Society
Introduction
The NPS Society offers a professional home for our psychoanalyst members, candidates of the Institute, and interested community participants. The Society provides a forum for ongoing discourse, learning, and association between members and with the professional public on a variety of psychoanalytic topics through the organization of conferences, scientific meetings, and psychoanalytic publications.
Membership
The Society offers three categories of membership: Active (psychoanalyst member) Affiliate (candidate member) Community Active members are IPA-certified psychoanalysts who have been elected to the Society by vote of the membership. Analyst members participate in the governance of the Society, serve on committees, teach in the Institute, and facilitate operation of the organization. Members enjoy […] Continue Reading
Scientific Meetings
Scientific Meetings feature original paper presentations by our psychoanalyst members and provide a venue for discussion and debate of evolving psychoanalytic theory and its application in clinical practice. At each gathering, held monthly during the academic year, a paper is presented followed by commentary from an analyst colleague who also serves as facilitator for the […] Continue Reading
Special Events
We welcome all mental health professionals to NPS sponsored workshops, seminars, and book readings featuring psychoanalyst presenters from our region and throughout the world. Upcoming: Peter Goldberg, PhD, FIPA Thinking about “Difficult to Reach” Individuals View the special event flyer or visit the event listing for more information. Michael Ian Paul, MD, FIPA Notes on […] Continue Reading
Evolving British Object Relations Annual International Conference
2012 Evolving British Object Relations Conference: Emotion and Meaning in Object Relations: Experiences of Oedipal Constellations Featuring Richard Rusbridger, FIPA Sponsored by Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society Friday, September 7 – Sunday, September 9 Seattle, Washington Richard is a Training and Supervising Analyst and a Child Analyst of the British Psychoanalytical Society. He spent a year at […] Continue Reading
Publications of the Society
Selected Facts: Newsletter of the Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society is in development. The inaugural issue will be out in May 2012. Newsletter Staff & Submission Guidelines [.pdf Document] Newsletter Policies & Procedures [.pdf Document] Evolving British Object Relations: Journal of the Northwestern Psychoanalytic Society is in development and will be coming soon.