PSYCHOANALYTIC DISPATCHES

May 2026

Greetings!

It's Kentucky Derby week here in Louisville, and I'll admit it — this is my favorite time of year. Locals are treating it like a staycation, out-of-towners are dressed to the nines, and the whole city has a little extra energy that's intoxicating (pun intended).

I'm passing some of that excitement along with this month's edition of Dispatches. May is a busy one for APsA, so I'll flag a few things right away: the Membership Experience Survey closes today (May 1), and several award and funding opportunities are due now or in the coming weeks. Keep reading for details.

I also hope you'll join us at the Town Hall on May 3 and mark your calendar for May 4, when registration opens for what is now officially the Summer Symposium. Rounding out this issue: recent member initiatives, a new episode of Psychoanalysis & You, and a fresh video interview series from JAPA.

But before I let you go, if you're not receiving Listserv messages, or want to adjust which communications you receive, you can update your preferences by logging in to your APsA member account.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm raising a mint julep to you! I hope you find a moment to watch the races this weekend and celebrate with me from afar.

Cheers,

Sam Hall, Communications Manager

News, Updates, & Announcements

• If you haven't yet completed the Membership Experience Survey, be sure to submit your feedback today! The survey closes at 11:59PM EST today, May 1. 

• The next Town Hall titled "Looking Ahead Together" is coming up this weekend on Sunday, May 3. Don't miss this monthly opportunity to connect with APsA leadership. Register today!

• APsA now offers self-paced Online Courses for CME/CE credits. Read the press release or check out the offering on the CME page of the APsA website.

• APsA President Dan Prezant recently posted several important updates on the Association Listserv regarding bylaw changes, IPA online training rules, and the leadership transition in June. If you missed these updates, log in to your APsA account and from the member dashboard navigate to "APsA Connects (Listerv)." This will open a new browser tab where you can find these and all posts to the Association Listserv by accessing "Communities" then "My Communities."

• APsA's Annual Meeting, which historically occurs in June, will transition to a new format this year. The Annual Meeting will now be presented as the APsA Summer Symposium. Read the press release about this change or visit the event page to learn more about the Summer Symposium.

• APsA released an official position statement in response to the Chiles v Salazar Supreme Court decision. Read the Statement Upholding Professional Treatment Standards and Reconfirming Opposition to Conversion Practices in full. 

APsA Awards, Fellowships, & Opportunities

May Deadlines

• The Fund for Psychoanalytic Research due May 1, 2026.
• The Scientific Paper Prize due May 1.
• The Fred Pine Paper Award due May 24, 2026.

June Deadlines

• The Ralph Roughton Paper Prize due June 1.
• The 2027 Lee Jaffee Candidate's Council Paper Prize due June 1, 2026. This award is for APsA In-Training Clinical Members (Psychoanalyst-In-Training Members and Psychotherapist-In-Training Members).
• Wendy Jacobson Candidates’ Council Teaching Award due June 1, 2026 
• The Psychoanalytic Social Work Tuition Support due June 18, 2026.



Find more opportunities at apsa.org/awards.

Member Publications & Initiatives

• Alexander Stein joined the Beverly Hills Bar Association with David Shraga of The Media Mediator to discuss "Legal & Psychodynamic Perspectives on AI Adoption in Entertainment: Risks, Realities, and Responsible Use."



• Psychoanalysis Now created by member Lance Dodes is a 501(c)3 organization that seeks to return psychoanalytic work to its appropriate place as a prime approach for the alleviation of emotional suffering, by correcting the out-of-date myths about our work. Learn more and get involved at psychoanalysisnow.com. 

APsA Publications & Podcasts

PSYCHOANALYSIS & YOU

In the latest episode published earlier this week, Dr. Gail Saltz is joined by psychoanalyst Diana Diamond to discuss pathological narcissism and a psychoanalytic treatment approach that shows promise, along with the broader cultural forces—from social media to leadership dynamics—that may be amplifying narcissistic traits today.

New episodes release on the last Monday of the month. Catch up on past episodes wherever you get your podcast or watch on YouTube.

JAPA

JAPA has launched a video interview series featuring in depth discussions with authors of some of the most read papers in the Journal.

In the first video interview of the series Greg Rizzolo meets with Steven Cooper to discuss his 2023 paper "The Play of Mourning."

Click here to watch the video!

Learn more about JAPA at apsa.org/japa or access past issues at SAGEpub. Not a subscriber? You can subscribe anytime via the member portal.

TAP Magazine

TAP Magazine regularly publishes new writing online at tapmag.org and delivers a print edition to APsA members once a year.

The 2026 print edition should be in your mailbox this summer in June.

The spring edition of the Psychotherapist newsletter is forthcoming.

Stay tuned for an update!

• May 1 - 3 | ACP Annual Meeting: Child Analysis: Central Foundations and Contemporary Applications
• May 1 | Alumni Roundtable – Working with Shame
• May 2 | Conference – Clinical and Theoretical Considerations in Telehealth vs. In-person Psychoanalytic Treatments
• May 2 - May 3 | The Unseen
• May 2 | Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Laplanche Part II – Special Topics
• May 3 | APsA Town Hall
• May 9 | Dislocated Presences: Technology, the Psyche, and the Meaning of Virtual Space
• May 9 | Saturday Salon: Dreaming the Unconscious Through Collage
• May 14 | Psychoanalytic Freedom and The Loving Gaze
• May 15 | Psychological Assessment and Access: A Multidisciplinary Population Health Approach – Hadas Pade, PsyD
• May 16 | Countertransference: The Total Situation in Child Analysis
• May 22 | Queering Classical Psychoanalytic Concepts Through the Subaltern
• May 23 | Book Discussion – Risking Intimacy and Creative Transformation in Psychoanalysis
• May 28 | Barr-Harris 50th Anniversary 2- Day Clinical Conference
• May 30 | Psychoanalysis and Artificial Intelligence
• June 5 | Matrix, Environment, Atmosphere: How Mother Became a Medium
• June 5 | Dreams on the Couch: A Consultation Group for Therapists

Click on any of the events above to register for events hosted by APsA members and affiliates. Or visit our online Calendar of Events.

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 to our members.

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.