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Teaching the candidate in case seminar.

Victoria Azara1

  • 1vazara@aol.com

American Journal of Psychoanalysis
|March 27, 2003
PubMed
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Psychoanalytic case seminars require standardization for effective teaching. Improving candidate preparation and professor oversight enhances psychoanalytic training outcomes.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychoanalysis
  • Psychological Education

Background:

  • The impact and utility of case seminars in psychoanalytic education have been under-examined.
  • Psychoanalytic institutes rely on case seminars for training candidates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the perceived usefulness and impact of the case seminar format.
  • To identify areas for improvement in psychoanalytic teaching methodologies.

Main Methods:

  • Questionnaires were administered to candidates, graduates, and faculty.
  • Data were collected from participants at two psychoanalytic teaching institutes.

Main Results:

  • Respondents indicated a need for standardization of the case seminar format.
  • Recommendations include ensuring similar experience levels for candidates, pre-seminar case suitability review by professors, and candidate preparation for group dynamics.

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Conclusions:

  • Standardizing case seminars and enhancing candidate preparation can improve psychoanalytic training.
  • Findings support the creative use of the candidate's self in psychoanalytic education.