The purpose of the clinical program is to provide students with a deepened understanding of the clinical appliction of contemporary psychodynamic theory in both individual psychotherapy and other treatment modalities.
Primary consideration is placed on the centrality of the psychotherapeutic relationship.
It is emphasized that no one theory is adhered to, but rather that drive theory, ego psychology, self psychology and object relations theory each are to be considered and applied. Emphasis on the psychotherapeutic relationship as the medium within which the process and technique of the therapeutic encounter occur. Theoretical formulations are examined, particularly those of the contemporary psychologies of self and object-relations, from the perspective of how they explain and support their clinical applications. In addition to the primary emphasis placed on individual psychotherapy, training in multiple treatment modalities is also central to the program. While all students benefit from training in each of these modalities, each student selects an area of emphasis from among these modalities.