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THE CHAIRMEN OF ALL COMMITTEES (OTHER THAN THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE BOARD ON PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS) WHO ARE PLANNING TO HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, SHOULD GET IN TOUCH WITH DR. MAX O. WOLFE, 7-260 GENERAL MOTORS BUILDING, DETROIT, REQUESTING SPACE FOR THAT MEETING AND DESIGNATING THE TIME ON FRIDAY, APRIL 28TH WHEN THE SPACE WILL BE NEEDED.
The problem of certification in psychoanalysis has been one which has occupied the membership for years. Dr. John M. Murray, who has been Chairman of the Committee on Certification, reported at the last meeting of the Board on Professional Standards, December, 1949, that more concrete action was indicated at the present time. After a great deal of discussion, Dr. Murray's Committee was directed to circularize all secretaries of member societies to the effect that a definitive plan for the establishment of an American Board of Psychoanalysis as of January 1, 1952 was being worked out. A plan regarding organization and procedure was to be worked out by Dr. Murray's Committee and this was to be submitted to the various societies for discussion and suggestions with the goal toward the establishment of the Boards by January 1st, 1952.
This Committee met in New York on December 16, 1949 under the chairmanship of Dr. Gerald H. J. Pearson. The program for the Detroit meeting was discussed and it was decided that at the closed meeting on Friday afternoon, April 28, there would be a further discussion as to the dynamics which cause a student to specialize in the psychoanalysis of children, and the childhood experiences which have produced these dynamics. The process of obtaining material for this discussion will be presented in the further part of this report.