with the collaboration of prominent international professors in psychoanalysis, HamAva Institute offers a three-year program in psychoanalytic psychotherapy based on the tripartite model in which academic coursework, supervised analytic cases, and personal analysis are interwoven to provide a rich and comprehensive training experience. The curriculum consists of main obligatory courses and optional complementary ones covering state-of-the-art theories in the field. This program has been specifically designed for psychologists who wish to become psychoanalytic psychotherapists. The admission of the applicants is done via interview and is based on academic background, clinical experience, knowledge of psychoanalytic theories, and desire for learning. Each academic year in HamAva starts in October and is divided into Fall-Winter and Spring-Summer semesters.
This year's courses focus on the fundamentals and basic elements of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and have been designed to provide a mental frame for the trainees to prepare them to learn the advanced topics in the following years. At the end of the first year, the trainees will be expected to have an introductory knowledge of the basic concepts in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, analytic attitude, ethical issues in psychoanalytic therapy, and treatment methods.
At the end of this year, the trainees should begin practicing under supervision. At this stage, they are expected to be able to evaluate patients, establish therapeutic alliances, and begin the course of treatment.
Year Two
A. Theoretical Courses
In the second year, theoretical courses cover the origins of psychoanalytic theory and its development into other tenets (e.g., Ego Psychology, Object Relations Theory and Self Psychology). We also explore more nuanced aspects of clinical work, such as working with dreams and understanding transference and countertransference.
At the end of this year, students are expected to apply what they have been taught in their clinical work under supervision. In addition, they should be able to form a basic psychoanalytic formulation of what is happening “here and now” between them and their patients.
In this year, advanced courses on psychopathology, British Independent School, and contemporary (Interpersonal, Intersubjective, and Relational) schools will be offered. In addition, along with offering these theoretical courses to complete students’ theoretical knowledge we will review treatment techniques and have a comparative study of all the basic psychoanalytic schools.
At the end of the third year, students are expected to give an oral presentation and a written report of the course of treatment with one of their patients, showing that they are able to understand the analytic process, design purposeful interventions, and come to a psychoanalytic formulation. As a whole, the students should be able to demonstrate their competence in doing psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
Supplementary Courses
To meet students' needs, the education group is prepared to add the above units upon request. Additionally, the following courses are designed to enhance individuals' knowledge:
HamAva is a group of specialists in psychoanalysis, clinical psychology, and psychiatry who have come together with a passion for research, teaching, and psychoanalytic treatment.
