The Aim of the Training Analysis

Although the training analysis is considered by many to be the most important element of a candidate's analytic training, its aim remains unclear. Some think of the training analysis as being a strictly therapeutic tool, while others assign it a more frankly educational role. This paper reviews...

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Published in:Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association 2006-03, Vol.54 (1), p.203-229
Main Authors: Cabaniss, Deborah, L., Bosworth, Hillery
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical psychotherapy
Clinical training
Countertransference (Psychology)
Ego
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Postgraduate education
Professional training
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis - education
Psychoanalysis - history
Psychoanalytic Interpretation
Psychoanalytic Theory
Psychoanalytic Therapy - methods
Teaching
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Summary:Although the training analysis is considered by many to be the most important element of a candidate's analytic training, its aim remains unclear. Some think of the training analysis as being a strictly therapeutic tool, while others assign it a more frankly educational role. This paper reviews the literature on this topic from Freud to the present, discusses the problems that lack of clarity about the aim of the training analysis generates for psychoanalytic education, and proposes future research in this area.
ISSN:0003-0651
1941-2460
DOI:10.1177/00030651060540010601