Advancing skill and scholarship since 1969
By making a donation you are allowing us to continue to train therapists who treat patients in our community as well as offer low fee analysis to those that can't afford full fee. You are also supporting educational programs on psychoanalytic subjects which have relevance in everyday life.
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Thank you for considering helping the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis. We are a group of over 45 dedicated clinicians who volunteer our time because we believe in our mission to educate licensed mental health professionals in the practice of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
In addition to our certificate programs, we are active within the department of psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in teaching courses and supervising residents. Our faculty are also active in teaching with students in social work and psychology at Denver University. Working with the Denver Psychoanalytic Society, we support many educational outreach programs for the mental health community.
The Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis has a community referral service which connects patients interested in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic clinicians. Most of these treatments are conducted at significantly reduced fees and available to both children and adults.
The Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis is a community of psychoanalysts whose goals are to provide education in psychoanalytic thinking and treatment techniques, to advance scholarship and research, and to encourage application of psychoanalytic knowledge to related fields of study.
We believe that psychoanalysis provides a unique and unparalleled perspective of the human condition based upon a deep respect for the complexity and individuality of every person. By providing educational programs to educators, scholars and interested mental health professionals we are helping the community to stay abreast of current developments and debate within the field of psychoanalysis.
Psychoanalytic thinking began with Freud's theorizing. Since these beginnings, the field has been informed and expanded by challenges from work in developmental psychology, neuropsychology, and psychopharmacology. Psychoanalysis is now in an era of richly debated theoretical ideas about the origins of adaptive and maladaptive human functioning. Psychoanalytic understanding of development and the theory of psychopathology provide a basis for making informed choices about treatment goals and techniques. In the face of modern-day pressures for quick and cost-efficient methods for ameliorating emotional suffering, the psychoanalytically educated clinician is well equipped to make effective clinical interventions.
At the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis, qualified professionals may pursue training in adult psychoanalysis, child & adolescent psychoanalysis, or in adult psychodynamic psychotherapy.
The Psychoanalytic Referral Service provides evaluation, treatment, or referral to prospective patients (adults, children, and adolescents) who cannot afford private fees. The Psychoanalytic Referral Service is one source of analytic cases for candidates under supervision.
For psychiatric residents and child fellows at the University of Colorado Psychiatry program, The Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis offers an elective psychoanalytic mentorship program. Similar programs are being developed for graduate students in other disciplines.
The Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis has a variety of education, consultative, and evaluative services for faculty members and students -- at times of life stress, disruption and impairment. These include informal support, the Ombuds system and the Psychoanalyst Assistance Committee.
Historical Highlights:
In 1969 the Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis was founded, and later became an approved provider of Psychoanalytic Education in 1972 by the American Psychoanalytic Association
1988 - Even with faculty with experience in child development and research, such as Rene Spitz, John Benjamin, Gaston Blum, and Dane Prugh, the first Child & Adolescent training program did not begin until 1988.
In 1992, the Denver Psychoanalytic Society began offering classes in Psychodynamic Psychotherapies, which the Institute later took over in 2005.
In 1994 we started our psychoanalytic library, which now has over 1,000 books and journals -- and moved into it's current home in October 2023.
In 1997, we established the first award "Brandt F. Steele" which honored recipients who are recognized for their outstanding accomplishments in the areas of teaching, research, and community service.
In 2004 a two-year Child & Adolescent Psychodynamic Psychotherapies Program was launched. The program concluded in 2012.
2016 - The Institute created a logo.
2022 - The Institute released a new website (was previously a joint website with the Denver Psychoanalytic Society)
2024 - The Institute hosted the Western Child Psychoanalytic Conference, which was the first hybrid event offered by the Institute & the PTP program surpassed 100 graduates (110)
Organization name
Denver Institute for Psychoanalysis
other names
DIP
1969
Tax id (EIN)
23-7065236
Category
Education
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
Mail Stop F546 1890 N Revere CourtAdams County, CO, US
Denver, CO, US
Arapahoe County, CO, US
Boulder County, CO, US
Jefferson County, CO, US
Phone
303-724-2666
Fax
303-845-8657