SFCP’s Commitment to Freedom of Expression and Condemnation of Hate Speech
SFCP is a non-profit institution that recognizes the rights of its members and faculty to free speech in their private lives and on social media platforms; however such private communications are neither sponsored nor endorsed by SFCP. We condemn hate speech of any kind.
Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Statement
The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP) admits persons of any race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, gender identification, sexual orientation, or disability. SFCP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnic origin, religion, gender identification, sexual orientation, or persons with disabilities in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and other programs administered by the Center. All persons are accorded equal access to the rights, privileges, and activities associated with SFCP programs.
Accommodation of Persons with Disabilities
The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP) is committed to providing full and equal enjoyment of its services, facilities, privileges, and advantages to individuals with disabilities. SFCP will make accommodations to allow individuals to participate in the Center’s programs, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the Center or fundamentally alter the nature of the Center’s educational program. Each accommodation request will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Please see the following link to review the SFCP Guidelines for Requesting Disability Accommodations. Individuals seeking an accommodation should contact the Administrative Director marcia.hodges@sfcp.org.
Responsibilities Regarding Clinical Material in SFCP Program
Classroom & Consultation/Supervision Settings:
All SFCP program participants commit to uphold the following understandings and responsibilities:
- Discussion of clinical material presented in an SFCP program classroom or consultation/supervision setting is only for the general educational purposes of the clinician or the group, and is not to be confused with any form of case management recommendation, legal advice, or supervision of an unlicensed associate working toward clinical licensure. Clinicians should seek case-specific consultation through their malpractice insurance, their licensing Board, and/or a consultation with appropriate authorities regarding the clinical management and potential reporting requirements involved in any acute or complex-risk clinical situation.
- All clinical material presented in a classroom setting must protect the identity of the patient by omitting and/or disguising all potentially identifying information.
- Clinical vignettes and clinical process material presented in the classroom may not be referenced or discussed by any member of the group outside of the classroom setting.
- Any process notes used in seminar or case conference (in print or electronic form) must be destroyed and/or returned to the presenter immediately following the case presentation.
California Licensure Requirements
[for SFCP Training Programs that Include Individual Consultation/Supervision]
[Note: SFCP programs that are classroom-based only such as Extension programs are not impacted by this requirement].
Because of legal variations across different states and internationally, it is unfortunately not possible for SFCP programs to offer individual consultation/supervision in an ethical and responsible way across multiple jurisdictions which may have conflicting laws and reporting requirements. As such the following clinical licensure requirements are in place for participation in SFCP training programs that offer both classes and individual consultation/supervision:
- Candidates enrolled in the SFCP Psychoanalytic Training Program must hold a current California Mental Health Professional License and malpractice insurance.
- For SFCP psychoanalytic psychotherapy training programs that offer both classes and individual consultation/supervision, all participants in the individual supervision/consultation component of an SFCP psychoanalytic psychotherapy program must either hold a current mental health professional license and current malpractice insurance in the state of California, or must be officially registered as a California postgraduate trainee or associate/assistant trainee working under the clinical license and malpractice insurance of a supervisor who is a mental health professional licensed in the state of California.
- Clinicians who are neither licensed in California nor working under a supervisor’s California professional license may participate in the classroom portion of some SFCP programs at program’s discretion. Please review the website materials of the specific program you are interested in, and contact the program chair regarding this possibility. If you are unsure who to contact, please reach out to the SFCP Educational Program Coordinator tina.phu@sfcp.org who can connect you to the appropriate person.
- Clinicians who are not eligible for consultation/supervision within SFCP training programs due to licensure requirements are encouraged to seek private clinical consultation from psychoanalytically-oriented consultants, provided it is understood that this is separate and apart from any SFCP program (even if the clinician is concurrently enrolled in the classroom portion of an SFCP program, and even if the consultant is an SFCP member or faculty). Clinicians should consider seeking private psychoanalytic consultation from clinicians who are located in their same jurisdiction and who are operating under the same legal requirements. Alternatively, clinicians can choose to seek private psychoanalytic consultation with a consultant in any location; however, both the consultant and the clinician are advised to assess the potential legal risks and vulnerabilities on a case-by-case basis, according to the particular laws in their different jurisdictions.