
The NPAP Membership Association is an organization of psychoanalysts
dedicated to the advancement of psychoanalysis as a science and a profession.
The Association is separate from the Training Institute and has its
own distinctive structure, functions, and Board of Directors. It was
founded by Theodor Reik in 1948, following the ideals for the training
and practice of psychoanalysis as envisioned by Sigmund Freud, for
the purpose of offering all interested and qualified applicants, including
those other than physicians, the opportunity for psychoanalytic study
and training in the United States. It has continued to evolve into
a vibrant professional association of analysts representing the diversity
of theories that comprise contemporary psychoanalytic inquiry. Our
diverse membership is active in research, publication, legislation,
public education, and cultural affairs, thus ensuring a psychoanalytic
contribution to the community at large. The Association also publishes
the highly respected and internationally recognized journal, The
Psychoanalytic Review, the oldest, continuously published psychoanalytic journal
in the United States.
The NPAP Training Institute evolved from pioneering seminars begun
in 1948 by Theodor Reik, a student of Sigmund Freud's and a major voice
in psychoanalysis until his death in 1969. Mindful of a legacy reaching
directly back to Freud, the Institute today offers comprehensive psychoanalytic
training grounded in the classical tradition, expanded by contemporary
insights, and designed to prepare candidates for the professional practice
of psychoanalysis.
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