The Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute is offering a new opportunity to explore our training programs.  Those interested in being a Guest Scholar may make application for selected courses across the upcoming academic year (one per quarter and up to five as a Guest Scholar), excluding technique courses and Continuous Case Seminar.  You can see the course listing for the current academic year below, under "2025-26 Combined Academic Schedule."  Members of the Admissions Committee are available to help you think about what course(s) might be most helpful in your professional development. Note that the Curriculum & Faculty Committee may change the academic schedule from time to time.

After receiving your application, there will be a formal interview with an Admissions Committee member and a vote of acceptance by our Education Committee.  Applications will be kept on file for up to four years.  Acceptance in your preferred course(s) is determined by the Institute’s Curriculum & Faculty Committee along with considerations from the course faculty. 

At present, the cost for each course is $500 with a $50 application fee, and CEUs/CMEs will be provided.  All of these seminars are hybrid and occur on Fridays from 1:30-3pm at the Center for Behavioral Medicine at 1000 E. 24 St., Kansas City, MO 64108. 

The following courses are available for the academic year 2026-27:

                                Quarter 1      Intro to Freud

                                Quarter 2      Ego Psychology

                                Quarter 3      Object Relations 1

                                Quarter 4      Psychodynamic Psychopathology

                     And the academic year 2027-28:

                                Quarter 1      Self Psychology

                                Quarter 2      Relational Psychoanalysis

                                Quarter 3      Personality Styles: Borderline & Narcissistic

                                Quarter 4      Trauma and Loss

Guest Scholars can take up to 5 of the 8 courses.  The reading requirement is approximately 50 pages per week.  Any courses taken will need to be repeated as a part of the curriculum for our two- and four-year training programs but will be free since they have already been paid for once.

Scheduling of the quarters generally runs as follows depending on when various breaks happen and/or how the Fridays fall within the months:

                                Q1      First Friday after Labor Day to around the end of October

                                Q2      End of October to around the beginning of January

                                Q3      Middle of January to around mid-March

                                Q4      Mid-March to around the middle of May

Please note: You may pay your application fee by check or online:  Pay Online Here

Deadlines to Apply:

May 1st for classes starting in September (1st quarter)

Aug. 15 for classes starting in November (2nd quarter)

Nov. 15 for classes starting in January and March (3rd and 4th quarters)