Institute Report—1947-1948

Important changes have been effected in the administration of the Institute in the past year. Originally, the Institute was established as one of the facilities of the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, and it functioned under the auspices of the Association. Last year an administrative reorganization was undertaken and a charter was granted by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York for a period of three years. As a consequence, veterans can now avail themselves of postgraduate training in the Institute under the G. I. Bill of Rights. These developments entailed the drafting of a constitution for the administration of the Institute independent of the Association and with full autonomy of its own.

The Institute is now governed by a Board of Trustees with a presiding officer, a secretary, and a treasurer. The Dean is the administrative officer of the Institute, responsible to the Board of Trustees. He functions in cooperation with the Faculty Council, of which he is chairman. Subsidiary committees will handle various other administrative functions. Membership in the Faculty Council and in the various committees is drawn from the membership of the Institute. The membership of the Institute consists of a faculty organized in categories according to qualifications, experience, and activity. As a result of the increase in the candidate enrollment, new appointments to the faculty, and the expansion of the teaching program, many new details pertaining to functions, procedures and policies have been worked out.

As to the teaching program, current studies of many of the existing problems in psychoanalysis have enabled us to clarify and amplify theoretical and technical concepts. The contributions of our members have been carried into the course of study, examined, discussed, and tested in clinical work. Requirements for certification have been raised. This entails senior candidates’ taking new courses which have been introduced since the