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NCSPP continues to grow and evolve as a professional home and community for psychoanalytically oriented clinicians, which is especially important for those of us who may not be affiliated with a training institute. For years I was what you might call a “psychoanalytic outlier.” I was in a long-term psychoanalytic study group in which we brought in seasoned analysts and clinicians. I had my own analysis. I was in a consultation group. I thought about getting formal analytic training, frequently getting nudged by analyst friends and colleagues to come join their institute. But I kept coming back to the thought, “You know, all things considered, I like how I'm doing things now.”
The one thing, however, that gnawed at me was the outlier part. While I had my pockets of connections here and there, I didn't have a feeling of being a part of a larger professional community. That changed when I joined the board of NCSPP three years ago.
Fast forward to today and I continue to be impressed with what NCSPP is providing analytically oriented clinicians:
In January fort da became available on PEP, a tremendous achievement for the Editorial Committee and a wonderful acknowledgement of the quality and caliber of writing that fort da offers.
Our newest membership benefit went into effect in November: each licensed member can have one free hour of consultation with a senior clinician in the NCSPP community. Not only does this benefit address the needs of members looking for consultation, it is also a part of NCSPP's efforts to reach out to more experienced members of the organization.
NCSPP has formed a Community Mental Health committee and partnered up with PINC and Access Institute to reach out to CMH agencies. The goal here is to bring psychoanalytic ideas to these agencies and make them relevant to the kinds of issues that are encountered.
NCSPP's Members-at-Large continue to systematically survey our membership to find out what members are thinking and wanting. With a 50% response r