CURRICULUM:
Candidates must satisfactorily complete 36 points of coursework, chosen with the guidance of faculty from among the Program's diverse areas of study. Enrollment in a minimum of one course per semester is required. As of Fall 2005, new students are required to register for a series of two specially designed two-point courses, to be taken during their first year in the Program; all other courses may be chosen from the Program's extensive list of course offerings. The central thrust of the Program is to afford candidates the opportunity to study with faculty representing major orientations in psychoanalytic theory and practice. Students are therefore encouraged to take courses reflecting differing points of view and to work with supervisors who have diverse theoretical approaches. However, since some individuals apply to the Program so that they may work within one orientation, the Program provides several options: The student may select a systematic course of study in a modern Freudian, an interpersonal, or a relational orientation. Alternatively, the student may choose to combine courses from the three orientations, as well as courses not aligned with any particular one (independent). The curriculum thus fosters an intellectual community in which theoretical diversity may thrive and a rigorous comparative psychoanalysis is encouraged.
CLINICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The candidate is required to treat two patients for 200 hours each, for a total clinical requirement of 400 hours. Such treatment must be done under supervision, with patients provided through our psychoanalytic clinic. Candidates are to begin work with a clinic patient by the beginning of their second year in the Program, and they are to continue clinic work until the 400-hour clinic requirement is met. Any student who delays initiating clinical requirements beyond this time should write to the progression committee requesting an exemption. In performing the clinic requirement, students are expected to follow all guidelines outlined in the Postdoctoral Clinic's policy and procedures manual, which is updated regularly. Students write progress reports on their clinic patients toward the end of each academic year.
Postdoctoral Clinic: The Postdoctoral Clinic is the clinical facility for the training program. It is designed to provide individual intensive psychotherapy and psychoanalysis for a limited number of individuals unable to afford private fees. Clinic fees are arranged according to the patient's income. Candidates working with clinic patients are supervised by the faculty of the Postdoctoral Program.
PERSONAL ANALYSIS:
Candidates in the Program are required to complete 300 hours of personal psychoanalysis at a minimum of three sessions per week; each session must
take place on a different day of the week and must be at least 45 minutes in duration. This analysis must begin prior to initiating work with a training case provided by our clinic, and it must be concurrent with at least one year of the treatment of the clinic
patient. The candidate's training analyst must have had, at the commencement of the candidate's analysis, five years of experience following graduation from an
analytic training program. Moderate-cost psychoanalysis is made available to candidates by many members of our faculty. For further information regarding moderate-cost analysis, candidates may speak with the Program Director.
EVALUATION:
Candidates are evaluated by faculty following completion of each course, and by supervisors following each supervisory experience. Candidates' progress is monitored by the Progression Committee, which may require a candidate to complete additional coursework, supervision, clinical experience, or personal analysis.
For applications and further information, call (212) 998-7890 or send E-mail to gsas.postdoc@nyu.edu.
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