Irwin has just won the 2008 Goethe Award for Psychoanalytic Scholarship for his book, Coasting in the Countertransference: Conflicts of Self-Interest Between Analyst and Patient, published by Routledge. The Goethe Award is given by the Section on Psychoanalysis of the Canadian Psychological Association for the best book in any area of theoretical, clinical, or applied psychoanalysis. The Award is intended to honor the year’s outstanding contribution to the field. Books from all countries are considered for the Goethe Award, which is selected by a committee of referees.