The Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Thought & Practice Programme comprises our Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theory & Concepts, Classical Freudian Theory, Infant Observation, Work Discussion and Contemporary Klein courses. They are aimed at furthering your understanding of psychoanalytic thinking and practice and can be taken as stand-alone courses or as part of a pathway to becoming a BPC-accredited and registered psychodynamic or psychoanalytic psychotherapist.

These courses will be of interest to anyone wishing to extend their understanding of the basis of psychoanalytic thinking and its application. They may offer useful CPD learning to psychotherapists, psychiatrists, social workers, teachers or medical staff or used to complement training in other therapeutic modalities.

Completion of our Classical Freudian Theory, Work Discussion (and in some cases, Infant Observation) courses, or their equivalent, is required for those wishing to apply to join SIP’s Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic clinical trainings, and may also be relevant to meeting the application requirements of other BPC accredited training.

If you are already enrolled in one of SIP’s Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Thought & Practice courses, you can ask your personal tutor for advice.

Applications for September 2025 entry are open now.

You will find out the outcome of your application within 3 weeks for Classical Freudian Theory and Work Discussion, and within 6 weeks for Infant Observation. Applications close on 20th June 2025

2025-26 Timetable

Course	Day	Time	Terms
Work Discussion Group	Monday	17:15 – 18:45	Autumn, Spring, Summer
Infant Observation	Monday	19:00 – 20:30	Autumn, Spring, Summer
Contemporary Klein	TBC	TBC	Spring, Summer
Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theories and Concepts	Wednesday	18:30 – 21:00	Spring, Summer
Classical Freudian Theory	Thursday	17:00 – 18:30	Autumn, Spring, Summer