Division News
President’s Message
Dear Members,
We face a new year and a new presidency. As I begin my term, I look back with gratitude at the fine examples of leadership offered by each of our former Presidents. My own roots in leadership in the Division began when my concern for the needs and well-being of our younger members was recognized by then President David Ramirez, under whose watch the Division focused greater energy on diversity with the creation of the Early Career and Multicultural Concerns Committees. Fast forward to Past President Bill MacGillivray, who promoted greater inclusiveness by broadening the term ‘diversity,’ and then our most recent President, Frank Summers,
under whose watch the mentorship program devised by the Early Career Committee became the Scholars Program of today, offering mentorship and support to our graduate student and early career members.
During Frank’s term, we saw many positive changes within the Division, itself, but we also saw disheartening changes within APA, as the governance of that organization moves away from its sometimes unwieldy democratic structure towards a perhaps more efficient but certainly more bureaucratic form. We can be proud that members of our Division have consistently taken strong, vocal, and cogent stands regarding these structural issues along with issues relating to social justice and ethical standards. We have much to be proud of, and also thankful for the time and efforts of those taking up leadership roles in the Division. MORE>
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The Early Career Committee of Division 39
Ally Merchant, Ph.D., a Clinical Psychologist in New York writes the January Early Career Professional (ECP) blog post. She currently works with a non-profit for adolescents who are placed in Group Homes through the juvenile justice system. She is also the secretary of the Early Career Professional Committee.
Arbitrary as the concept of time may be, most of us tend to reflect on the year as it draws to an end. Psychoanalysis certainly lends itself for such introspection, and I welcome these moments of solitude forced upon us by wintry short days. My year began with the joyous news of receiving my psychology license, marking the end of a very long and arduous journey. Looking back, I can easily point to the moment when I fell in love with psychoanalysis, while reading Id, Ego, and Superego at summer camp at the age of 13. Seduced by Freud, I was determined to do whatever he did when I grew up, beginning my career with the gusto and enthusiasm only possible in the completely inexperienced. MORE>
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Don’t You Wish You Were at the Spring Meeting?
This new column shares news and views from the most recent Spring Meeting and makes you want to attend the next one. Really: look deep into the eyes of this column, reconnect with your breath, think fleeting mean thoughts about your mother, repress those thoughts, and then ask yourself, “How could I possibly have missed the previous Spring Meeting?” if your next thought is, “Gosh, I won’t make that mistake again!” consider booking your ticket for San Francisco, April 23-26, 2015. Registration and hotel information can be found on our Division 39 Web Site
At our last spring meeting :
Toward a Firmer Foundation for Psychoanalytic Practice:
The Empirical Validation of Basic Psychodynamic Concepts
By: Robert F. Bornstein, PhD Adelphi University
Although he began his career as a researcher, Freud ultimately shifted his efforts toward clinical work and theory construction. Following Freud’s lead, psychoanalytic psychologists have traditionally emphasized theory and therapy over quantitative research. As a result, the influence of the psychodynamic perspective has declined in recent years, both in academia (wherein psychoanalytic constructs have been increasingly marginalized), and in clinical settings (wherein “empirically supported” treatments dominate). It is ironic that—even as psychoanalytic ideas are disparaged in academic circles—evidence suggests that they are being co-opted, renamed, and “re-invented” by researchers in other disciplines (see Bornstein, 2005). MORE>
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Please join our effort to update and steward Wikipedia’s Psychoanalysis pages!
Wikipedia is one of the most widely used references in the world and is transforming the way we gather information. It provides instant answers in the simplest form and is frequently the first resource consulted when faced with confusing concepts or terms. Yet, psychoanalytic articles on Wikipedia currently lack credible sources and have significant gaps in content. Historically, as psychoanalytic professionals, we do a great job helping individuals, but we don’t do as good of a job helping inform the public. As a profession, psychoanalysis has a corpus of knowledge about the human experience, and as professionals, we have an opportunity to improve the quality of psychoanalytic information available to the public.
The Division 39 Wiki Project is a collaborative effort to disseminate psychoanalytic information in more accessible and relevant ways. As more professionals contribute to this project, the information becomes more accurate and usable by the public.
Please join us in assembling a group of psychoanalytic professionals dedicated to improving the quality of psychoanalytic information on Wikipedia. Graduate students and faculty are especially encouraged to join us. We are seeking the following:
1.) Article Editors – Individuals wanting to edit and/or learn how to edit Wikipedia articles.
2.) Content Consultants – Individuals wanting to review edited articles and provide content-based feedback on an as-needed basis.
For more information about the project, please email Ari Pizer (ari.pizer@gmail.com). We look forward to hearing from you!
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Mentors Needed for the Scholars Program
We are in the midst of another Division 39 Scholars Program year. As I am sure most of you know, becoming a Division 39 Scholar is a competitive process for graduate students and Early Career Professionals who may apply to receive a $500 travel award for the spring conference, access to our publications, and a mentor with whom they meet at least once per month.
The success of the program depends on our members who have at least 10 years of experience volunteering to be mentors to our Scholars. Whather you volunteered last year or not, please volunteer to be a mentor for one of this years’ scholars.
Please send all inquiries to division39scholarsprogram@gmail.com
Frank Summers and Kris Yi, Co-Chairs, Division 39 Scholars Program
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Scholars Program
It is with great pleasure that we announce that applications are now being accepted for the Division of Psychoanalysis (Division 39) Scholars Program for the 2015-16 year. There are a total of 66 openings for the program which runs from the Division 39 Spring Meeting in San Francisco April 22-26, 2015 until the Atlanta Spring Meeting April, 2016.
All Division 39 Scholars will receive the following benefits:
• A travel award of $500 for expenses to the San Francisco conference
• A mentor with whom the Scholar will meet at least once per month
• Subscriptions to all Division 39 publications, including the journal Psychoanalytic Psychology, the Division/Review which comes out three times per year, and the monthly online newsletter, Insight
• Free access to Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing (Pep-web) if such access is not otherwise available. MORE>
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Division 39 Discount Subscription Program
As you know, for a number of years, we have been able to offer our members discounts for subscribing to psychoanalytic journals. It is the time of year when many of us are renewing our subscriptions and this note is a reminder to consider renewing or beginning a subscription by taking advantage of these savings. For now, as you will see, you may need to contact customer services to request the discount, although several journals offer direct links to the discount. Please follow the directions that are different for each journal. MORE>
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2015 Johanna K. Tabin/APA Books/Division 39 Book Proposal Prize
This prize aims to encourage Division 39 members who have not published a psychoanalytic book to submit a book proposal
Division 39 and APA Press are delighted to announce the sixth annual prize the Johanna K. Tabin/APA Press Book Proposal Prize for a first book by a psychoanalytic author. The winner receives a $1,000 cash prize, certificate of recognition, and guarantee of publication by the APA Press.
The aim of this prize is to encourage psychoanalytic writing by Division 39 members who have yet to publish a psychoanalytic book. We look for good writing, originality, as well as clinical and scholarly relevance. While some previously published material may be included, the proposed book should consist primarily of new work and promise to be an original and coherent monograph. Edited collections of previously published papers are not acceptable, nor are edited volumes of contributions by more than one author. Simultaneous submissions to other publishers will disqualify the entry.
The proposal should consist of:
a cover letter to include the author’s identifying and contact information
a full CV
a statement of sufficient length to describe the mission, scope, and potential contribution of the project to psychoanalysis
a table of contents; and
one, and only one, sample chapter.
With the exception of the cover letter and CV, there should be NO identifying information in the other materials that would identify the author of the proposal
Submissions are accepted in hard copy only and must be in quintuplicate. Blind review evaluations are conducted by the Book Proposal Committee, the editor of APA Books, and an Honorary Judge.
All submissions for the 2014 award must be submitted by January 9 2015, to:
Book Prize
Division of Psychoanalysis
2615 Amesbury Road
Winston Salem NC 27103
Questions should be addressed to: Frank Summers, PhD, ABPP, Chair of the Book Prize Committee at Franksumphd@gmail.com
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Archives
We are pleased to announce the creation of The Task Force on the Archives of Division 39. As the division has become important in the evolution of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychology, it follows that the time had come to a) collect materials which reflect its history, b) encourage scholarship among the membership when the collection is assembled, and c) establish a means to promote awareness in future generations of the important contributions to psychoanalytic thought by the Division. More>
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From the Awards Committee
Submit your nominations for division award nominees
The Awards Committee of Division 39 is soliciting recommendations from our membership for award nominees for 2015. This 2014 awardees are Elliott Jurist for Scholarship; Marsha McCary for Leadership, and Dolores Morris, for Diversity. The list of prior awards is on the Division 39 website. MORE>
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Division Members
Announcement: Buros Center for Testing’s Clinical Assessment Webinar Series
The Buros Center for Testing is working to advance its long standing educative mission in testing and assessment by offering continuing education opportunities for psychologists. For over 75 years, the Buros Center has provided independent reviews of commercially available tests through authoritative reference materials – most notably The Mental Measurements Yearbook series. Starting in January 2015 through July 2015, Buros will host a series of one-hour webinars that focus on the myriad ways in which assessment contributes to evidence-based mental health interventions. APA Continuing Education credit is available for each webinar (1 CE credit per webinar). The series was developed for practitioners and academics in clinical, school, and counseling psychology, as well as neuropsychology. For more information about the series, go to buros.org/clinical-assessment-webinar-series. To register for one or more webinars, visit buros.org/webinar-registration. For questions, contact Dr. Jessica Jonson at jjonson@buros.org.
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Subject: Call for participation in our survey about publication practices and performance MORE>
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AMERICAN BOARD & ACADEMY of PSYCHOANALYSIS
BOOK PRIZE
Call for Nominations for Books Published in 2014
The American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis (ABAPsa) will begin to offer an annual book award in order to honor outstanding scholarship, raise awareness and visibility of the field, and educate the public on the value of psychoanalytic thought. The Prize is designed to recognize scholars, researchers, and practitioners whose work is directly relevant to the advancement of psychoanalysis. Books written in theoretical, clinical, and applied psychoanalysis are eligible for consideration. In the spirit of pluralism that defines the specialty board, all theoretical orientations are welcome including classical, Jungian, Adlerian, object relations, ego psychology, self psychology, modern, Lacanian, interpersonal-relational, and postmodern perspectives. Subject matter may be disciplinary specific, interdisciplinary, or cross-disciplinary in nature and cover a wide variety of potential topics in the human, social, and behavioral sciences, arts and humanities, neuroscience, and cultural studies. MORE>
Author Connection
Recent Publications by Division 39 Members
Greenspon, T.S. (2014). Is there an antidote to perfectionism?. Psychology In The Schools, 51,(9), 986-998.
Richard M. Waugaman, M.D. Newly Discovered Works by “William Shake-Speare,” a.k.a. Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. Oxfreudian Press, 2014—
Richard M. Waugaman, M.D. It’s Time to Re-Vere the Works of “Shake-Speare”: A Psychoanalyst Reads the Works of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford. Oxfreudian Press, 2014.
What are you writing? Future issues will highlight the varieties of publishing activities our members are engaged in. All links to books and articles will be considered. To be included, please e-mail the editor by the 21st of the month. All publications submitted for Author Connection need to comply with the InSight submission guidelines
George Washington University post-doctoral fellowship
The Professional Psychology (Psy.D.) Program at The
George Washington University invites applications for
our post-doctoral fellowship program for the 2015-16
academic year. Preferred starting date is in August,
2015, and can be flexible depending on selected fellows’
needs.
The Psy.D. program has a psychodynamic and
community-service orientation, and the post-doctoral
fellowship seeks to attract emerging professionals
aspiring to careers in academic, clinical, or research
leadership in psychodynamic or psychoanalytic clinical
psychology. MORE>
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