Curriculum
Although the academic requirements of the program can be completed in four years by taking an average course load of 2 courses per semester, WSI allows candidates to go at their own pace with regard to time and course load.
The following curriculum is subject to change at the discretion of WSI
Basic Level Courses
Year One
100 Principles of Psychoanalytic Treatment
101 Psychoanalytic Theory I: Basic Writings of Freud
102 Psychoanalytic Theory II: Contemporary Psychoanalytic Theory
103 Psychopathology I
S104 Psychopathology II: Severe Mental Illness
Matriculation Level Courses
Year Two
200-201 Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Development: From Infancy to Adulthood
202-203 Psychoanalytic Assessment and Treatment
204 Object Relations Theories
205 Transference-Countertransference
S206 Ethical Issues in Psychoanalytic Practice
Year Three
305 Continuous Case Seminar I
207 Psychoanalytic Research
306 Continuous Case Seminar II
502 Dream Interpretation
Year Four
300-301 Theory and Technique of Psychoanalytic Treatment: I
302-303 Theory and Technique of Psychoanalytic Treatment: II
304 Case Presentation
Additional Academic Requirements
of the Psychoanalytic Training Program:
C600 Clinical Conference
C308 Child Abuse & Maltreatment: Recognition & Reporting
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