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Introducing psychiatric residents to psychoanalysis: a visiting analyst's perspective.
1F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1990
Summary
Psychoanalytic educators must innovate teaching methods to attract students. A new technique reveals analytical thinking processes, addressing declining enrollment in psychoanalytic training programs.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychiatry
- Psychoanalysis
Background:
- Declining enrollment in psychoanalytic training programs is a significant concern for educators.
- Traditional teaching methods may not adequately convey the dynamism of psychoanalytic work.
- There is a need for creative approaches to engage prospective psychoanalytic students.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a novel teaching technique for psychoanalytic education.
- To demonstrate how an analyst's thinking process can be shared with trainees.
- To address the decline in psychoanalytic training applicants.
Main Methods:
- The author describes two experiences as a visiting analyst in a psychiatric residency program.
- A new teaching method was developed to illustrate analytical and self-analytical thought processes.
- The method is discussed in relation to existing psychoanalytic educational theories.
Main Results:
- The developed teaching technique effectively demonstrated the analyst's thinking process.
- This approach aimed to make psychoanalytic thinking more accessible and engaging.
- The method offers a potential solution to attract more students to psychoanalysis.
Conclusions:
- Innovative teaching methods are crucial for revitalizing psychoanalytic education.
- Sharing the process of analytical thought can enhance student engagement.
- This approach may help reverse the trend of declining applicants in psychoanalytic training.