Shelley Orgel has stepped down as Editor of the Newsletter to become Secretary of the Board on Professional Standards. The new Co-Editors wish to take this opportunity to express their appreciation on behalf of the Officers and members of the American Psychoanalytic Association for the fine job he has done.
We have some ideas for change in the content of the Newsletter. With this issue a “Point of View” column will be initiated. This column will provide an opportunity for the expression of a variety of viewpoints related to important issues facing members of the Association. It is hoped that the column will stimulate Letters to the Editors, and enhance an exchange and expression of the varying and divergent views of members.
The Newsletter will also provide space for members to inform others of their needs for analytic data. We will also list new books by members, and encourage all members of the Association to let us know when they have a book, their publisher and publication date.
There are changes in the design and style of the Newsletter and there may be others, as we attempt to find a format that will best serve to make the Newsletter a medium designed both to inform members of the activities of the Association and to provide a forum for expression and exchange of views.
R.A.I.
T.J.J.