The Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society, founded 27 years ago, continues to ensure the finest possible education and training in psychoanalysis. Throughout its history, the Society’s membership has been composed of highly qualified psychoanalysts in private practice. Many are university faculty. Most have published scholarly works. Some have presented papers at local and global conferences. These psychoanalysts are the teachers, supervisors and training analysts who will train candidates at the Society’s new Postgrad Institute.
The Society is a member of the International Federation of Psychoanalytic Societies (IFPS), which is comprised of 28 member societies in Europe, South America, Central America and the United States. The Society’s standards for psychoanalytic education often exceed those required by IFPS. Executive Committee member, Valerie Tate Angel, is the current Deputy Secretary General of IFPS. Society members participate in the IFPS bi-annual forums. At the recent forum held in Santiago, Chile, three Society members presented papers.
The Society’s Annual Scientific Conferences, open to all mental health professionals, take place at a venue in New York City. Of special significance was the 2009 Annual Scientific Conference whose topic, Transformative Moments in Psychoanalytic Treatment, marked the first joint sponsorship by the Society with the Society’s new Postgrad Institute. The Society’s 2008 Annual Scientific Conference featured “Expanding Internal Spaces: Poetry in the Clinical Process!” The 2010 Annual Scientific conference will focus on Contemporary Perspectives on the Oedipal.
Annual Fall Welcome Parties open each new Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society season. These occasions celebrate significant Society events and are warm social gatherings with opportunities for networking. The program season is comprised of stimulating lectures and discussions that address a broad range of classical and contemporary psychoanalytic thought.
"Evenings With..." introduced several years ago by Hanna Kapit, PhD, an Honorary Member of the Society, are informal, intellectual gatherings reminiscent of the small gatherings in the homes of pioneer psychoanalysts in Vienna a century ago. Recent Society “Evenings With” are informative, stimulating presentations by leading psychoanalysts and notable authors. They are followed by lively discussions. For many years, the Society has also sponsored an Independent Study Group that meets monthly to discuss case material.
During its 27-year history, The Society has demonstrated its capacity to steer a new course when necessary. It is therefore choosing to sponsor a new training institute and in this way remain true to its original mission of fostering excellence in psychoanalytic education and training.
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