You do not currently have permission to view the full text for this document. Please sign in to an account with an active subscription or contact support.
During the year 1947-48 the Candidates’ Association focused its attention and efforts on a revaluation of its goals and a reorganization of its structure. The first project of the year, the new constitution, states these goals as follows:
To cooperate with and assist the Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis, the American Institute for Psychoanalysis, and the Auxiliary Council in all ways necessary to achieve the advancement of psychoanalysis both as a scientific discipline and as a service to the community.
To serve as an avenue of democratic expression for the candidates of the Institute.
To promote the good and welfare of the candidates, to encourage mutuality within
the group, and to improve intergroup relationships.
To participate in the research activities of the Association and to function as an independent research body.
Toward the goal of advancing psychoanalysis as a community service, a number of candidates participated in the public lecture series sponsored by ACAAP. In addition, three candidates conducted seminars applying psychoanalytic knowledge to special problems. The first, “Psychoanalysis and Religion,” was given to clergymen—with a registration of 35. There were two seminars on “Parent-Child Relationships” open to the general public, with a registration of 75. The fourth seminar, “Emotional Factors in Personnel Work,” was given to 50 professional workers in that field. As in former years, several candidates were guest lecturers in the courses given by the Institute faculty at the New School for Social Research.
The major accomplishments of the year were due to the establishment and functioning of a number of committees. Through the coordinating work of the speakers committee, candidates spoke before various community organizations. A permanent committee for evaluation of courses worked out and applied a new and effective method of evaluation. Another committee on hospitals made a survey and collected data on the facilities available in pri