Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate
Advanced training with Adelphi’s child and adolescent psychotherapy postgraduate program in New York.
| This program will not be offered for the 2025-2026 academic year. We will be accepting applications for the next cohort starting in 2026-2027. |
Why Earn Your Graduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at Adelphi University in New York?
This three-year postgraduate psychology program provided by Adelphi University on Long Island provides advanced training in psychodynamic psychotherapy with children and adolescents and their parents. Candidates develop their ability to:
- Integrate neurodevelopmental, psychoanalytic and family systems perspectives in their understanding of children and adolescents
- Work effectively in child and adolescent psychotherapy and parent counseling
- Develop leadership skills in community agencies, hospitals, schools and private practice in the New York area.
The Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy program curriculum is designed to help candidates develop a solid base of knowledge about normal development, family systems and the contributions of classical and contemporary psychoanalytic theories to child and adolescent psychotherapy. This lays a foundation for learning about psychopathology, treatment issues and the therapeutic process at different developmental stages.
Weekly Commitment for Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Candidates
- Two 90-minute seminars on Wednesday evenings at 6:00-9:15 pm
- A rotation among group supervision/processing/intake supervision on Wednesdays 5:00-6:00 pm
- Individual 45-minute supervision (scheduled at the candidate’s convenience)
- Providing psychotherapy sessions to patients through the Postgraduate Psychotherapy Center on Long Island or the candidate’s private practice (number of clinical hours are specific to each program)
- Personal psychotherapy/psychoanalysis (weekly frequency depends on the specific program)
Fellowships
Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowship
Individuals with a PsyD or PhD in clinical, counseling or school psychology may be eligible to complete this program on a full tuition waiver as part of the Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowship.
Program Info
Application Requirements
Applicants for this graduate certificate program in child and adolescent psychotherapy and should submit the following:
- A doctorate or master’s degree in a mental health field
- Online application form and $60 fee
- Two letters of recommendation from an academic or professional source
- Personal essay (500 words)
- All official college/university transcripts
- Résumé/CV
- Course-by-course evaluation: All graduate applicants with undergraduate-level work completed outside of the United States will be required to send a course-by-course evaluation of their academic work prepared by a NACES member organization. Adelphi recommends you use The Evaluation Company (TEC) or IEE (discount provided for Adelphi applicants), ECE, or WES, but any NACES member evaluation would be acceptable.
Two interviews with members of the Postgraduate Admissions Committee will be arranged.
Awards & Recognition
Director of Child and Adolescent Program
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