The training of the apprentice psychotherapist in a psychoanalytic clinic in Brazilian universities

Abstract

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy is one of the modalities of clinical care in psychology teaching clinics. From Freud to nowadays, psychoanalysis has conquered space in the uni-versities. Our objective was to theoretically discuss the academic training of the appren-tice psychotherapist in internships in clinic with a psychoanalytic approach in the psy-chology teaching clinics of Brazil. We observed that the training of the psychologist has extended to a heterogeneity of fields, encompassing the different modalities of care, ena-bling researches in psychoanalysis and extensions related to theoretical and methodologi-cal aspects. We concluded that clinical practice occupies a space in the academic field. However, much remains to be questioned since the vicissitudes of working with the un-conscious, in their potentiality, encompass possibilities and limitations. The constant re-flection about ethical dimension that permeates the practice in psychology teaching clin-ics should be present, guiding debates on the theme of training from the apprentice psy-chotherapist in psychoanalytical clinic.