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The widespread influence of psychoanalytic concepts and techniques throughout the mental health field has encouraged the development of numerous independent psychoanalytic training institutes in recent years.
Psychoanalysts have recognized the importance of regulating psychoanalytic training and have developed a self-regulatory body similar to those established by other responsible academic and professional institutions in the United States.
Membership and accreditation in the National Accreditation Association for Psychoanalysis is open to all psychoanalytic training facilities that meet approved standards. The association has accredited twenty-four psychoanalytic training institutes. NAAP President Selwyn Brody, M. D., reports that NAAP was established for the following purposes:
to agree on minimum standards in psychoanalytic education,
to accredit institutes that maintain these standards,
to certify individuals who meet the approved standards,
to maintain a registry of training institutes in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy and make this registry available to the public,
to maintain a registry of analysts certified by the association and to furnish copies of this registry to the public.
One important issue involved in establishing an accreditation procedure was the need to maintain minimum standards nationwide for the practice of psychoanalysis. Now that many states are licensing professionals in psychotherapy and psychoanalysis, the association enables these professionals to have a voice in the proceedings.