Center For Modern Psychoanalytic Studies

DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION; PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF PSYCHOANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE OF A CENTER FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC RESEARCH; PUBLICATION OF MODERN PSYCHOANALYTIC WRITING AND RESEARCH; DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN PSYCHOANALYSIS AND FACULTY DEVELOPMENT.

THE CENTER'S TRAINING PROGRAM CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ITS INNOVATIVE AND UNIQUE APPROACH TO PSYCHO-ANALYTIC TEACHING. RECOGNIZING THE CALIBER OF TRAINING OFFERED AT THE CENTER, MANY UNIVERSITIES HAVE GRANTED ACADEMIC CREDIT IN THEIR GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR STUDIES COMPLETED AT THE CENTER. UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF PHYLLIS W. MEADOW, THE CENTER, IN COOPERATION WITH OTHER PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING INSTITUTES, DEVELOPED THE SOCIETY OF MODERN PSYCHOANALYSTS. AS A FOUNDING MEMBER INSTITUTE, THE CENTER HAS BEEN ACTIVE IN ESTABLISHING AND CLARIFYING STANDARDS OF MODERN PSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION. THE CENTER'S FOUNDERS, FACULTY, AND GRADUATES HAVE ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NUMBER OF MODERN PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING INSTITUTES. IN KEEPING WITH THE CENTER'S POLICY TO HELP DEVELOP ADVANCED PROGRAMS OF STUDY IN PSYCHOANALYSIS, FACULTY MEMBERS FREQUENTLY ACCEPT INVITATIONS FROM OTHER TRAINING FACILITIES IN THE MENTAL HEALTH FIELD AND RELATED ACADEMIC PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE CONSULTATION ON CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND INSTITUTE TEACHING METHODS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES CENTER GRADUATES ARE ACTIVE FACULTY MEMBERS IN MORE THAN 15 PSYCHOANALYTIC INSTITUTES.

THE CENTER OPERATES A TREATMENT AND REFERRAL SERVICE WHERE LOW COST PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY IS PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY IN A NON-SECTARIAN BASIS.

EARLY IN ITS HISTORY THE CENTER DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE PSYCHOANALYTIC WRITING. THIS PROGRAM HAS PROVIDED EDITORIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FACULTY, GRADUATES, AND CANDIDATES IN TRAINING IN THE PREPARATION OF THEIR PSYCHOANALYTIC PAPERS FOR PUBLICATION. THE PROGRAM LED TO THE FOUNDING OF THE CENTER'S JOURNAL, MODERN PSYCHOANALYSIS. THE FIRST ISSUE APPEARED IN 1976. SINCE THAT TIME THE JOURNAL HAS BEEN PUBLISHED SEMI-ANNUALLY, AND ITS LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS CONTINUES TO GROW NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. THE PROGRAM HAS ALSO LED TO THE PUBLICATION BY FACULTY, STUDENTS, AND GRADUATES OF A STEADY STREAM OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES THAT REPRESENT VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE LITERATURE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS.

FROM THE CENTER'S INCEPTION, CANDIDATES AND FACULTY HAVE EXPRESSED A STRONG INTEREST IN PURSUING PSYCHOANALYTICALLY ORIENTED RESEARCH PROJECTS. THE RESEARCH DEPARTMENT HAS ENCOURAGED AND ASSISTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PSYCHOANALYTIC PAPERS RANGING IN FOCUS FROM PRACTICAL PROBLEMS EXPERIENCED IN PATIENT TREATMENT TO BROAD THEORETICAL ISSUES.AS THEY INVESTIGATE PATIENT DYNAMICS, STUDENTS INVOLVE THEMSELVES IN A PROCESS OF EXPLORATION RESULTING IN CLINICALLY DERIVED KNOWLEDGE AND REFINEMENTS IN THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF PSYCHOANALYTIC INTERACTION.