Pilot Program in Parent-Infant Psychoanalytic Interventions (PIPI)
Description: PIPI is a pilot program in Parent-Infant Psychoanalytic Interventions to meet the training and practice gap globally of serving infants and toddlers and their families around the world. It is a 2-year curriculum that will take place on zoom, including a didactic component and clinical observation/treatment components with individual and group supervisions. We have assembled renowned analytic experts from around the world to teach and supervise. Didactics begin September 2025 and will be on Sundays, so as not to compete with other programming. The students will include adult and child candidates enrolled in IPA institutes as well as graduates of IPA institutes, since this kind of training has never been available to many child and adult analysts.
First year classes (2025-26): September 7, 2025 - May 3, 2026
1) In the first year, the instructors for the didactic classes will be: Bjorn Salomonsson, 2025 Sigourney Awardee, Idit Dori, Clara Schejtman, Angela Joyce and Christine Anzieu-Premmereur
Dates: Beginning in September 2025, our first-year didactics will be on Sundays (10 consecutive Sundays, September 7-November 9, 2025) and 12 Sundays in 2026, (January 18 and 25, February 8 and 22, March 1, 8, 15 and 22, April 12, 19 and 26, May 3rd , 2026) for a total of 22 classes (each 75 minutes long ).
Time: Europe 4:00 - 5:15 pm (Central European Time)
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2) The second component of the first year is an Infant Observation course (I0), We are assembling IO group leaders to match language and time zone of registered students. Each of them will run weekly a 90 minute group (4-6 students) on Zoom with flexibility of day/time per group leader. Registrants who can demonstrate their I0 experience within the last 3 years may be exempt from this component.
Second year classes (September 2026 - May 2027) - Exact dates still to be determined
Didactics on clinical topics (75 mins) and Clinical Case Seminar (75 mins) are currently being developed for September 2026-May 2027. Students will also choose from a list of qualified Parent-Infant Psychoanalytic supervisors for their individual supervision of their parent-infant clinical case(s). Supervisors will list their range of supervision fees and IPA grants may be available as well. Students will receive a certificate in Parent-Infant Psychoanalytic Interventions upon completion of the courses and full year of supervision.
Students: Adult and child candidates in good standing at IPA institutes as well as graduates whose membership is in good standing at IPA institutes. Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training is not required.
Tuition fees: For IPA graduate analysts, annual tuition for the full year will be $500 . For candidates at IPA institutes, annual tuition will be $300 . Grants will be also available through IPA. A 10 % discount for early registration prior to August 17, 2025 will be offered.
Informational sessions
1) Lisbon Congress - August 2nd, 2025 An informational session will be held in person at the IPA Lisbon Congress (Saturday August 2nd , 12:30-1:30 pm). You are encouraged to attend the panel “Becoming a Parent-Infant Psychoanalyst,” 11 am-12:30 pm, just prior to the informational session.
2) A Zoom informational meeting will be held in August after the IPA Congress (Date / Time TBD).