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Why Earn Your Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at Â鶹ֱ²¥ in New York?

This three-year postgraduate psychology program provided by Â鶹ֱ²¥ on Long Island provides advanced training in psychodynamic psychotherapy with children and adolescents and their parents. Candidates develop their ability to:

• Integrate neurodevelopmental, psychoanalytic and family systems perspectives in their understanding of children and adolescents
• Work effectively in child and adolescent psychotherapy and parent counseling
• Develop leadership skills in community agencies, hospitals, schools and private practice in the New York area.

The Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy program curriculum is designed to help candidates develop a solid base of knowledge about normal development, family systems and the contributions of classical and contemporary psychoanalytic theories to child and adolescent psychotherapy. This lays a foundation for learning about psychopathology, treatment issues and the therapeutic process at different developmental stages.

Weekly Commitment for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Candidates

• Two 90-minute seminars on Wednesday evenings at 6:00-9:15 pm
• A rotation among group supervision/processing/intake supervision on Wednesdays 5:00-6:00 pm
• Individual 45-minute supervision (scheduled at the candidate’s convenience)
• Providing psychotherapy sessions to patients through the Postgraduate Psychotherapy Center on Long Island or the candidate’s private practice (number of clinical hours are specific to each program)
• Personal psychotherapy/psychoanalysis (weekly frequency depends on the specific program)