SFCP Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training Program

Training Requirements

  • Completion of the development class sequence taught in the second year of the adult training program (taught to all second-year adult candidates on Fridays)
  • Three years of Child/Adult Case Conference, as taught in the Adult Training Program in collaboration with faculty from the Child/Adolescent Training Program
  • Three years of didactic classes in the Child/Adolescent Training program (taught on Thursday mornings)
  • Supervised analysis of at least three cases, two of which must be child or adolescent cases At least one of the two child and/or adolescent cases must include play. Therefore, the candidate will need one patient in early or middle childhood.
  • Cases to be credited for graduation should be in treatment for approximately 2 years.
  • One specific adult case may be used to fulfill the graduation requirement in both the Child/Adolescent and the Adult Programs.
  • Preceptorship paper: Candidates in both programs may choose to write their paper on the topic of child and adolescent analysis or adult analysis.
  • Personal Analysis: All participants in the child/adolescent program must be in personal analysis with an approved SFCP analyst during their training.

For candidates in joint program or who are graduates of adult training program at SFCP or other IPA approved institutes

  • Completion of the first year of the Adult Psychoanalytic didactic curriculum (taught on Fridays to the first year adult candidates)
  • Completion of the second year of the Adult Psychoanalytic didactic curriculum, including the development sequence (taught on Fridays to to second-year adult candidates)
  • Three years of Child/Adult case conference, as taught in the Adult Training Program in collaboration with faculty from the Child/Adolescent Training Program (taught on Fridays, along with the adult candidates)
  • Four years of didactic classes in Child/Adolescent Training Program (taught on Thursday mornings)
  • Supervised analysis of at least three cases, two of which must be child or adolescent cases, and the third of which may be an adult case. At least one of the two child cases must include play and therefore will be with an early or middle childhood patient. Cases to be credited for graduation should be in treatment for approximately 2 years.
  • Preceptorship paper: As in the adult training program, Child/Adolescent only candidates are required to write a preceptorship paper in their final year of training.
  • Personal analysis All participants must be in analysis with an approved SFCP analyst during their training or have previously completed an analysis approved by the Child/Adolescent Training Committee.

For Child/Adolescent only candidates

  • Completion of the first year of the Adult Psychoanalytic didactic curriculum (taught on Fridays to the first year adult candidates)
  • Completion of the second year of the Adult Psychoanalytic didactic curriculum, including the development sequence (taught on Fridays to to second-year adult candidates)
  • Four years of Child/Adult Case Conference, as taught in the Adult Training Program in collaboration with faculty from the Child/Adolescent Training Program. ( taught on Fridays, along with the adult candidates).
  • Four years of didactic classes in Child/Adolescent Training Program (taught on Thursday mornings)
  • Supervised analysis of at least three cases, two of which must be child or adolescent cases, and the third of which may be an adult case. At least one of the two child cases must include play and therefore will be with an early or middle childhood patient. Cases to be credited for graduation should be in treatment for approximately 2 years.
  • Preceptorship paper: As in the adult training program, Child/Adolescent only candidates are required to write a preceptorship paper in their final year of training.
  • Personal analysis: All participants must be in analysis with an approved SFCP analyst during their training or have previously completed an analysis approved by the Child/Adolescent Training Committee.

Upcoming Events

Fridays, September 5, 2025 to May 29, 2026
Extension Education Programs
2025-2026 East Bay Yearlong Program: Tuning into the Unspoken: Navigating the Landmarks of Unconscious Experience
Eric Miller, PhD; Elizabeth Stuart, MD; Graeme Daniels, LMFT; Marty Mulkey, LMFT; Chandra Rai, LMFT; and Luciane De Mello, LCSW
Fridays, September 5, 2025 to May 29, 2026
Extension Education Programs
2025-2026 San Francisco Yearlong Program: Putting Psychoanalysis on the Couch
Sydney Tan, PsyD; Joseph Dwaihy, MD; Marcus (Bo) Houston, MD, MPH; Neil Talkoff, PhD; Daniela Carollo, PhD; and Alexandra Farber, PhD (instructors)
Saturday, September 6, 2025
Dialogues in Contemporary Psychoanalysis
MOTHER MEDIA: Seeing moms and being moms in the ages of technology
Hannah Zeavin, PhD in Conversation with Elizabeth Bradshaw, PsyD
Saturday, September 20, 2025
SFCP Annual Meeting
SFCP Annual Meeting
Come hear summaries of last year and learn about the organization’s plans for 2025/26. Meet new and long-time friends, plus enjoy a cocktail reception after. Maybe even invite some friends to dinner in the City after? We look forward to seeing you in-person or on Zoom.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Dehumanization
Paul Williams, PhD, and Jyoti Rao, LMFT (panelists); Laura Farha, LCSW (moderator)
Fridays, September 26, 2025 to May 8, 2026
Extension Education Programs
2025-2026 San Francisco Yearlong Program: Continuous Case Conference
J. Marc Wallis, LCSW; Paul Alexander, PhD; Genie Dvorak, PsyD; Bronwen Lemmon, LMFT; and Walt Beckman, PhD (case conference group leaders)
Saturday, September 27, 2025
Transformation, Creativity, and the Aesthetic Experience
Notions of Psychoanalytic Transformation in the Clinical Setting: Case Presentations from a Jungian and Contemporary Object Relations Perspective
Henry Markman, MD; and Sandy Pepper, MD (speakers)
Mondays, September 29 to October 20, 2025
Coalition for Clinical Social Work
CCSW mini-Module: Working with Parents: A Complex and Essential Component of Child Psychotherapy
Lea Brown, LCSW, and Amy Wallerstein Friedman, LCSW (instructors)
Saturday, October 4, 2025
Scientific Meetings
THE RADICAL OTHERNESS OF MASUD KHAN
Ilene Philipson, PhD, PhD (presenter); Charles Fisher, MD (moderator)
Sunday, October 5, 2025
Special Programs
Visiting Professor Revisited — On Arrogance
Peter Goldberg, PhD (presenter); Renu Maria Cappelli, PhD, MFT (moderator)
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