Child Psychoanalysis Course
This course offers a concise, practical introduction to child psychoanalysis, covering essential psychoanalytic concepts, child development, and play therapy techniques. Participants will gain skills in creating safe therapeutic environments, conducting assessments, formulating psychodynamic plans, and navigating ethical considerations, while learning to collaborate effectively with parents and educational institutions.

flexible workload from 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Child Psychoanalysis Course provides a short, hands-on introduction to key psychoanalytic ideas, child growth, and play methods. You will learn how to set up a safe therapy space, do proper assessments, and develop psychodynamic case plans while handling ethics, privacy, risks, countertransference, oversight, and working well with parents, schools, and other services.
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Develop skills
- Psychoanalytic child assessment: interpret play, drawings, and behaviour in a clinical way.
- Child-focused case formulation: outline conflicts, defences, and attachment styles.
- Playroom technique: apply symbolic play, art, and role-play for deeper understanding.
- Parent and school collaboration: establish firm boundaries and share information properly.
- Countertransference management: rely on supervision and self-care to safeguard the therapy.
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