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Following the discussion of October 14th, 1963, the Faculty reconvened on November 20th, 1963 to hear Dr. Isakower present his latest revisions and elaborations of his analyzing instrument concept, as developed over the preceding six years. As previously, we are indebted to Dr. Arnold Pfeffer for his minutes of this meeting, which we have followed very closely. Also present at this meeting were: Drs. David Beres, Kurt R. Eissler, Elisabeth B. Goldner, Paul Goolker, Edith Jacobson, Milton Jucovy, David Kairys, Edward Kronold (Chairman), Theodore Lipin, Henry Lowenfeld, Yela Lowenfeld, Leo S. Loomie, Burness E. Moore, William Needles, Andrew Peto, Annie Reich, Samuel Ritvo, Victor H. Rosen, Marcus Schatner, Leo A. Spiegel, Martin H. Stein, Martin Wangh, and Nicholas Young.
Dr. Isakower: I may now state that my immediate intention is to prepare the way for an orientation with regard to the principles governing teaching within the supervisory situation, with an ulterior view toward potentially encompassing the theoretical and didactic foundations of what is called technical training in psychoanalysis.
In the present context, the concept of the analyzing instrument recommends itself primarily on the grounds of its heuristic value, as a point of reference for the clarification of the psychic processes which constitute the foundation of the specific analytic activity.