The course of study at PCC emanates from a commitment to an understanding of early states of mind as revealed through personal analysis, psychoanalytic infant observation, clinical experience, and the study of psychoanalytic theories and practice.
In the first year of training, candidates observe an infant from birth onwards, spending an hour each week watching a baby, mother and family. Detailed notes are then presented for discussion in the weekly seminar. In the third and fourth years of seminars, candidates present and discuss
clinical case material from their own analytic work.
Theoretical coursework includes classes on Freud, Melanie Klein, Wilfred Bion, and British Independents, American Psychoanalysis, Child Psychoanalysis, Psychosis, Perversions, Psychosomatics, Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders, Trauma, and the Theory of Psychoanalytic Technique. In addition, a wide variety of post-seminar electives is available.
The following can enroll in this program: Application for Verification of Exempt Status Title of Educational Program Description of Educational Program
- Registered Nurses
- Marriage and Family Therapists
- Psychologists
- Clinical Social Workers
- Clinical Counselors
- Physicians
PCC Training teaches graduates to:
- Receive communications from the infantile unconscious
- Develop understanding of transference processes
- Use countertransference experience
- Resolve therapeutic impasses
PCC’s Core Program contains three main areas of study:
- Personal Psychoanalysis
- Curriculum of Theory, Tavistock Infant Observation, and Case Conferences
- Supervised Psychoanalyses
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- Personal Psychoanalysis
- Core Curriculum
- Supervised Psychoanalyses
- Classes
- Requirements for Graduation
- Post Seminar Status
- Graduation
- Admission Requirements
- Application
- Financial Aid
- Transfer of Credit