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The following series of interviews represent the results of a preliminary study on the use of mental hospital placements in psychoanalytic training. Dr. Michael Beck, team leader at Central Islip State Hospital, Dr. Christine Duffey, unit director at Creedmoor State Hospital, and Mr. Fred Levenson, psychologist at Kings Park Psychiatric Facility, are currently working out internship programs for modern psychoanalytic candidates. Drs. Beck and Duffey, responsible for the development of two Manhattan Center internship programs, serve as administrative supervisors for the Central Islip and Creedmoor placements.
While it is premature to determine the effectiveness of these projects, 1972-1975, the following brief statements will give the reader an introductory view. Students participating in the field work program work ten to twelve hours weekly at a hospital placement where they attend staff conferences, hold sessions with patients and receive administrative supervision. At their training institute they attend weekly field seminars where they share ideas with interns from other hospital placements, carry a full program of theory and technique, a personal analysis, and case supervision.