AAPI’S Criteria for Institute and Individual Membership
Institute Membership
To become a member of AAPI a psychoanalytic Institute must be autonomous,
that is, it does not belong to a psychoanalytic association that dictates and
oversees the psychoanalytic training program (for example, a psychoanalytic
association that is involved in the certification of candidates and the
appointment of training analysts). Institutes may of course be members of
other psychoanalytic associations that do not directly dictate their
curriculum.
An Institute must be primarily engaged in the training of licensable mental
health professionals or their equivalent (recognizing that in some instances a
professional may become licensable upon the completion of training). An
Institute must be registered or chartered as an educational Institute and be
in compliance with state and national laws. If not a founding member
Institute, the Institute must apply for membership. Membership fee is $350.00.
The Institute’s psychoanalytic training program must meet the minimum
criteria as listed below. These minimum criteria have been set forth out of
respect for the diversity of reputable psychoanalytic training programs.
Criteria for psychoanalytic training are based on a tripartite model involving
coursework, supervision, and personal training analysis. The criteria are as
follows:
- Courses: A minimum of three to four years of coursework in the theory
and technique of psychoanalysis.
- Supervision: A minimum of 150 hours of individual supervision or its
equivalent. At least three different patients must be supervised during
the training program.
- Personal training analysis: A candidate must have a personal training
analysis of sufficient duration to achieve a meaningful psychoanalytic
experience both for personal growth and professional development.
(Because total hours and frequency have been found to be inadequate for
defining a psychoanalytic process, and out of respect for the diversity of
personal analytic requirements and the autonomy of reputable
psychoanalytic Institutes, we have arrived at the above description of
personal training analysis.) A training analyst must be a graduate
psychoanalyst.
