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2010-2011 ANNOUNCEMENT OF OPEN CLASSES of the Adult and Child Psychoanalytic Training Program:  Fridays

Each year, the Institute opens several courses in the training program to non-candidtates.  As of May 2009, graduates of an advanced Psychotherapy program (such as the APP affiliated with the Institute or comparable training programs) individuals in psychiatric training programs, academics with a research interest in the area, along with Advanced Analytic Candidates and Faculty of the Institute may apply to take these open courses.

2010-2011 open classes course desc. (doc, 33KB)
Application Form (doc, 44KB)
Application Form Candidates & Faculty (doc, 34KB)
Application Form Former Participants (doc, 33.5KB)

Training in Adult Psychoanalysis:

The training of Adult Psychoanalysts is the central function of the Psychoanalytic Institute. Psychoanalysts receive the most intensive training of all mental health professionals. Training includes a personal psychoanalysis, courses in theory and practice, and psychoanalyses of patients under supervision of senior analysts.

Training in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis:

The training of Child and Adult Psychoanalysts is the central function of the Psychoanalytic Institute. Psychoanalysts receive the most intensive training of all mental health professionals. Training includes a personal psychoanalysis, courses in theory and practice, and psychoanalyses of patients under supervision of senior analysts.

Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (APP) Program:

The Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy (APP) Program attracts mental health professionals who enroll after graduate training and post-graduate clinical experience. They come to sharpen their clinical skills by acquiring a more advanced theoretical foundation and expert case supervision by Institute analysts. The two-year program is open to all mental health professionals: psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, psychiatric or hospice nurses, and pastoral or educational counselors. Alumni of this growing program are bringing the benefits of increased understanding and improved therapeutic skills to patients in agencies and institutions throughout the greater St. Louis area.

Child Development Program (CDP):

The Child Development Program (CDP) is a two-year program offering a developmental framework of childhood for professionals in education, mental health, and allied fields. The course is divided into a theoretical and a clinical track. The goal is to ensure that participants receive an in-depth understanding of the psychological issues of childhood through adolescence that will aid them in supporting a foundation for sound human development.


Lectures and Seminars for Mental Health Professionals
Lectures and Seminars for Educators and Professionals Who Work with Children
Lectures and Seminars for the Community

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