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Announcement APA Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) Scholars Award for Graduate Students

Aim: The APA Division 39 (Division of Psychoanalysis) Scholars Program for Graduate Students is a new initiative designed to help foster intellectual curiosity and professional development relevant to psychoanalytic approaches to clinical work, theory, and research. The aim of this program is to promote learning about psychoanalysis, and to facilitate open dialogue and exchange of ideas about the future of psychoanalytic thinking, research and practice in the field of psychology and the role of psychologists in the future of psychoanalysis. Application to the program is competitive and a limited number of positions are awarded each year. Successful applicants will be awarded 1) a stipend to support attendance at the Division 39 Spring Meeting, 2) ongoing mentorship, 3) opportunities to participate in a vibrant psychoanalytic community, and 4) free subscriptions to a number of important psychoanalytic publications and on-line archives. Eligibility Requirements: Graduate Students who have completed a minimum of one year of graduate training in Clinical Psychology are invited to apply to the Scholars Program. Applicants will be selected based on demonstrated interest in psychoanalytic theory and practice; strong academic and clinical background; commitment to scholarly pursuits and research; and potential for future leadership and contribution to the field.

Benefits:

Travel Grants. A stipend of up to $500 to support attendance at the Division 39 Spring Meeting. Mentorship. Each Graduate Student Scholar will be matched with a program mentor. Program mentors will be committed to meeting with their mentees at least once per month in order to provide guidance to Scholars in the early stages of their careers and training. Division 39 Scholars and mentors will work together to develop an individualized plan to support the individuals professional goals and interests. The specific content of these meetings is at the discretion of each mentorship pair. Readings, case material, theoretical discussions, research

guidance, and mentorship regarding personal and professional struggles in becoming a psychoanalytic theorist, researcher and clinician are among the many possibilities. Individual requests for a mentor with a particular shared interest/focus (e.g. particular research, scholarly, or clinical interest, specific psychoanalytic theoretical orientation) will be accommodated whenever possible. Free journal subscriptions to 1) Psychoanalytic Psychology (the official Division 39 journal), 2) the Division Review Psychoanalytic Forum, 3) Insight (the online Division 39 Newsletter), and 4) PEP-Archive: on-line access to the back issues of the major psychoanalytic journals including: 1) The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2) The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 3) Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 4) The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 5) Gender and Psychoanalysis, 6) Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 7) Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, and 8)
Journal of Infant, Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy

Application Procedure:

Application Form: Applicants should submit 1) the completed Application Form for the Division 39 Scholars Award, along with 2) their current curriculum vitae to the Committee Chair, Jeremy D. Safran, Ph.D. at Division39GraduateScholars@gmail.com Application Deadline: January 10, 2014. Reference Letters: All applicants must arrange for a minimum of two letters of reference from faculty members or clinical supervisors to be e-mailed directly to the Committee Chair, Jeremy D. Safran, Ph.D. at Division39GraduateScholars@gmail.com by January 10, 2014. All applications will be reviewed by the committee. The final decisions will be made by February 21, 2014.