The Institute for Relational Psychoanalysis of Philadelphia

Course Sequence

Our first group of candidates (the “first cohort”) at IRPP began in January of 2007. Our second group of candidates (the “second cohort”) started in September of 2008. A fuller description of each course is provided on the “courses” page. We have included the sequence of courses scheduled for each cohort below:

Course Sequence for First Cohort

Spring, 2007 (Sem. One)

  • A relational approach to reading Freud I. (Mark)
  • Relational psychoanalysis: Theoretical and technical implications of a changing paradigm (Davies)

Fall, 2007 (Sem. Two)

  • Developmental perspectives in psychoanalysis: A basic introduction (Seligman)
  • Children in their relational contexts: Treatment considerations (Silber)

Spring, 2008 (Sem. Three)

  • Clinical Case Seminar (Bass)
  • The background to, context for, and inception of relational theory (Mark)

Fall, 2008 (Sem. Four)

  • Social and cultural contexts of psychoanalysis (Altman)
  • Klein and Bion, ½ course (Widseth and Ashbach)
  • Through Winnicott to Lacan, ½ course (Luepnitz)

Spring, 2009 (Sem. Five)

  • Winnicott; Slochower (Slochower)
  • Case conference (Group-facilitated)
  • A relational approach to reading Freud II. (Leavy)

Fall, 2009 (Sem. Six)

  • Diagnosis and psychoanalytic practice, ½ course (Goldsmith)
  • Recent issues and trends in relational theory, ½ course (Mark)
  • Time, money, frequency, boundaries (Clinical case seminar)
  • First half (Brenner)
  • Second half (Bass)

Spring, 2010 (Sem. Seven)

  • Gender and Sexuality  (Corbett, Dimen, Goldner, Harris)
  • Clinical Case Seminar (Mark)

Fall, 2010 (Sem. Eight)

  • Dissociation and impasse (Davies and Benjamin)
  • Case Conference (TBA)
 

Course Sequence for Second Cohort

Fall, 2008 (Sem. One)

  • The background to, context for, and inception of relational theory (Mark)
  • A relational approach to reading Freud I. (A. Leavy)

Spring, 2009 (Sem. Two)

  • Relational psychoanalysis: Theoretical and technical implications of a changing paradigm (Davies)
  • A relational approach to reading Freud II. (Leavy)

Fall, 2009 (Sem. Three)

  • Sullivan and interpersonal theory, ½ course (Mark)
  • Klein and Kleinians, ½ course (Ashbach)
  • Clinical Case Seminar (Burton)

Spring, 2010 (Sem. Four)

  • Winnicott; Slochower (Slochower)
  • Children in their relational contexts: Treatment considerations (Silber, with weekend seminar with Seligman)

Fall, 2010 (Sem. Five)

  • Clinical Case Seminar (Bass)
  • TBA

Spring, 2011 (Sem Six)

  • Clinical Case Seminar
  • TBA

Fall, 2011 (Sem. Seven)

  • Clinical Case Seminar
  • TBA

Spring, 2012 (Sem. Eight)

  • TBA
  • Clinical Case Seminar (D. Debiak)