Iaap newsletter 28 - The new Israeli Jungian society

United Kingdom
THE SOCIETY OF ANALYTICAL PSYCHOLOGY (SAP)
This year the Society has undertaken a major review of its future, its structure, its
funding and its interface with the C.G. Jung Clinic. Four working groups reported back
to Council with recommendations, and members’ and trainees’ opinions were
canvassed through a questionnaire. The process so far has resulted in a discussion
document outlining a range of options which could radically reshape the Society.
Council’s wish is to keep 4x weekly analysis at the heart of the professional life of the
SAP whilst exploring how to make our work less dependent on income from members’
charitable commitment to donate Clinic patients’ fees to the Society. Over the
coming months the membership will debate the pros and cons of the various options
before voting on the matter.
A second avenue of exploration has focused on the theme of diversity. We are
concerned to increase inclusivity and to develop strategies to enable diverse groups to
access training and SAP events. A working group has been established to present the
theme to the membership through a discussion document and various forums and CPD
events. We intend the subject to have an incremental impact to become expressed in
all aspects of the Society’s work, including within the consulting room.
The Society has engaged in a further process of discussion prompted by a proposal to
establish an External Applications Programme. Members accepted the programme in
January, following thoughtful and lively debate on the nature of analysis and
intensive work, a theme which has continued since with specially convened ‘scientific
meetings’. The programme means that suitably qualified and experienced IAAP
members can apply to join the SAP through a route other than our four-year training.
An External Applications Committee will start to process applications in 2009.
This year we were delighted to accept five new trainees on to our training,
particularly welcome after the last year’s failure to run a first-year. In an effort to
ameliorate the financial hardship of the long training, this is the first year we have
been able to offer a Training Bursary funded by the Adult Training Fund. A grant
awarded to a first year trainee according to criteria of need not merit, it covers the
four years of the training, with the annual amount increasing as the costs of training
mount. The Society’s Supervision Course continues to flourish and now carries a new
two tier award: a Certificate to participants who complete the course but do not pass
a written paper of 5,000 words, and a Diploma for those who pass both clinical and
written components.
The University Liaison Committee has provided liaison between the Society and the
Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex in support of the
Professional Doctorate. Five members of the SAP are now in the final stages of
completing their theses and most aim to present them by the end of 2008. A further
member of the SAP is enrolled on the PhD programme of the University.
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