Academic Tracks
SDPC provides a Combined Training Program for all qualified individuals interested in academic or clinical training in psychoanalysis. All candidates participate in the same courses, but the duration and requirements of the programs differ. Those interested in the academic track may complete either a two-year or four-year program of courses. There are no clinical requirements for candidates to graduate on the academic track.
Psychoanalytic training is a comprehensive life experience, involving new learning, new personal insights and new connections with professional colleagues.
Two-year Program
- Application requirements: Applicants are not required to have mental health related education or training. Application process includes letters of reference and faculty interviews.
- Course Content: The coursework for the academic track is the same as the first two years’ curriculum of the clinical track and candidates in all tracks attend classes together.
- Personal Treatment: Academic candidates are required to engage in their own personal twice a week psychoanalytic psychotherapy and encouraged to seek psychoanalysis. The cost of personal treatment is not included in tuition fees.
Four-year Program
- Application requirements: Applicants are not required to have mental health related education or training. Application process includes letters of reference and faculty interviews.
- Course Content: The coursework for the academic track is the same as the first four years’ curriculum of the clinical track and candidates in all tracks attend classes together. These candidates graduate following completion of the four year curriculum of courses.
- Personal Treatment: Academic candidates are required to engage in their own personal twice a week psychoanalytic psychotherapy and encouraged to seek psychoanalysis. The cost of personal treatment is not included in tuition fees.