Belgrade Psychoanalytical Society

Belgrade Psychoanalytical Society, in cooperation with the IPA Liason Committee (Betty Denzler, Switzerland; Abigail Golomb, Israel; Szőnyi Gábor, Hungary), is developing toward the status of an IPA Component Society. Within the IPA, the Belgrade Society has the right for independent training of future internationally recognized analysts - members of the IPA.

Analysts are throughout the world educated in accordance with the so-called tripartite model. In order to become an analyst, a person must complete her/his

a) personal analysis,

b) theoretical curriculum, and

c) supervisions.

Personal Analysis

Upon being interviewed by training analysts, prospective candidate acquires the right to his own training analysis. Personal training analysis is done 4 times a week, and lasts a number of years that varies.

Training Curriculum

After a year of personal training analysis, the right to theoretical seminars is acquired. Training curriculum comprises of obligatory and facultative seminars and lasts 4 years. It covers the fields of psychoanalytic theory of development, psychopathology, technique theory, thought of Sigmund Freud, as well as the development of psychoanalytic theory in the last 100 years.

Supervision

One becomes a candidate for psychoanalyst after the first supervision has been validated, and the precondition is a minimum of 2 years of personal training analysis and one year of theoretical curriculum.

One can start the second supervision two years after the first supervision has been approved. After the second supervision the candidate has the right to apply for the status of associate member of BPSG and for membership in IPA and EPF. Some associate members eventually become full members, and some of them become training analysts. Status of training analysts does not present a type of membership but is a function of performing personal training analysis, supervisions of candidates.