests with the Institute's Coordinating Committee. Upon their approval a Certificate in Psychoanalysis will be awarded by the Institute for the Psychoanalytic Study of Subjectivity, an affiliate of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies.
Candidates arrange for and pay the cost of their personal psychoanalysis.
Admission Requirement Applicants are required to be licensed mental health professionals, i.e., psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers, who have supervised clinical experience subsequent to the attainment of the professional degree. Evidence of scholarship in the form of publications or teaching is one criterion for admission. In special instances professionals with outstanding achievement in allied fields are also considered for admission. However, more extensive and clinical and supervisory experience is required during the training program. A candidate without a degree and license in one of the mental health disciplines is not eligible for certification, but will receive a letter of attendance upon satisfactory completion of the program.