Offering Campus

Argosy University, Chicago

Application and Admission Process

The director/coordinator of the certificate program will coordinate all admissions with the assistance of the Clinical Psychology Admissions Committee.

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychology offered by the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University|Chicago is designed to provide specialized training in psychoanalytic psychology for post master’s and doctoral clinicians with relevant background and experience. The certificate is designed to meet the need for education and training in assessment, intervention, and supervision within a broad psychoanalytic model. The curriculum provides a firm grounding in major theoretical paradigms with special attention to those which are current and emerging.

Considerations

• Graduates of the Psychoanalytic Psychology certificate will be prepared to work effectively within a psychoanalytic framework and begin additional training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy or psychoanalysis.
• Issues of difference and diversity (e.g., race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, social class) will be addressed throughout the certificate’s curriculum.

Application and Admission Process

The director/coordinator of the certificate program will coordinate all admissions with the assistance of the Clinical Psychology Admissions Committee.

Learning Outcomes

• Integrate and apply psychoanalytic theory and treatment in case formulations.
• Integrate and apply psychoanalytic theory in clinical interventions.
• Competently apply psychoanalytic theory and practice to work with multicultural populations.
• Evaluate research on the effectiveness of psychoanalytic approaches and the utility of these approaches with diverse populations.  

Certificate Requirements

The Graduate Certificate in Psychoanalytic Psychology  requires the completion of 12 credit hours distributed as follows: required courses, 6 credit hours and elective courses, 6 credit hours.