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ITPThe Institute of Transpersonal Psychology is a private, non-sectarian graduate school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Its website is at http://www.itp.edu

Founded in 1975, the Institute began as a groundbreaking center of integrative, whole-person learning and training. Today, ITP is a leader in transpersonal research and education of clinicians, spiritual guides, wellness caregivers, and consultants who apply transpersonal principles and values in a variety of settings.
The Institute's stimulating and transformative educational paradigm, valuing the mind, body, spirit connection, attracts students from all over the world to both residential and distance-learning programs.

Distinguishing Features:

  • Educational paradigm stressing a holistic approach to psychotherapy.
  • Experiential educational model that integrates six aspects of human existence into coursework: intellectual, emotional, physical, spiritual, creative, and relational.
  • Cutting edge research opportunities with leaders in the field of transpersonal psychology.
  • Supportive and vibrant learning community including distinguished faculty and visiting scholars.
  • Classroom environment that honors diversity and creative expression.
  • Dynamic on-line/distance-learning opportunities utilizing the personal mentor system.
  • Evening master's program for working adults.


History:

The Institute was founded in 1975 by Drs. Robert Frager and James Fadiman in response to the growing need for a shift in the pedagogy of higher learning, and it has remained at the cutting edge of psychological research and education.

As graduates themselves of two of the nation's finest academies (Frager from Harvard; Fadiman from Stanford) ITP's founders had experienced first-hand the conventional approach to the study of psychology, and found it lacking and often fragmented. In particular, Dr. Frager's educational ideal hearkened back to the ancient Greek system which held the belief that education should take into account all aspects of the human experience. With this ideal in mind, he set out to create a school of psychology that would fully prepare psychologists to understand human nature from an approach that transcends the pathological and encompasses the whole human being in the context of culture, physical health, mental health, and spiritual health.

The unique curriculum developed by Frager, Fadiman, faculty and students together focuses on six core areas of inquiry: the intellectual, emotional, spiritual, physical, social and creative aspects of life. This educational model incorporates the tenets of transpersonal psychology and offers the student of psychology not only a solid intellectual foundation, but an extraordinary opportunity for deep growth and personal experience of the subject matter as well. The founding principle was to develop an educational and research model that took all aspects of human experience, including the spiritual dimension of our lives, seriously.


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