PhD in Clinical Social Work
ICSW’s doctoral program, with both Onsite and Distance Learning options in a three year course of study designed for working clinicians, emphasizes the application of psychodynamic theory to a broad range of practice settings.
As the nation’s first and only accredited, independent institution to offer a doctoral program in clinical social work, we make distinct contributions to this vibrant and rewarding field. Our students graduate prepared to become leaders in clinical counseling and psychotherapy.
Our curriculum is strategically designed to blur the lines between the classroom and students’ own practice settings, enabling students to use their own cases as a basis for learning. After completion of coursework, students experience incomparable support at every step of the dissertation process.
SIX YEAR PART TIME PROGRAM
Year 1 - Fall
CF 621: Developmental Theory I
CF 611: Psychodynamic Psychology I
Year 1 - Spring
CF 622: Developmental Theory II
CF 612: Psychodynamic Psychology II
Year 1 - Summer
CL 612: Perspectives on Trauma and Neuropsychology
CL 611: Clinical Process and Technique I: The Therapeutic Situation
Year 2 - Fall
CP 1: Clinical Practicum I
CL 601: Case Conference I
CF 711: Psychodynamic Psychology III: Freud
Year 2 - Spring
CL 602: Case Conference II
CF 712: Psychodynamic Psychology IV: Object Relations
Year 2 - Summer
CL 721: Beyond the Fifty Minute Hour
CL 712: Perspectives on Attachment, Loss and Grief
Year 3 - Fall
CP II: Clinical Practicum II
CL 701: Case Conference III
CF 812: Psychodynamic Psychology VI: Relational Theory
Year 3 - Spring
CL 702: Case Conference IV
CF 811: Psychodynamic Psychology V: Self Psychology
Year 3 - Summer
CF 821: Psychodynamic Perspectives on Difference I: Race, Racialization, and Social Class
CF 721: Psychoanalytic Social Theory
Year 4 - Fall
RM 602: Traditions of Inquiry in the Social Sciences I
CP III: Clinical Practicum III
CL 801: Case Conference V
Year 4 - Spring
RM 602: Traditions of Inquiry in the Social Sciences II
CL 802: Case Conference VI
Year 4 - Summer
Year 5 - Fall
RM 701: Research Methods I
CP IV: Clinical Practicum IV
CL 711: Clinical Process and Technique II: Therapeutic Attitude
Year 5 - Spring
RM 702: Research Methods II
CL 811: Clinical Process and Technique III: The Therapist’s Subjectivity
Year 5 - Summer
RM 801: Research Methods III
Year 6 - Fall
RM 802: Research Methods IV
CP V: Clinical Practicum V
CF 822: Psychodynamic Perspectives on Difference II: Gender and Sexuality
Year 6 - Spring
CL 813: Clinical Process and Technique IV: The Clinical Unconscious
CF 911: Psychodynamic Psychology VII: Capstone Theory
RM 901: Dissertation Seminar I
Year 6 - Summer
RM 902: Dissertation Seminar II