Contact:
Alexander Badkhen (group@inharmony.spb.ru)
solweean@aol.com - USA contact
 

Continuing Education Programs:

Short-term Professional Trainings Programs varies from 20 to 60 hours length.  These programs (seminars and workshops) are conducted mostly outside St. Petersburg and are ordered by different organizations for their staff.  Since 1988, Harmony Institute has provided more than 400 trainings in more than 60 cities of Russia and Former Soviet Republics for thousands of participants.

The International School for Psychotherapy, Counseling and Group Leadership (3 year comprehensive training program, 1200 hours). The International School is a major educational program of the Harmony Institute, and was founded through the collaboration of the Concord Institute (USA) and the Harmony Institute in the early 90's.  Director of the Concord Institute, Thomas Yeomans, Ph.D. is also a Chairman of the International Advisory Board of the International School.

Certificate:  All graduates receive certificate of continuing education.
 

Accreditation:
Harmony Institute is licensed for continuing education.
 

Admission Requirements:
Applicants to the International School are expected to have received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from accredited institutions.  However, the Admission Committee may consider exceptional applicants with professional and scholarly accomplishments equivalent to the master’s degree.
Test:  No standardized tests scores are required for admission.
Other:  Initial interview is required.  Official transcripts for all postsecondary education are to be sent to Admission Committee prior to the initial interview.  All applicants must be fluent in Russian.
 

Cost & Program Information:
Approximately $1,000.00 per year.
Year Established:  1988
Number of Faculty: 18
 

Enrollment Information:
Current Enrollment:  The enrollment of the International School is currently 110 students - 60 in the three-year internal course and 50 in the three-year external one.  The internal students come from the St. Petersburg area, the external students from different parts of  Russia, Ukraine, and Moldova.
Female/Male:  9:1
 

Mission Statement:
The mission of the Harmony Institute is to support people in expressing their uniqueness, to help them live in harmony with themselves, with others, and with the world.  We believe that changes in a small group of people can contribute to major shifts in a society. At the same time we view changes in a small group as connected to the individual changes of its members. We trust that psychotherapy is capable of enhancing all these changes. From this perspective of personal and social interconnectedness, therapy is not only a tool for psychological help and change, but is also instrumental in bringing about social transformations. We are aware of our professional potential as well as our personal responsibility to promote humanistic values and make our world a better place to live.