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About the International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology
· Purpose
· Member Benefits
· Searchable Membership Roster
· Members Forum
· Presidential Update
· Organization
· Executive Board
· Membership Application and Renewal
Purpose
The International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology
(IAPSP) traces its origins to small, informal group meetings in Chicago
with Heinz Kohut himself, the originator of what later came to be called
Self Psychology. From these early beginnings in the late 1970's,
professionals interested in the study and development of Kohut's theory
and practice expanded in number, becoming formally established in 1981
with the incorporation of a charitable entity named The Self Psychology
Fund. Since that time, this organization has sponsored study groups, an
annual International Conference, publications, and, more recently,
Internet seminars, newsletters, and workshops to further the study,
education, exploration, and development of Psychoanalytic Self
Psychology. Adjunctively, applications of its concepts to other
disciplines or fields of study, such as political science, music,
literature, and anthropology, have been accomplished, starting with
Heinz Kohut's own applications to music and literature.
In 2004, the decision was made to reorganize the Fund as a
membership-based organization, IAPSP, retaining and expanding the same
central purpose: the study, research, development, and practice of
Psychoanalytic Self Psychology. IAPSP is a charitable corporation
comprising an international community of physicians, psychologists,
social workers, marriage and family therapists, and nurse practitioners,
with or without psychoanalytic training. Additionally, membership
includes individuals from other fields who are interested in dialogue
between their particular fields of study and the epistemology and theory
of Self Psychology. IAPSP organizes forums in which divergent theories
about the human mind, its development, illness, and cure may be compared
and contrasted in order to better understand and treat our patients.
Thus our members are ambassadors for teaching, creating, and learning
ever-more effective approaches for education, psychotherapy, and
psychoanalysis.
IAPSP Membership Benefits Include:
- The inclusion of your name and biographical information on an
IAPSP Membership Roster
available online. The
roster is searchable alphabetically and by geographic location,
with considerable professional information, enabling members to make
referrals and network with colleagues from around the globe.
- Access to the online IAPSP Newsletter.
- Access to a variety of online activities including an
international chat room, reduced-fee writers' workshops, seminars and
reading groups.
- A one-year subscription to the quarterly publication
International Journal of Psychoanalytic Self Psychology.
- Discounts on subscriptions to psychoanalytic journals including
Psychoanalytic Dialogues, Psychoanalytic Inquiry, Psychoanalytic Perspectives,
The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA),
The Journal of Psychohistory, and Studies in Gender and Sexuality.
Click here for additional information about discount rates and ordering.
- Member-discounted fees to attend the Annual International Self
Psychology Conference, the largest annual gathering of Self
Psychologists in the world.
- Substantial Member discounts to the Psychoanalytic
Inquiry Book Series and journals published by Analytic Press.
- A 20% Member discount on all psychoanalytic books purchased
through Mental Health Resources (telephone 1.877.647.0202 to order. You
must have a current IAPSP membership ID number to qualify.)
- The right to elect members to the International Council, the
governing body of IAPSP. New Council Members are drawn from the IAPSP
membership body itself through self nomination.
Searchable Membership Roster
A searchable roster of all IAPSP Members is available
here.
If you are looking for a referral, please utilize this resource.
If you are already a member and want to update your information in the roster,
please use this link.
IAPSP Members Forum
The Forum at Psychology of the Self Online allows members to join an
interactive discussion. Instructions for using the forum are available here.
The forum is located at www.psychologyoftheself.com/forum.
Organization of IAPSP
The governing body of IAPSP is the International Council, a body of
members elected by the entire membership of IAPSP for a period of three
years. The members of the Council represent four regions: Western,
Mid-Western, Eastern, and International. As vacancies on the Council
occur, these vacancies are filled by democratically elected new members,
with the important international distribution of membership maintained.
Day to Day operations of the organization are overseen by the
Executive Committee of the Council. The Executive Committee is composed
of the President, the Immediate Past President, the President-Elect, the
Secretary, and the Treasurer, positions elected by Council itself.
Current Executive Board of the International Council
for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology and IAPSP
Estelle Shane, Ph.D.
President, International Council and IAPSP
Jill Gardner, Ph.D.
Treasurer, International Council and IAPSP
Judith Pickles, Ph.D., Psy.D.
Secretary, International Council and IAPSP
Lucyann Carlton J.D., Psy.D.
Liaison for Corporate Governance
James L. Fosshage, Ph.D.
Past-President, International Council;
Founding President, IAPSP
Membership Application and Renewal
Click here to apply online. Alternately, you
can download and print the application
brochure (PDF, 240 KB).
If you are already a member, you can renew your membership online
here.
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