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The curriculum of the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis attempts to respond to the ongoing needs of each candidate class, with the aim of improving and developing the educational goals and standards for each subsequent class. What follows is an outline of the current curriculum. Note that there is some fluctuation in curriculum: courses are added or dropped, especially in the fourth year, where electives vary with candidates’ interest.
Seminars run from September to June on Tuesday evenings, 7:15 to 10:30 p.m., with a 15-minute break between the two seminars. (Seminars will not be held during the two weeks of March Break, or during Passover.) |
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| First Trimester Courses (Sept to Dec) | Click on a course title to see full details |
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| Introductory Evening |
1 Sessions |
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| Introductions and initial dicussion about the program. |
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| Self Psychology |
10 Sessions |
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| The first, introductory, course explores the contributions of self psychology to contemporary psychoanalytic theory and technique. Students are introduced to concepts, such as the use of empathy as an instrument of inquiry, the influence of the analyst's subjectivity on technique, the importance of the repair of disruptions in the analytic relationship to the treatment process, and a self psychological perspective upon the unconscious. The second course focuses on the modifications that have shaped modern self psychological theory and clinical practice, including the evolving concept of the selfobject, the intersubjective approach, attachment theory, and the pathological structures of accommodation, motivational systems theory, and relational theory. |
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| Continuous Case Seminar 4 |
10 Sessions |
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| This seminar will be the introduction to a course on psychoanalytic ethics extending over the four years of didactic classes. The goal of this first seminar is to review the history of the introduction of ethical principles into clinical practice. Candidates will explore how the recognition of the influence of the transference on the behaviour of psychoanalysts led to the development of a framework for psychoanalytic practice. The continued importance of key aspects of this frame will be explored, and current concepts of boundaries in psychoanalysis will be examined. |
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| In this section of the dreams course, students will study dreams from four different perspectives: self psychology, Fairbairn, Winnicott; and Klein. The fifth seminar will be devoted to comparing the different models. |
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| These seminars provide candidates with an overall view of Bion's main contributions to modern psychoanalysis, mainly in relation to (a) psychoanalytic theory: structure and function of the mind; interaction between unconscious and conscious; (b) theory of the practice: counter-transference and "O"; phenomenology of listening. |
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| This course is devoted to subjects of specific interest to the class. It has often taken the form of a course in applied psychoanalysis (e.g., psychoanalysis applied to the study of film or literature). |
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| Second Trimester Courses (Jan to Mar) | Click on a course title to see full details |
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| In this series of seminars students are introduced to the concept of character and its place in psychoanalytic thought, including the historical evolution of the concept and current thinking. Clinical examples are presented and discussed, illustrating how analytic work is informed by an understanding of character. |
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| Perverse Formations |
5 Sessions |
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| In this course, the concept of "perversion" is explored, beginning with an introduction to Freud's basic papers, followed by those of important classic and contemporary authors. Students develop an understanding of the dynamics of perversion, the influence of pathogenic conditions, and the defence mechanisms connected with this pathology. |
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| Continuous Case Seminar 5 |
10 Sessions |
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| This seminar will be the introduction to a course on psychoanalytic ethics extending over the four years of didactic classes. The goal of this first seminar is to review the history of the introduction of ethical principles into clinical practice. Candidates will explore how the recognition of the influence of the transference on the behaviour of psychoanalysts led to the development of a framework for psychoanalytic practice. The continued importance of key aspects of this frame will be explored, and current concepts of boundaries in psychoanalysis will be examined. |
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| These seminars are a continuation of the ethics course, which begins in first year and continues throughout the candidate's training. Candidates read and discuss papers on boundary violations in clinical practice, the fate of the transference after termination, post-termination boundaries, and issues of confidentiality. |
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| Third Trimester Courses (April to June) | Click on a course title to see full details |
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| Comparative Transference |
5 Sessions |
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| The purpose of this course is to study the transference-counter-transference matrix, which is viewed as the main way to access the analysand's inner life. The candidate is introduced to and familiarized with the literature on transference and counter-transference by reading, discussing, and comparing papers representing the three major streams of psychoanalytic theory, in order to understand clinical material from various perspectives. |
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| Comparative Counter-transference |
5 Sessions |
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| The purpose of this course is to study the transference-counter-transference matrix, which is viewed as the main way to access the analysand's inner life. The candidate is introduced to and familiarized with the literature on transference and counter-transference by reading, discussing, and comparing papers representing the three major streams of psychoanalytic theory, in order to understand clinical material from various perspectives. |
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| Gender Issues and Sexuality |
8 Sessions |
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| This course covers Freud's and other early psychoanalytic views, gender identity and sexual difference, contemporary views on sexual orientation, as well as neurobiological aspects of gender and sexuality. Time is set aside to discuss clinical applications, especially including candidate material. |
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| Research in Psychoanalysis |
4 Sessions |
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| A look at psychoanalytic methods of research, specifically, outcome studies as distinct from process research. A visit from an affect researcher or psychotherapy researcher will offer valuable comparisons. |
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