Becoming Analysts: Development of PSA Identity

Adult Psychoanalytic Training (APT)
2021-22, 2nd Trimester — Fridays, 3:30-5:00pm
Sue Radant, PhD

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May 13, 2022 — The developmental progression from Clinical Associate to graduate analyst and Faculty member

[40 pages]

In this class we will explore what it means to develop into an analyst. As Ogden and Gabbard state, “The analyst you become is you and you alone – that is what you use.” And “Becoming an analyst necessarily involves creating a highly personal identity that is unlike that of any other analyst.” In the Cherry et. al. paper the results of questionnaires and interviews with graduates of the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training are illustrated as to various themes including dillusionment about training, institute politics, analytic practice and more. We’ll use these as a springboard for our discussion of your experiences at SPSI.

Gabbard, G.O. & Ogden, T.H. (2009) On Becoming a Psychoanalyst. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 90:311-327

Cherry, S.; Meyer, J.; Mann, G.; Meersand, P. (2020). Professional and personal development after psychoanalytic training: Interviews with early career analysts. JAPA, Vol 68 (2), pp217-239.