Monthly and Weekly Study Groups
IPI offers affiliated and local programs in Metro Washington, DC; Panama City, Panama; Indianapolis, IN; and Salt Lake City. Many IPI faculty members independently teach their own courses and offer supervision in a variety of additional locations. These diverse local offerings focus on such topics as basic concepts of Object Relations Theory and Practice as applied to individual, family, couple and group therapy, focusing on the contributions of Bion, Bowlby, Fairbairn, Klein, and Winnicott, as well as the more recent contribution of Bollas, Fonagy, Joseph, Target, McDougall, Ogden, Scharff and Scharff, Schore and others. Programs involve a combination of lectures, readings, video, clinical case presentation and integrative small group discussion. For more information, go to our Affiliate pages, or contact IPI at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 301-215-7377, or download, print and return the registration form on the Registration page.

Individual and Group Supervision
Offered in affiliated program sites, and nationally by telephone or videolink, or by referral to IPI faculty members. Contact IPI ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 301-215-7377) or visit our Affiliate pages for more information. Study groups and supervision are available from faculty in 17 cities as listed on the Faculty page.

Location
Two-Year Object Relations Theory and Practice Program Institute and Weekend Conferences, including the weekend conferences for the IIPT and certificate programs in Theory and Technique of Psychotherapy and Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy , are held in the Washington, DC/Bethesda, MD area (with the exception of the March 16-18, 2012 weekend conference which will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah) The July 2012 Couple Institute will be held at the Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah. Study groups and supervision are available from faculty in 17 cities as listed at left. Please contact us for further information.

Accommodation
IPI will reserve a block of hotel rooms at a discounted rate in the Washington, DC/Bethesda, MD area for D.C. area conferences and events, and in Salt Lake City, Utah for the March 16-18, 2012 weekend conference.  Rates and reservation information will be supplied upon registration.

Selection of Applicants
Participants in IPI’s programs are mental health professionals or students who are accepted on the basis of interest in object relations theory and commitment to group learning. We recruit a diverse body of participants at various levels of experience, from all mental health disciplines. Participants in the Clinical Application Program must be licensed or practice-eligible. The International Psychotherapy Institute and the International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training (IIPT) do not discriminate against applicants for training, or against the analysands they subsequently treat, or analysts being considered as supervisors and/or treating analysts on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, nationality, religion, age, gender, sexual preference, or physical handicap.

Application Procedure and Fees
Applicants should submit current C.V., completed application form from this brochure and an application fee of $100 for the Two-Year object relations program, the Analytic Training Program, the program in Theory and Technique of Psychotherapy and the Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy program, or $50 application fee for the weekend conferences.  Fees are payable by mail by check or money order; or by credit card or PayPal online at our online payment page.  Make checks payable to IPI, 6612 Kennedy Drive, Chevy Chase, MD  20815.  Fax: 301-951-6335; e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .  Please let us know if you have a disability and need accommodation.  Upon receipt of registration we will send applicants confirmation of registration, program schedules, specific objectives, reading lists and any advance readings and hotel information that we are providing.

Cancellation Policy
Refunds will be made for written cancellations received in advance of the opening day of a conference or program, less the application fee which is retained to cover administrative costs. IPI reserves the right to cancel conferences or programs in the case of insufficient registration or other unforeseeable circumstance. In the event of cancellation, registrants will be notified and all fees refunded in full. IPI accepts no further liability to students, faculty or guest speakers.

Continuing Education Credit
The International Psychotherapy Institute (IPI) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. IPI maintains responsibility for the program and its content. IPI is an NBCC Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP™) and may offer NBCC approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. Application will be made on a per program basis to provide continuing education for social workers. IPI is a California Board of Behavioral Sciences approved continuing education provider for MFCC and LCSW licensure (approval #PCE 1508).