1-year Program Overview
Welcome
The Western Pennsylvania Community for Psychoanalytic Therapies is proud to announce the continuation of its 1-year educational programming series, Contemporary Psychoanalytic Concepts in Everyday Life, scheduled to begin September 14, 2023.
Classes are held the second Thursday of every month, from 6:15pm - 9:00pm, starting September 14th
The Community was created in 2020 as an independent, nonprofit educational foundation to bring innovative and progressive approaches to training in psychoanalysis. Our educational programming highlights the current trends and theoretical underpinnings of contemporary psychoanalytic technique and theory. We see contemporary psychoanalysis through a kaleidoscope of lenses, including: intrapsychic, interpersonal, and societal. Training involves active-learner engagement with the class material, with an emphasis on experiential learning.
Our programming welcomes mental health practitioners working in diverse fields of psychotherapy and social services across the Western Pennsylvania Region. We are committed to decreasing financial barriers to robust educational experiences by providing subsidized tuition costs and low-fee consultations. Our Contemporary Psychoanalytic Concepts in Everyday Life one-year educational program will be tuition-free and will provide enrolled participants with continuing education credits at no cost.
Classes are held in the offices of our faculty, all located within the city of Pittsburgh. Classes will be held in person. CDC guidelines for group gatherings will be followed.
Overview
Contemporary Psychoanalytic Concepts in Everyday Life: A One-Year Educational Program for Mental Health Practitioners
One-Year Program Highlights:
One-year curriculum organized around the applications of contemporary psychoanalytic thinking in clinical everyday life.
Monthly group classes aimed to introduce clinicians to psychoanalytic ideas in a clinically-relevant manner by teaching these concepts through socially-relevant mediums including film, literature, and art.
Clinically-relevant topics will include, but are not limited to, the influence of the therapeutic relationship on the unfolding of treatment, the embeddedness of our sociocultural surround on the clinical moment, and listening for intergenerational echoes.
Our program welcomes mental health practitioners working in diverse fields of psychotherapy and social service.
We are committed to decreasing financial barriers to robust educational experiences by providing this program tuition free and offering enrolled participants access to continuing education credits for this one-year program at no cost.
Our Contemporary Psychoanalytic Concepts in Everyday Life one-year program is open to all mental health clinicians across the Western Pennsylvania region. We welcome all clinicians (from early-career to experienced clinicians) seeking to deepen their understanding and clinical skills in psychoanalytic practice. If you are interested in this program but do not fit the above description, please contact us to discuss your individual circumstances.
Instructional level is suited for practicing mental health clinicians. Intermediate level of instructional programming.
Those interested to learn more about our program, including questions about individual seminars or previous year curriculum, please email us at inquiries@wpacommunity.org
To apply, please email inquiries@wpacommunity.org
Continuing Education Credits: The Western Pennsylvania Community for Psychoanalytic Therapies is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Western Pennsylvania Community for Psychoanalytic Therapies maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
The Western Pennsylvania Community for Psychoanalytic Therapies values cultural and social diversity. Full participation in the educational activities of the Community is available to any qualified individual regardless of age, race, creed, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or ethnic background.
For additional information about our Continuing Education Policies and Accessibility Policies please see our Policy + Procedure section of our website. For additional information on the background and experience of faculty, please see our Faculty section of our website or email inquiries@wpacommunity.org for any additional information.
You may also write any questions to Western Pennsylvania Community for Psychoanalytic Therapies, 145 44th Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15201
Get In Touch
Reach us at – inquiries@wpacommunity.org