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Training
Program
Psychoanalytic training at IPPNJ follows the internationally accepted
tripartite model of personal analysis, control analysis (intensive
supervision of the candidate's work with patients in analysis),
and coursework. A thorough comprehension of one's own psychology
-- one's character structure, personal assets, values, conflicts,
sensitivities, vulnerabilities, and identifications -- is the hallmark
of a psychoanalytic education. Because analytic training is irreducibly
personal, it is not very comparable to most academic and professional
training programs. IPPNJ requirements for full analytic training
are considered by analysts at the Institute as minimal guidelines;
most candidates go well beyond the stipulated hours for analysis,
supervision, and structured learning experiences in pursuit of their
professional goals.
Training at IPPNJ is organized into three levels. The first level
is a one-year Introduction to Basic Psychoanalytic Concepts. It
offers a beginning understanding of psychoanalytic concepts and
their relevance to diagnosis and treatment. The second level is
training as a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist which may be accomplished
in two additional years (eight additional one-semester courses)
and results in a certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. The
third level is training as a Psychoanalyst which may be accomplished
in an additional three years of training ( twelve additional one-semester
courses.)
Completion of the psychotherapy program (or its waiver) is prerequisite
to being accepted into the program in psychoanalysis, although candidates
may take fourth-year courses before passing the third-year Readiness
for Control exam and case presentation. After finishing the second
three years of courses and associated requirements for personal
and control analysis, the trainee may present the treatment of a
patient in analysis to a committee of analysts, and on the recommendation
of the Training Committee may be granted a certificate of completion
in psychoanalysis.
Applicants to IPPNJ should note that if they are interested in being
accepted eventually into the International Psychoanalytic Association
and/or into Section I of the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American
Psychological Association, they may have to supplement the requirements
of IPPNJ with those of the organization to which they seek membership.
For example, the IPA ordinarily requires member analysts to have
been in treatment at a frequency of four times per week, and Section
I of Division 39 generally requires more control analysis than that
required by IPPNJ.
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