Wendy Jacobson Candidates’ Council Teaching Award
Wendy Jacobson Candidates’ Council Teaching Award supports educators of psychoanalytic candidates, rewarding exceptional teaching and sharing innovative curricula to strengthen psychoanalytic education.
Funder: American Psychoanalytic Association
Due Dates: June 1, 2027 (Nominations for the 2028 award)
Funding Amounts: $2,500 per recipient; two recipients annually
Summary: Recognizes exceptional teaching of psychoanalytic candidates and promotes innovative curricula and effective teaching approaches across APsA institutes and centers.
Key Information: Nominees must be APsA members, and nominations must originate with candidates.
Description
The Wendy Jacobson Candidates’ Council Teaching Award is a candidate-driven award sponsored by the American Psychoanalytic Association’s Candidates’ Council. It recognizes exceptional faculty who teach psychoanalytic candidates at APsA institutes and centers. The award encourages excellence, engagement, and innovation in classroom teaching, rewards gifted educators, and shares innovative curricula and effective teaching approaches across psychoanalytic training settings.
The program celebrates educators who deepen understanding of psychoanalytic concepts and theories of mind while cultivating creative, flexible, and compassionate thinking. It values clear communication, responsiveness to learners, critical thinking, connections to clinical practice, and integration of cultural context. Unlike the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award, which recognizes teaching of non-candidates, this award specifically recognizes candidate education.
