Clinical Training in Psychoanalysis Programme
Three-Year Clinical Training in Psychoanalysis Programme
August 2026 – June 2029
About
Clinical Training in Psychoanalysis is a three-year programme dedicated to the praxis of psychoanalysis, with a particular emphasis on developing clinical work. It is led by registered and experienced psychoanalysts of the Clinical College of Psychoanalysis Aotearoa New Zealand and enriched by contributions from colleagues both within Aotearoa and internationally. The training cultivates theoretical knowledge, clinical practice, and ethical reflection, while situating psychoanalysis within the social and cultural context of Aotearoa.
Each semester combines theoretical Seminars and Clinical Workshops, enabling trainees to engage with psychoanalytic concepts, reflect on their ethical implications, and work with clinical material. Concepts introduced in Seminars are integrated into workshop discussions, ensuring that psychoanalytic theory is consistently tested and elaborated in relation to clinical practice. Over the course of the programme, trainees may undertake the series of passages that mark the formation of a psychoanalyst: from Trainee, to Psychoanalyst-in-Training, toward independent clinical practice.
Places in the programme are limited, expressions of interest are warmly welcomed.
Programme Educators
Programme Outline
| Year One: Foundations: The Subject, Culture, and the Unconscious |
Social and Cultural Analysis: Subjectivities in the History and Context of Aotearoa and the World Theories of Psychopathology: Structures, Phenomena, and Diagnosis Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with the Young: Development, Clinics, and Whanau The Unconscious in Clinical Praxis: Symptoms, Slips and Dreams
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| Year Two: Ethics, Sexuality, and Clinical Structures |
The Drive and Sexuality: The Force of Desire and the Question of Identity Transference and Repetition: Desire in the Analytic Encounter Ethics and Praxis: The Desire of the Psychoanalyst Psychoanalytic Psychotherapeutic Writing and Research From Concept to Case: The Weaving of Theory with Clinical Work
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Year Three: Integration, Advanced Praxis, and Research |
Advanced Clinical Praxis: The Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist at Work The Nuts and Bolts of Clinical Praxis: Establishing and sustaining a clinic in Aotearoa. Learning to work with professionals from other discourses. Advanced Studies in Reading and Writing Psychoanalysis: Case Study Research Paper and Presenting Individual Research Work Crafting your Case Study: Compiling the Clinical Portfolio
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