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The American Psychoanalyst (TAP) the SUMMER 2003 AMERICAN Volume 37, No. 2 PSYCHOANALYST Quarterly Newsletter of The American Psychoanalytic Association From the Files of the COI: INSIDE TAP... Candidate Recruitment Special Section Andrea Weiss and John Hall on Combining Most institutes of the APsaA have been mov- culture play an important role in the utility of Psychoanalysis with ing in new directions to meet today’s challenging particular solutions. Other Treatment times. The Committee on Institutes (COI) has Over the years, many members of the COI Modalities . 8–12 witnessed dramatic changes at first hand, includ- have been concerned about how to optimize this ing increased activity of boards of directors, the cross-fertilization and better disseminate their Requiem for Topeka. 15 development of psychoanalytic foundations, first-hand knowledge of psychoanalytic educa- ever-expanding community outreach and creative tional development and institute growth. This Teaching Psychoanalysis volunteerism, the proliferation of adult and child article attempts to do just that with regard to psychotherapy programs, the development of candidate recruitment. in High Schools . 16 therapeutic nurseries, and a more active approach to the cultivation of potential candidates. COMMUNITY PRESENCE New Program Over the past ten to fifteen years, while retain- AND PERSONAL CONTACT for Mid-Career ing its primary task of evaluating psychoanalytic In the two years between May 1, 2000 and May Analysts . 24 education, the COI has also developed a more 1, 2002, the COI participated in eight site visits, prominent consultation role. The committee including trips to the Seattle, Cincinnati, and Wash- Shrinkwatch on conducts approximately four site visits a year, ington psychoanalytic institutes. Concern about during which the six-member team (including a candidate recruitment was felt at every institute. The Analyst. 30 representative of the Committee on Child and Initiatives from these institutes illustrate some of Adolescent Analysis) becomes immersed in a the innovative ways particular institute’s life. in which many in- The site visit team shares its accumulated stitutes have begun knowledge of potential solutions found by other to deal with this institutes in grappling with similar problems. In the issue. (Numerous give-and-take of the site visit, the COI has become other institutes also a repository for these creative solutions to com- offer creative solu- mon problems.Trends become apparent across tions to candidate institutes, although size, geography, and institute recruitment prob- lems. In the inter- Andrea Weiss, Ph.D., is an advanced est of space, we candidate at the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic discuss here only Society and Institute. John Hall, M.D. the programs of is director and training and supervising institutes the COI Photo: © Fayfoto. Reprinted with permission of BostonUSA! analyst at the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic visited within this Sailboats ply the Charles River, which separates Boston from Cambridge, its “left bank.” Walking/jogging/biking paths line both sides of the river. Institute. He is a member of the Committee limited time frame.) APsaA’s annual meeting will be held in Boston June 18–22. on Institutes. Continued on page 21 THE AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYST • Volume 37, No. 2 1 CONTENTS: Summer 2003 THE AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYTIC ASSOCIATION President: Newell Fisher 3 The Pillars of Membership Newell Fischer President-Elect: Jon Meyer Secretary: K. Lynne Moritz Treasurer: Warren Procci 4 Great Topics, Lively Speakers in Boston Joan Lynch Administrative Director: Ellen Fertig June in “The Hub” Marylynn Boris THE AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYST 5 Newsletter of the American Psychoanalytic Association Poetry: July Fourth Michael Slevin Editor 6 Prudence Gourguechon Member, Council of Editors of Psychoanalytic Journals Politics and Public Policy: APsaA’s Legal Work Bob Pyles 7 Associate Editor Stephen Portuges When Is an Alloy Stronger Than Pure Gold? Prudy Gourguechon National Editor 8 K. Lynne Moritz Editorial Board Combining Psychoanalysis and Behavioral Therapy Arthur Meyerson Harriet Basseches, Abbot Bronstein, 9 Randi Finger, Sheri Hunt, Lee Jaffe, Janice Lieberman, Jack Miller, Caryle Perlman, Hinda Simon, Family Systems and the Psychoanalyst Arthur Nielsen Michael Slevin, Julie Tepper, 10 Robert S. White, Sharon Zalusky, Ellen Fertig, ex officio Symptoms, Meaning, and Medication: William D. Jeffrey, Consultant 11 Paul Mosher, Consultant Jamie Feldman Psychopharmacology and Psychoanalysis Francine Krasowska, Manuscript & Production Editor Mervin Stewart, Photo Editor Our Complex Association Considers Its Future Ronald Benson 14 The American Psychoanalyst is published quar- terly. Subscriptions are provided automatically to members of The American Psychoanalytic Requiem for an Institute: Farewell to Topeka Irwin C. Rosen Association. For non-members, domestic and 15 Canadian subscription rates for 2003 are $32.50 for individuals, $75.00 for institutions. Outside the U.S. and Canada, rates are $52.50 for indi- 16 Catching Them Early: Teaching Psychoanalysis viduals, $95.00 for institutions. To subscribe, to High School Students Leon Hoffman write Journals, The Analytic Press, 810 E. 10th Street, P.O. Box 1897, Lawrence, KS 66044- 8897; call 800-627-0629 (U.S. and Canada) or 785-843-1325 (elsewhere, fax 785-843-1274); 17 Beyond the Fifty-Minute Hour: or e-mail [email protected]. Encouraging Interest in Psychoanalysis Judith Logue Copyright © 2003 The American Psychoanalytic Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by Stephen Kerzner 18 Analysts Reach Out to Educators any means without the written permission of The American Psychoanalytic Association, 309 East 49th Street, New York, New York 10017. 24 Membership: Mid-Career Analysts Zoe Grusky and Leon Hoffman ISSN 1052-7958 The American Psychoanalytic Association does 25 Psychoanalysis and APsaA at the AAAS Dottie Jeffries not hold itself responsible for statements made in The American Psychoanalyst by contributors or advertisers. Unless otherwise stated, material in The American Psychoanalyst does not reflect TechNotes: Open Office Paul Mosher 27 the endorsement, official attitude, or position of The American Psychoanalytic Association or The American Psychoanalyst. 28 Editors Convene at the Waldorf Joseph Reppen 2 THE AMERICAN PSYCHOANALYST • Volume 37, No. 2 FROM THE PRESIDENT Freud’s secret The Pillars of Membership society and exclu- Newell Fischer sivity, the strug- gle in the U.S. to Our cup runneth over as activities, challenges, Membership eligibility was based on learning discredit non- and opportunities for the Association abound. what our faculty could teach. Graduating from medical analysts Internal governance, structure, and function have one of our institutes and subsequent certification in 1938 (when been prominent in our discussions. Outreach were requirements for entrance. Only believers membership was has blossomed in public information and public needed to apply, since questioners and skeptics limited to physi- relations.There is much more we can and must by definition required more analytic preparation. cians), the barri- Newell Fischer do. Strengthening clinical practice is essential for I hope that this kind of self-protective and ers to immigrant us as individuals and vital in sustaining the life of self-aggrandizing thinking has disappeared. It is analysts in the late 1930s and early 1940s, and the organization.We must enhance our inreach impoverishing and destructive. Rich discourse, our legal struggle with psychologists in 1985. activities, increase meaningful membership thoughtful debate, and a diversity of views stim- Despite ourselves, we have always benefited involvement, reduce energy-draining internal ulate and sharpen our thinking and nourish our and been enriched by such inclusions. APsaA conflicts, and enrich members’ benefits. clinical practice. Opening our membership doors would be a shadow of our current organization Injecting more intellectual excitement and to serious people will invigorate us, and I believe if we had succeeded in barring dissidents, seal- creativity into our curricula—attracting the best our intellectual survival depends on it. ing out European analysts and psychologists, and the brightest—is imperative. Our political and eliminating “lay analysts.” slate and priorities are urgent; patients’ rights and FACING DEMOGRAPHIC REALITIES privacy are the cornerstones of these efforts. A second and very practical reason to widen CHANGING OUR THINKING Research activities and scientific programs pro- our doors to membership relates to the In addition to our internal resistances to change, vide the foundation of practice, and our invest- demographic realities of our Association. I the Association by-laws make it very difficult to be ment in psychoanalytic science must be enlarged. have discussed this previously in TAP (36/4), so more inclusive and to broaden our membership. The array of activities and opportunities for I will be brief. Our bylaws, established many years ago, are APsaA have never been so full and so challeng- I am convinced a crisis in membership is loom- meant to protect the organization. Membership ing. Our agenda continues to grow and reflects ing on the horizon. In the past fifteen years, our is made available only to those who graduated the richness of our mission and the creativity of total membership numbers have plateaued, from one of our Institutes or
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