CRITERIA FOR MEMBERSHIP
 

Individuals

An individual is eligible to apply for membership in the Society if s/he meets the criteria for assignment of Registry categories as determined by the Membership Committee in conformity with standards set by the Society. The criteria for assignment of Registry categories are as follows:

 

P Psychoanalyst *

  • A graduate of a psychoanalytic institute that offers certification in Psychoanalysis.
  • A founder of a Modern Psychoanalytic institute.
  • An applicant who offers proof of institute equivalency or distinguished senior status.

* A certified psychoanalyst may apply his/her analytic skills to any psychoanalytic treatment modality.


PP Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist

  • A graduate of a psychoanalytic institute that offers certification in psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

CP Candidate Practitioner

  • A student who has attained certificate candidacy at a psychoanalytic institute.

CPmm Candidate Practitioner Maintaining Matriculation

  • A student at the certificate candidacy level not currently enrolled but maintaining matriculation at a psychoanalytic institute.

S Student

  • A student at a psychoanalytic institute.

GP Group Psychotherapist:

  • A graduate of a psychoanalytic group institute that offers certification in psychoanalytic group psychotherapy.

CGP Candidate Group Practitioner

  • A student who has attained certificate candidacy at a group institute.

APP Applied Psychoanalysis Practitioner

  • An individual who has had significant exposure to Modern Psychoanalysis and applies Modern Psychoanalytic principles
    to his/her area of professional activity.

F Friend of Modern Psychoanalysis

  • An individual, group, institution, corporation or other entity that supports and promotes the aims of the Society.

Distinguished Member

  • An individual who has made a significant contribution to the field of Psychoanalysis

Honorary Member

  • An individual outside the field who has made a significant contribution to the support and dissemination of
    Modern Psychoanalysis.