Fellowship in Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

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The Fellowship in Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy is pleased to announce the following upcoming course

Mini Course in Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
WEDNESDAYS, 8:00-9:30 PM; March 26; April 2, 9, 16, 30; May 7, 2008
Karen Melikian, LICSW, PhD and Ellen Pinsky, PsyD

This six week course beginning in March offers a brief introduction to psychoanalytically oriented child treatment. The group will read several theoretical papers for discussion and will also have the opportunity to present or hear active case material. Likely authors will include Anna Freud, D. W. Winnicott and Peter Fonagy, et al. This is an excellent class to take if you are considering the Child Fellowship or Child Advanced Training Program for the fall.

To register for this course, please contact the BPSI Administrative office at office@bostonpsychoanalytic.org or 617.266.0953.

The Program

The Child Fellowship Program offers participants an intensive, one year course of study in psychoanalytic approaches to child and adolescent psychotherapy. The curriculum includes both a theoretical course and a clinical course to be taught weekly. The theory courses will introduce the fundamentals of child analytic theories and will review historical as well as modern theoretical approaches. The clinical courses are organized around different developmental stages of childhood.

In the first ten weeks, the theory course will introduce the historical beginnings of child analytic work and will include papers by Sigmund Freud, Anna Freud, Melanie Klein and others. Emphasis will be placed on the developmental processes of early childhood (attachment theory, infant research) as a way of connecting the material to the clinical course presentation. The clinical seminar will discuss the treatment of preschool children.
In the second ten weeks, the theory seminar will focus on aspects of play and the applications of analytic concepts to child work. Transference, resistance, and defenses are examples of concepts that will be explored and their meaning for child work will be elucidated. Examples of readings for this course include Winnicott (on play and transitional experience) and Chused (on transference). The clinical course will discuss latency-aged child cases.

In the final ten weeks, the theoretical seminar will introduce modern contributions to psychoanalytic theory and techniques. The works of Peter Fonagy, Antonino Ferro and Anna Alvarez are examples of modern day authors whose work is relevant to an analytic understanding of children. The clinical seminar will discuss treatment of adolescents.

The year will end with a formal “Master Class” to be taught by one of the senior members of the child analytic community.

Who Should Apply

The program is open to mental health clinicians who have completed or are in an advanced phase of their clinical training (residency, graduate internship) and who are interested in further didactic and clinical education in psychoanalytic work with children. Other professionals who work with children and their families such as pediatricians, teachers, and ancillary therapists are also encouraged to apply. Those who complete the program and wish to continue on in the Child and Adolescent Advanced Training Program will receive credit for their participation and can apply for advanced standing.

Admission Procedures, Tuition and Fees

A printable application form is available for download. Application materials and more information may also be obtained by contacting the BPSI administrative office at:

The Boston Psychoanalytic Society & Institute, Inc.
15 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA 02116
617.266.0953
office@bostonpsychoanalytic.org

Tuition will be $1677 for the 2008-2009 academic year for the Fellowship in Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. Please submit the application with an application fee of $25 made out to BPSI. We request all applications be submitted by May 15 for the following academic year. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that letters of reference are sent.

Limited opportunities for financial assistance are available.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1.5 hours per session in Category I Credit towards the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute maintains responsibility for this program. Please contact the BPSI Administrative Office about continuing education for social workers. The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, Inc. (BPSI) does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, age, national origin, handicap, or sexual preference in admissions, administration of its education programs, scholarship and loan programs, and employment.