In this first-of-kind book, senior psychoanalysts from around the world offer personal reflections on their own training, what it was like to become a psychoanalyst, and what they would like most to convey to the candidate of today. With forty-two personal letters to candidates, this edited collection helps analysts in training and those recently entering the profession to reflect upon what it means to be a psychoanalytic candidate and enter the profession.
Key Features
- Personal Reflections: Insightful letters from senior psychoanalysts.
- Diverse Perspectives: A collection of forty-two letters addressing various challenges and experiences.
- Guidance for Candidates: Aids in reflecting on the complexities of becoming a psychoanalyst.
- Inspiration for Educators: Encourages psychoanalytic educators to consider their own development.
Additional Information
Letters tackle the anxieties, ambiguities, complications, and pleasures faced in these tasks. From these reflections, the book serves as a guide through this highly personal, complex, and meaningful experience and helps readers consider the many different meanings of being a candidate in a psychoanalytic institute. Perfect for candidates and psychoanalytic educators, this book inspires analysts at all levels to think, once again, about this impossible but fascinating profession.
