PSYCHOANALYTIC DISPATCHES
DECEMBER 2025
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Greetings!
Welcome to the December edition of Psychoanalytic Dispatches! As we enter the last month of 2025, the depth and range of work happening across our community are on full display.
December brings an opportunity for those pursuing research training through the 2026 Research Training Program, which has extended the proposal deadline to the end of the month. There are several awards and fellowships now accepting applications, along with a wonderful collection of APsA publications and program updates from committees, members, and affiliates.
It’s a fitting reminder that psychoanalytic thought continues to evolve through inquiry, collaboration, and the steady contributions of our members. Whether you’re looking to deepen your research, submit your work, or stay connected to the conversations shaping our field, there’s plenty to explore in this month’s Dispatches.
Cheers,
APsA Staff
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2026 Research Training Program
If you missed the deadline, then you are in luck! We have extended the Research Training Program (RTP) submission deadline to Wednesday, December 31. The RTP is designed for individuals who are interested in training in psychoanalytic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy research.
This two-day, in-person Research Training Program is on January 26–27, 2026, at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, just before the National Meeting. The program offers intensive mentoring to help participants develop rigorous psychoanalytically oriented treatment research projects. The distinguished faculty includes Barbara Milrod, MD, John Markowitz, MD, Eric Fertuck, PhD, and Manfred Beutel, MD.
Applications are due December 31, 2025, and no additional extension will be granted. Details and submission instructions are available on the Research Training Program page. Thank you for your interest in this opportunity!
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Did you know you could earn up to 45.50 CME/CE Credits at the 2026 National Meeting?
APsA is happy to offer accredited continuing education credits to physicians, psychologists, social workers, and counselors at the APsA 2026 National Meeting!
Earn up to 45.50 accredited continuing medical or continuing education (CME/CE) credits for professional licensure, including opportunities for CME/CE in the areas of Risk Management and Ethics as well as Cultural Competency.
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Don't let upcoming deadlines pass you by! Submit your application(s) today or take a look and bookmark the upcoming winter awards so that you can plan ahead.
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Save the Date! The Annual IJP Online Conference is on January 10, 2026. On Extreme Violence, with papers by John Steiner, Giuseppe Civitarese, Cecilia Taiana, and Joshua Durban. You can find the event details here. If you can’t attend on the day of the conference, we encourage you to still register to receive a recording.
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The Eighth Annual Deanna Holtzman Interdisciplinary/ Applied Psychoanalysis Essay Contest is now accepting papers. This contest is open to an essay on any subject, not to exceed 10,000 words, not published elsewhere. Deadline February 20, 2026. For more information, contact Nancy Kulish, PhD.
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The Ernst and Gertrude Ticho Memorial Award and Lecture is now accepting applications until April 1, 2026. This award is open only to APsA members.
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If you’re a psychoanalyst-in-training member, APsA can help you cover educational costs through the Candidate Assistance Fund. This fund provides loans of up to $5,000 to candidates in training to become psychoanalysts. This application cycle closes April 30, 2026.
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The APsA Fellowship portal is open for the 2026-2027 class! Deadline to submit materials is March 6, 2026.
Find more opportunities and details at apsa.org/awards.
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Here's a quick look at recent APsA news!
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APsA Announces Winner of the 2025 Scientific Paper Prize. The award recognizes a landmark meta-analysis demonstrating the impact of psychoanalytic interpretations on treatment outcomes. The winning paper will be formally recognized during the 2026 National Meeting on Thursday, January 29, from 2:00 to 4:00 PM.
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2025 Fred Pine Paper Award Winner Announced. Congratulations to Kenneth Feiner, Psy.D. and Deborah Waxenberg, Ph.D. for their paper “Time and Timelessness in the Unconscious”
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2025 Research Training Program Participants Share Their Experience: a look at how RTP shaped research, mentorship, and professional growth.
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Congratulations to the 2025 Advanced Practice in Nursing Tuition Support Award Recipients! The 2025 recipients, listed alphabetically by last name, are: Nadège Dorcelly, DNP, PMHNP-BC and Ubaka Ojiba, MSN, PMHNP.
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APsA Names Dr. Christopher Walling 2026 Ticho Memorial Award Recipient! Walling will deliver the Ticho Award Lecture, titled “Toward an Embodied Psychoanalysis,” on Saturday, January 31, 2026, during the APsA National Meeting
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Donnel Stern & Ken Corbett on the evolving landscape of psychoanalytic thought
The 2026 National Meeting plenaries draw both speakers back to the conceptual bedrock of their work—questions that have shaped their thinking throughout their careers and continue to evolve in response to contemporary life. In a recently published Q&A with Stern and Corbett, APsA dives into their perspectives.
Read the Q&A style interview on the APsA website.
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The Candidate Connection
The Candidate Connection, the newsletter of the APsA Candidates’ Council, focuses on issues important to candidates by candidates. Candidates in training themselves report on the business of the Candidates’ Council, its committees, and Institute delegates.
The latest issue theme is "Love in Psychoanalysis" featuring an article by Jonathan Lear. It’s available for download now. Click here to read the Fall 2025 – Volume 27, Issue 1.
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PSYCHOANALYSIS & YOU
The last episode of 2025 will release the week of December 15!
Until then, you can watch Episode 18, or catch up on all our past episodes on your favorite listening platform or on YouTube.
To be featured as a guest in the #APsApodcast, email communications@apsa.org
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JAPA
New Issue 6 of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA) has been published.
Submit your article to be reviewed and included in future issues.
Read more at apsa.org/japa.
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TAP Magazine
Issue 59.2 of The American Psychoanalyst (TAP) is out now, covering the social turn in psychoanalysis, therapy as method acting, ketamine therapy, and more.
Read Issue 59.2 here!
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APsA Psychoanalytic Dispatches are deployed on the first Friday of the month and highlight events and publications sponsored by our organization, our members, and our affiliates, and are distributed within our membership.
If you are an APsA member and would like to share your initiative, book, or event in Dispatches, please send key information to communications@apsa.org by the 20th of the month to be included in the upcoming edition.
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