Institute for Psychoanalytic Education
| Institute for Psychoanalytic Education | |
|---|---|
| Organization details | |
| Type | Training institute |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder(s) | New York University Department of Psychiatry |
| Key figures | Otto Kernberg, Harold Blum |
| Orientation | Freudian, Ego psychology |
| Institutional context | |
| Affiliation | New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute; New York University |
| Relation to IPA | IPA provisional via NYPSI |
| Operations | |
| Headquarters | New York City, United States |
| Geographic scope | National (United States) |
| Training function | Tripartite model (personal analysis, seminars, supervision) |
| Publications | Psychoanalytic Psychology |
The Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE) at New York University is a university-based psychoanalytic training institute established in 1980 within the NYU School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry.[1] Affiliated with the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute (NYPSI), it follows the classical tripartite model of psychoanalytic education—personal analysis, didactic seminars, and supervised clinical work—and maintains a commitment to ego psychology alongside contemporary Freudian developments.[2]
Significant for integrating psychoanalytic training into a major American university setting, the IPE succeeded earlier efforts like Columbia's Psychoanalytic Clinic (1945) and represents a post-1970s expansion of academic psychoanalysis amid debates over lay analysis and institutional autonomy.[3]
History
Precursors and Origins
The IPE traces its roots to the early institutionalization of psychoanalysis in New York, beginning with the New York Psychoanalytic Society founded in 1911 by Abraham Arden Brill, Freud's first English translator.[2] Formal training emerged in 1922 with lecture courses, formalized by an educational committee in 1923, leading to the New York Psychoanalytic Institute in 1931 under Sandor Rado, modeled on the Berlin Institute.[2]
European emigration post-1933 enriched the Institute with figures like Heinz Hartmann and Ernst Kris, establishing ego psychology.[2]
Founding (1980)
The IPE was founded in 1980 as part of NYU's Department of Psychiatry to provide university-affiliated psychoanalytic training, building on NYPSI's legacy and addressing demands for academic integration.[1] It emerged amid broader U.S. psychoanalytic diversification, including Horney's American Institute for Psychoanalysis (1941) and non-medical institutes like NPAP (1948).[4]
Organizational Structure
The IPE operates under NYU's academic governance, with a director overseeing curriculum in coordination with NYPSI faculty. It adheres to the tripartite model standardized by early IPA institutes.[5]
Governance
- Director and Faculty Committee: Appointed by NYU Psychiatry, with NYPSI senior analysts as core educators.
- Membership Categories: Candidates in training; graduates certified as Training and Supervising Analysts via NYPSI.[2]
Training and Formation
Training follows the tripartite model: four-to-five times weekly personal analysis with an IPE-approved analyst, seminars on Freudian theory and technique, and supervision of at least two cases.[2][5]
Curriculum
- Seminars: Cover Freud's works, ego psychology (Hartmann, Kris), child analysis, and research methods.
- Supervision: Minimum 200 supervised hours.
- Research: Integrated via NYU's facilities, emphasizing empirical validation.[2]
Authorization occurs upon completion, with certification through NYPSI affiliation, without Lacanian devices like the pass.
Key Concepts / Theoretical Orientation
The IPE prioritizes ego psychology, emphasizing adaptive functions of the ego alongside drives, as developed by Hartmann, Kris, Loewenstein, and Jacobson at NYPSI.[2] This orientation informs clinical practice focused on conflict resolution and reality-testing, distinguishing it from Kleinian or self-psychology variants.
Notable Members
- Otto Kernberg: Faculty; developed borderline personality organization theory.
- Harold Blum: Director; contributions to reconstruction in analysis.
- Historical ties: Sandor Rado, Heinz Hartmann.[2]
Publications
Associated with NYPSI's research output and NYU journals; contributes to The Psychoanalytic Quarterly.
See also
- New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute
- Ego psychology
- Tripartite model of psychoanalytic training
- History of psychoanalysis in the United States
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 NYU Langone Health, Department of Psychiatry records on IPE history (internal documentation).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 "History of NYPSI". New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ↑ "History - Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research". Columbia University Department of Psychiatry. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ↑ "Our History and Mission". American Institute for Psychoanalysis. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Template:Cite encyclopedia