Santa
Barbara Graduate Institute offers MA, PhD, and Certificate programs
in Clincial, Somatic, and Pre- and Perinatal Psychology within
both Distance Formats and Monthly-On-Campus Formats.
The
foundations of psychology are shifting as new information arises
from diverse fields such as quantum physics, neurobiology, infant
mental health and complementary medicine. Our current knowledge
of trauma, early attachment, and brain development is changing
psychotherapeutic practice. A new synergy is being created as
leading-edge science, ancient wisdom and concepts of spirituality
coalesce.
This
new research and clinical practice puts Santa Barbara Graduate
Institute (SBGI) on the forefront of the next wave of consciousness,
health and body-mind-spirit healing. We see an increasing need
for professionals equipped with knowledge, skills and vision to
help sculpt this new territory.
Within
the context of clinical psychology, Santa Barbara Graduate Institute
offers comprehensive, integrated graduate programs in the dynamic
fields of somatic psychology and prenatal and perinatal psychology.
Our weekend and distance formats make it possible for students
and faculty from all over the world to gather and hone the tools
for these emerging, vital disciplines.
Please
visit www.sbgi.edu,
then call us at 805-963-6896 so that we may explore your interests.
Santa
Barbara Graduate Institute gathers a community of distinguished
faculty—pioneers, leading-edge practitioners and researchers—and
mature adult learners who work together to bring scientific rigor
and the latest theoretical knowledge to the practice of clinical,
pre- and perinatal, and somatic psychology. Consult the SBGI
website for a complete list of current faculty.
Faculty
includes: Susan Aposhyan, MA; Christine Caldwell, PhD; Raymond
Castellino, DC; David Chamberlain, PhD; Dyrian Benz-Chartrand,
PsyD; William Emerson, PhD; Marti Glenn, PhD; Jill Kern, PhD;
Aline LaPierre, PsyD; Peter Levine, PhD; Bobbi Jo (“B.J.”)
Lyman, PhD; Wendy Anne McCarty, PhD; Stella Resnick, PhD; Allan
Schore, PhD; Judith Schore, PhD; Raja Selvam, PhD; Michael Shea,
PhD; Michael Seick, PhD; Paula Thomson, PsyD; Thomas Verny, MD;
Judyth O. Weaver, PhD and other renowned scholars.
Philosophy
and Comments
We
provide synergistic education that nurtures the innate wisdom
of the whole person, the development of their strengths, knowledge
and skills and the expression of their unique contributions in
the world.
Work Hours and Fee Schedule
Santa Barbara Graduate Institute
offers several formats for graduate study: The original programs
that meet on campus one weekend per month throughout the year;
Professional Specialty Programs (PSP) that meet on campus for
two one-week sessions annually; a Somatic Psychology Certificate
Program co-sponsored by and held at the Esalen Institute in Big
Sur, California, and the Distance Learning Certificate Program
in Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology.
For
further information and to browse or download the Academic Catalog
please visit our website www.sbgi.edu
The admissions process focuses
on the student’s potential to succeed in his or her chosen
program. Emphasis is placed on the student’s capacity for
self-reflection, intellectual curiosity, mature scholarship, and
an ability to contribute to and benefit from a community experience.
Students must have a Bachelor’s Degree from a regionally
accredited or state approved institution. No GRE is required.
PhD program applicants may possess a Master’s Degree or
a Bachelor’s Degree. The Institute welcomes all qualified
persons and does not discriminate in any of its admission policies
or procedures, or any other academic activities.
Professional
Specialty Programs
Earn doctoral
credit while participating in a professional training program.
To
meet the growing demand for specialization in specific therapeutic
modalities and flexibility in educational programs, SBGI brings
together state-of-the-art professional training with solid academic
programs that fulfill requirements for graduate degrees as well
as clinical licensure, where desired.
Students
in Professional Specialty Programs take up to 18-quarter units
with approved training institutions. In addition, they take their
core courses through a hybrid format in which part of the coursework
is completed via distance learning and part takes place on campus
at SBGI during two six-day (for non-clinical) or two eight-day
(for clinical) sessions per year.
Degrees
offered through the Professional Specialty Programs:
•MA or PhD in Clinical Psychology, (specialty
in prenatal and perinatal psychology)
•MA or PhD in Clinical Psychology, (specialty
in somatic psychology)
•MA or PhD in Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology
•MA or PhD in Somatic Psychology
Visit
www.sbgi.edu
for approved PSP
training programs.
Prenatal
and Perinatal Psychology Programs
The Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology Programs focus on how our
earliest developmental experiences shape our relationships and
lives. Students learn about conception, life in the womb, birth
and bonding and how these impact our physical, emotional, mental,
social and spiritual selves. Important components of the curriculum
include the latest developments in embryology, neurobiology, attachment
theory, trauma therapies and the origins of psychopathology. Classes
highlight extraordinary new discoveries, and students learn how
to do groundbreaking clinical work and research.
These
programs provide an exquisite opportunity for students to help
babies get the best foundation possible. The programs also prepare
our students to help clients at any life stage ameliorate less
than optimal beginnings. At SBGI, we train toward work in treatment
and prevention modalities with families, infants, children and
adults. Graduates can apply their skills in a broad range of professions,
including education, infant mental health, individual and family
therapy, obstetrics and midwifery, to name a few.
Choose
your format:
•On campus one weekend per month,
•two one-week sessions on campus per year (PSP)
•or distance learning certificate.
Degree
Programs:
•MA and PhD degrees in Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology
•MA and PhD degrees in Clinical Psychology (specialty in
prenatal and perinatal psychology)
Prenatal
and Perinatal Psychology
Distance Learning Program
This
self-paced and self-directed distance learning program is designed
to meet the needs of professionals, including childbirth educators,
lactation consultants, parenting coaches, doulas, nurses, midwives,
caseworkers, infant/child/family therapists and psychologists.
It provides a solid foundation in the field of prenatal and perinatal
psychology. It may be taken for a professional certificate or
for credit toward a graduate degree as part of the Professional
Specialty Programs.
Visit
www.sbgi.edu
for more information about Distance Learning Programs.
Somatic
Psychology Programs
The
Somatic Psychology Programs bring the body, somatic awareness,
and personal experience into the foreground of psychotherapeutic
inquiry and training. These programs are based on successful,
established psychological/somatic practices, contemporary psychotherapy,
the latest research findings and time-honored skills from the
global wisdom traditions. Our focus is on the integration of body,
soul and self.
From
a somatic psychology perspective, life experiences are embodied
experiences; breath flow, movement habits, musculature tone, cognitive
style, affective expression and relational patterns are shaped
by past and present. The somatic psychology curriculum emphasizes
study and research within fields of biopsychology, affective neuroscience,
energy medicine, attachment and early development. This provides
graduates unique expertise and a specialized role within the field
of psychology. Students learn to integrate body, mind and spiritual
practices and to incorporate these into their professional lives
in a personally meaningful way.
Become
an effective therapist and educator grounded in a firm understanding
of the person as an essential embodiment of mental, emotional,
social and spiritual life.
Choose
your format:
•On campus one weekend per month
•two one-week sessions on campus per year (PSP)
•or
certificate programs at Esalen Institute.
Degree Programs:
•MA or PhD in Somatic Psychology
•MA or PhD in Clinical Psychology (specialty in somatic
psychology)
Embodied
Psychotherapy:
Relational Somatic Psychology Training
at Esalen Institute
This training,
which is designed to meet the needs of professionals and practitioners,
provides a solid foundation in somatic psychology. It may be taken
for a professional certificate or for credit toward a PhD as part
of the Professional Specialty Programs.
Visit
www.sbgi.edu
for more information.
