Iaap newsletter 28 - The new Israeli Jungian society

process of the publication of a compendium composed of the reports and articles (a
part of which is provided by the community of analytical psychologists), presented
during the previous conference, is completed.Thus the participants have the
possibility to look through the materials of both conferences simultaneously.
The next remarkable event ,which took place in October, was the visit of the board of
examiners represented by Murray Stein and Angela Connolly. Over two days the initial
and intermediate exams were held and this year there were no final exams. Most of
the candidates succeeded in the examinations and some were proposed to try next
year. All in all, the membership of the group has not changed, but soon two clinical
psychologists will join the group. We are glad to accept them as we are interested in
candidates who have a fundamental education and clinical experience.
It was a pleasure that our supervisors from the British Council of Psychotherapy, Jan
Wiener and Catherine Crowther, took part in the conference. Supervisions and
masterclasses headed by them gave us a wonderful opportunity to obtain new clinical
experience. The number of those who desired to participate in these supervisions
exceeded the physical capacities of our guests. The greatest impression was made
by the viewing of the film about the events in the inner world of a child after a birth
and several weeks and months after it. We appreciate the availability of such
materials.
This summer, the negotiations concerning the creation of an analytical psychology
section within the structure of the National Federation of Psychoanalysis has been
completed. It is important for the developing group to keep in touch with colleagues
of the other analytical schools, participate in discussions, conferences and have the
opportunity to represent concepts of Carl Gustav Jung in the psychoanalytical
community.
In the framework of a developing group, we are continuing to search for optimal
decisions concerning the organisation of theoretical educational programmes.
Seminars devoted to discussions on different topics should be combined with regular
meetings of the members in closed reading groups and discussions of Jung's and other
analysts’ works. It seems that steps towards this organisational process are starting to
yield results.
Concerning the clinical education of members of the group, we highly appreciate the
efforts of the project's coordinators, Jan Wiener and Catherine Crowther, to provide
the realisation of the training programme. We are conscious of the importance of the
main visits of teaching analysts and supervisors, as well as we are grateful for the
additional possibilities, beyond the planned visits of specialists, and the provision of
methodological and scientific materials. Unfortunately, we had to finish our
cooperation with analysts Jane Knite and Mary Wilson , as their contracts expired. We
are very much obliged to them for their work and participation in our progress in
analytical therapy.
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