MMI Core Curriculum

I. PSYCHOANALYTIC PRINCIPLES

P101
BASIC CONCEPTS OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
P102
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN PSYCHOANALYSIS
P103
TRANSFERENCE AND RESISTANCE - PRINCIPLES
P104
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN GROUP PSYCHOANALYSIS - PRINCIPLES
P201
MATURATION - CONCEPTION - INFANCY
P202
MATURATION - TODDLERHOOD - LATENCY
P301
MATURATION - PUBERTY - ADOLESCENCE
P302
MATURATION - ADULTHOOD
P203
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY - TYPES OF CHARACTER ORGANIZATION
P303
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY - BEYOND DIAGNOSIS
P204
PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOANALYTIC PRACTICE
P304
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE
P401
THEORY OF DREAMS AND SYMBOLS: CLASSICAL APPROACH

II. PSYCHOANALYTIC METHOD

M101
TRANSFERENCE AND RESISTANCE - PRACTICE
M102
METHODS OF MODERN PSYCHOANALYTIC PRACTICE
M201
MODERN GROUP PSYCHOANALYSIS
M202
COUNTERTRANSFERENCE AND COUNTERTRANSFERENCE RESISTANCE
M301
DREAMS: FANTASY AND SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION IN MODERN PSYCHOANALYSIS
M302
WORKING WITH PREOEDIPAL RESISTANCES IN NARCISSISTIC DISORDERS
M303
WORKING WITH PREOEDIPAL RESISTANCES IN MODERN PSYCHOANALYSIS
M401
FAMILY DYNAMICS: MODERN PSYCHOANALYTIC APPROACHES TO FAMILIES, COUPLES AND CHILDREN
M402
MODERN GROUP PSYCHOANALYSIS: IDENTIFYING AND MANAGING GROUP RESISTANCES

III. DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOANALYSIS

D101
EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
D102
LATER DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
D201
INTERPRETATION OF DREAMS
D301
DEVELOPMENT OF GROUP PSYCHOANALYSIS
D401
CONTEMPORARY THEORIES IN PSYCHOANALYSIS

IV. RESEARCH

R101
MILESTONES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN SCIENCE RESEARCH
R201
PROPOSAL WRITING IN PSYCHOANALYTIC RESEARCH
R301
DATA COLLECTION AND DATA ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOANALYTIC RESEARCH

V. SUPERVISION

S101
CASE SUPERVISION I
S102
CASE SUPERVISION II
S201
CASE SUPERVISION III
S301
CASE SUPERVISION IV

VI. ELECTIVES AND AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION

E101
WORKING WITH CHILDREN
E102
WORKING WITH COUPLES
E201
WOMEN IN PSYCHOANALYSIS
E202
BUILDING AND MAINTAINING A PRIVATE PRACTICE
E300
PSYCHOANALYTIC WRITING
E301
MONEY: ITS USE AND MISUSE
E302
PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDERS: ORIGINS AND MANIFESTATIONS
E303
MODERN PSYCHOANALYSIS AND ADDICTION


MMI Program in Modern Group Psychoanalysis
Chairperson: Deborah Bershatsky, Ph.D.
Consultant: Leslie Rosenthal, Ph.D.

MMI offers certification in group, as well as individual, psychoanalysis. Courses in group studies and participation in an approved group analysis and group supervision, with certified group analysts, are required to meet the criteria for certification in group psychoanalysis. Group leadership hours are also required. For information about approved group analysts, or for other information, please contact the Co-Chairs of the Program.

Group Program Sequence of Courses

Required Courses:

GP101
Introduction to Modern Group Psychoanalysis
GP102
Forming and Managing a New Group
GP103
Transference and Resistance in Modern Group Psychoanalysis
GP201
Group Resistance in Modern Group Psychoanalysis
GP202
Countertransference in Modern Group Psychoanalysis
GP203
Countertransference in Modern Group Psychoanalysis: Case Presentations
GP301
Working with Preoedipal Patients in Groups
GP302
Group Practicum

Electives:

GP-E101
Modern Group Psychoanalysis with Special Populations
GP-E102
Short-term Analytic Group Therapy
GP-E103
Couples in Modern Psychoanalytic Groups
GP-E104
Child and Adolescent Modern Psychoanalytic Groups
GP-E105
Using Modern Analytic Principles in Educational Settings
GP-E106
Using Modern Analytic Principles in Corporate Settings
GP-E107
Resolving Resistances in Long-running Modern Psychoanalytic Groups
GP-E108
The Schizophrenic Patient in Modern Group Psychoanalysis

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