Executive Committee
Analysts In Training Committee
Conference Committee
Ethics Committee
Patricia H. Bratt, Chair
Jennifer Harper, Chair, Psychoanalytic Recognition Committee
Jessica Mitchell, Chair, Membership Registration Committee
Douglas F. Maxwell
Mission: AIT gives a voice to candidates at each member training institute. The group meets once a month, working toward the long-term advancement of psychoanalysis. The committee hosts workshops on such topics as preparing for the licensing exam and building a thriving professional practice, and contributes public relations strategies to the organization. Through their work with AIT, members develop a rich network with other candidates and members as they move forward on their career paths.
Amanda Lenox, Chair
Nilton Maltz
Alexander Kohen
Mission: To present a current topic of psychoanalytic inquiry that is of major interest to analysts and the general public at the NAAP annual conference. By securing renowned presenters who represent the major schools of psychoanalytic thought, the committee strives to provide an inspirational and exciting event.
Patricia Bratt, Chair
Mary Massaro
Emily Horvath
Stacey Pritchett
Mission: The National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (the Association) has established a Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Practices mandated (1) to resolve complaints of ethical violations alleged against members of the Association, and (2) to consult with members concerning ethical principles.
Eileen T. Kaufman, Chair, Ethics Committee
Continuing Education Committee
Finance Committee
Mission: To provide NAAP members and the larger psychoanalytic community with seminars and workshops on educational or cultural topics that are relevant to psychoanalysis, will advance the profession, and promote professional development. Topics may include new theoretical and clinical perspectives; research findings that validate or challenge psychoanalytic theory and practice; reviews and comparisons of classical psychoanalytic concepts and other existing or developing schools of thought; and artistic and cultural developments relevant to psychoanalysis.
Patricia Bratt, Chair
Diana Calhoun
Nunzio Gubitosa
Janice Victor
Annette Vacarro
Mission: To ensure the proper and efficient financial operation of NAAP’s expenses and budget.
Patricia Bratt, Chair
Emily Horvath
Mary Massaro
Gradiva® Awards Committee
Membership Committee
Membership Registration Committee
Mission: The Gradiva® Awards were inspired by Freud’s Delusions and Dreams in ‘Jensen’s Gradiva’: “Creative writers are valuable allies and their evidence is to be prized highly, for they are apt to know a whole host of things between heaven and earth of which our philosophy has not yet let us dream…they draw upon sources which we have not yet opened up for science.”
Recalling these words, the Gradiva® Awards honor our “valuable allies,” including poets, artists, producers, directors, publishers, and others, who have created works that advance psychoanalysis. Winners receive a handsome brass plaque etched with the image of Gradiva, which is based on a Pompeiian relief similar to one that hung in Freud’s office. An additional award plus a $500 scholarship is given for the best student work that advances psychoanalysis.
Nunzio Gubitosa, Chair
Ronald O. Lieber
Martin Gliserman
Patricia Llosa
Jessica Mitchell, Chair
Mission: To admit for registration certified psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists who meet all of NAAP’s standards. Develop and maintain the highest standards of training and experience for NAAP applicants. Ensure that applicants have fulfilled NAAP training requirements as part of their institute’s certification process.
Jessica Mitchell, Chair