MIP  
A home for comparative psychoanalysis  
   
   
   
     

                                                   

THE GENERAL TRAINING PROGRAM

 
   

EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

 
 

288 Washington Street
#343
Brookine, MA 02445

 

Email: reachmip@gmail.com
T: 617-232-2777
Fax: 978-926-0387

Our program is designed to give candidates a full sense of the creative ferment in psychoanalysis today. From the outset, candidates have a sense of being part of a living, evolving field of study, a field within which active controversy exists at all levels, from basic assumptions about human nature to clinical theory and methods. This spirit is best conveyed in a comparative psychoanalytic approach which recognizes the place of numerous analytic "stances," and the assumptions underlying them. Such an approach continually examines psychoanalysis as a specific form of psychotherapy as well as a theory of human development and interaction. It also considers how psychoanalysis can be usefully modified in work with a wide range of patients and how psychoanalytic principles can be applied in various social contexts. We strive to provide an educational environment that exposes candidates to a broad range of ideas, that engages the unfamiliar and that develops the capacity for critical thought. We believe this is best accomplished by welcoming candidates to participate

  
    COURSE OF STUDY  
    There are four years of seminars with two twelve week semesters and one mini-semester (of six weeks duration) each year. In each semester, there are two theoretical courses and a clinical seminar. Mini semester courses are developed each year to reflect the needs and interests of candidates. During the minisemester, candidates may also design an independent study with an approved faculty instructor. In addition, briefer workshops with a contemporary focus are offered each year by well-known psychoanalytic scholars. Recent workshops have been conducted by: George Atwood, Ph.D., Beatrice Beebe, Ph.D., Danielle Bergeron, M.D., Philip Bromberg, Ph.D., Arnaldo Chuster, M.D., Steven J. Ellman, Ph.D., James Grotstein, M.D., M. Gerard Fromm, Ph.D., Gianni Nebbiosi, Ph.D., Philip Ringstrom, Ph.D., Psy.D., Elizabeth Bott Spillius, Ph.D., Gigliola Fornari Spoto, M.D., and Alan Sugarman, Ph.D. In the first year, a two semester course introduces the comparative psychoanalytic framework that serves as a conceptual map of the major paradigms within psychoanalytic thinking. Initial technique, development, and clinical seminars are integrated within this comparative framework. In later years, courses are designed to look in depth and with increasing specificity at psychoanalytic theory and technique while retaining a comparative perspective.  
   

SUPERVISED ANALYSES

 
    Candidates may begin to conduct supervised analyses once they have begun or previously completed a 4 times per week personal analysis and after consultation with their Candidate Advisory Committee. Supervisors are selected by the candidate with the approval of the Training Committee. The candidate must be supervised on three cases for a minimum of 200 hours of supervision.  
    CANDIDATE ADVISORY COMMITTEES  
    Each candidate has a personal Advisory Committee consisting of an advisor selected by the candidate, a liaison member from the Training Committee and the candidate's clinical supervisors. The members of the Candidate Advisory Committee meet at least yearly to review the candidate’s educational experience, identify learning needs, and discuss beginning supervised analyses.  
  Click here to see the: PERSONAL ANALYSIS  
 

2008-9 Curriculum

The application

Sample course syllabi

The program brochure

Academic calender

MIP considers the personal analysis to be a cornerstone of one’s clinical training in psychoanalysis. For this reason, concurrent with their training, candidates are required to be in a 4 times per week analysis in order to begin to conduct their supervised psychoanalytic cases or they need to have completed a personal analysis prior to conducting their first supervised analytic case. MIP does not have a predetermined official group of training analysts. Candidates are thus free to choose their personal analyst from the larger analytic community with the approval of the MIP Training Committee. For candidates who have already completed an analysis or who are in analysis at the time of admission, the decision about whether the candidate’s analysis will satisfy the requirement for the personal analysis will be part of the admission process, and will involve consultation between the chairs of the Admission and the Training Committees. In these cases, emphasis will be on an evaluation of the analytic experience, not the analyst.  
    THE FINAL PROJECT  
    Candidates complete a final paper or project at the conclusion of their psychoanalytic training which gives them the experience of studying an issue in depth and presenting their work to their Candidate Advisory Committee.  
    ADMISSIONS  
    The Institute accepts applicants from five clinical disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, social work, mental health counseling, and psychiatric nursing. Applicants must be independently licensed in their field. In addition, applicants from other disciplines with an interest in psychoanalysis are encouraged to apply for the academic program. We are interested in the contribution which a diverse, interdisciplinary community can make to psychoanalytic education. Classes begin in mid September.  
    FEE  
    Application Fee: $130. due with the completed application  
    All applicants are interviewed as part of the application process. Interview Fee: $120.  
    Candidates in the program pay annual MIP dues: $395 (2008-09 rate)  
    Tuition per semester: $800  
    Fees for personal analysis and supervision of each of the training cases are arranged by the candidate and the analyst or supervisor.