Candidate in the Community Mentoring Award
This award recognizes and mentors psychoanalytic trainees applying psychoanalytic perspectives in community settings, fostering their professional growth and integration of psychoanalysis into broader community practice.
Funder: American Psychoanalytic Association
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (application deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: $750 honorarium plus mentorship; one-year duration
Summary: Recognizes psychoanalytic trainees integrating psychoanalytic perspectives into community-based work, pairing them with senior mentors for professional development.
Description
This award supports psychoanalytic trainees who are working to bridge their psychoanalytic or psychodynamic training with community-based practice in settings such as hospitals, clinics, schools, and non-profit organizations. Recipients are paired with senior mentors who provide tailored guidance, helping awardees develop their professional identities as psychoanalysts in diverse community environments. The mentorship aims to foster new ideas and advance the integration of psychoanalytic perspectives in community work.
