Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Certificate

Admissions Requirements

A doctorate or master’s degree in a mental health field is required. Applicants should complete an application and arrange to send transcripts from their graduate programs, plus two letters of recommendation. Two interviews with members of the Postgraduate Admissions Committee will be arranged.

See derner.adelphi.edu/psychology/postgraduate/psychoanalysis-psychotherapy/ for application details.

Program Requirements

• Completion of the four-year curriculum.
• 200 hours of individual supervision with four or five supervisors approved by the Postgraduate Program
• 300 hours of three-times-a-week personal analysis with a training analyst approved by the Postgraduate Program
• Treatment of one pro bono psychoanalytic training case seen through the Postgraduate Psychotherapy Center for a minimum of 300 hours at three times a week
• Treatment of one additional psychoanalytic patient for a minimum of 300 hours at three times per week or two patients seen for a minimum of 150 hours at three times per week or one patient seen for a minimum of 150 hours at three times a week and one patient seen for a minimum of 150 hours twice a week
• Completion of a graduation paper that demonstrates the candidate’s personal integration of theory and technique in psychoanalysis

Curriculum