Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Teachers’ Academy
Forecasted
Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Teachers’ Academy supports non-psychoanalyst mental health educators’ participation in a program to strengthen their teaching of psychoanalytic therapy and theory to future clinicians.
Funder: American Psychoanalytic Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Program participation for six teachers annually
Summary: Supports non-psychoanalyst mental health professionals in becoming more effective and engaged teachers of psychoanalytic therapy and theory.
Key Information: Applicants must be non-psychoanalyst mental health professionals who teach psychoanalytic therapy or theory.
Description
The Psychoanalytic & Psychodynamic Teachers’ Academy is run by the American Psychoanalytic Association to nurture and support non-psychoanalysts who teach psychoanalytic therapy or theory. The program focuses on helping teachers become more effective and engaged in transmitting psychoanalytic ideas within mental health training programs.
Each year, the Academy selects six teachers to participate. Its mission encompasses teaching medical students, psychiatric residents, social work trainees, psychology trainees, psychotherapy trainees, and licensed mental health counselor trainees, but is not limited to those groups. The central emphasis is on supporting educators and strengthening their teaching of psychoanalytic ideas to people preparing for clinical practice.
