The curriculum emphasizes clinical experience and follows a tripartite model which includes: (1) didactic course work consisting of weekly clinical and theoretical classes; (2) weekly individual supervision of psychotherapy cases; and (3) the student's personal psychotherapy or psychoanalysis. Clinical and theoretical courses are paired throughout the curriculum to emphasize the practical application of the concepts and techniques which are being studied. The theoretical focus is on the central roles of development, unconscious processes, and intrapsychic conflict in the formation of personality and psychopathology. The clinical focus is on the influence of these central factors on the psychotherapeutic process. There is the opportunity to closely follow the psychotherapeutic process in individual supervision, group supervision, and continuous case conferences which are woven into the curriculum.
Directors: Ira Brenner, M.D. and Barbara Zimmerman-Slovak, Ph.D.
Former Directors:
Deena Adler, Psy.D.
Lawrence D. Blum, M.D.
Steven S. Rolfe, M.D.
Helen J. Rosen, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Elizabeth S. Webb, M.D.
If you are interested in further information, please contact:
Ira Brenner, M.D. at 610-667-3183 or Barbara Zimmerman-Slovak at 610-896-7228
To receive additional booklets, please call or write:
Telephone: 215-235-2345
Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia
Rockland - East Fairmount Park
3810 Mt. Pleasant Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19121