With the welcome boost of the ECP scholarship I was encouraged to attend my first IAPSP conference in-person in Washington, D.C. That in itself was a rich experience, with a personal highlight being the meeting of the Couples Therapy Special Interest Group. At this conference
The Early Career Professional (ECP) award has been one of the greatest opportunities I have had thus far as a new analyst. As a second year analytic training candidate, I was looking for additional opportunities to learn and network, particularly after two years of feeling
When I think of my experience as an ECP recipient, I’m still in awe of the ways it’s shaped me as a professional, as a clinician, and as a human being. Around two years ago this somewhat freshly graduated provisionally licensed career changer in his
by Gabrielle Bélanger Dumontier, D. Psy., Ph. D. A proverb says that it takes a village to raise a child. For me, it helped to have a "village", or more precisely the IAPSP community, to support the development of my professional self in the very beginning
by Annette Richard, M.Ps. In this column, I’m happy to present some of IAPSP’s youngest members who are or have been ECP scholarships recipients. The IAPSP Early Career Professional Scholarships program is held every year. It welcomes applications from individuals in psychoanalytic and psychotherapy training
by Meredith Nocek When I think of my experience as an ECP scholarship recipient, what immediately comes to mind is the warmth and generosity of the people I met through IAPSP. From Shake Topalian’s welcome email, ushering me in with helpful details and introducing me
This column attempts to explore the lives and work of IAPSP members from different parts of the world. In this ninth interview of the series, I am pleased to have a conversation with Bruce Ervin from Edina MN. Bruce was one of the IAPSP Early