- The International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy (IARPP)
Lewis Aron, Ph.D. was the founding president of the IARPP (2002-2003).
Relational Psychoanalysis is the term that has evolved in recent years to describe an approach to clinical work that attracts many practitioners in different parts of the world To promote the development of relational psychoanalysis, a new international association, the IARPP, was founded in 2001. The association is conceived of as a professional and intellectual community of individuals--clinicians and non-clinicians such as academics-- committed to developing relational perspectives and exploring similarities and differences with other approaches to analysis and psychotherapy.
The spirit of relational psychoanalysis has led us to form our new association in as non-hierarchical and as open a way as possible. We are committed to doing away with privilege and discrimination in our field, whether due to prejudices concerning age, citizenship status, color, disability, marital or parental status, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. In these ways, we hope to encourage the formation of a space in which an open and democratic community of creative thinkers and practitioners can flourish.
Click here for further information regarding IARPP MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS: journal and book discounts, free web seminars, and conference discounts.
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The late Emmanuel Ghent, M.D. (left) with Lewis Aron.
Dr. Ghent was among the founders of the IARPP. |
- American Psychological Association (APA)
Based in Washington, DC, the American Psychological Association (APA) is a scientific and professional organization that represents psychology in the United States. With more than 150,000 members, APA is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. Dr. Aron has received the special recognition of being elected a Fellow of the APA. Fellows are nominated by an APA Division, elected by APA Council, on the basis of evaluated evidence of having made an outstanding contribution, with national or international impact, to the field of psychology.
- Division (39) of Psychoanalysis, American Psychological Association
Dr. Aron is a former President of Division 39 (1998). He is being honored as the recipient of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) Leadership Award for 2006 for his contributions to the Division and on behalf of psychoanalysis in education and public debate.
Founded in 1980, the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American Psychological Association (APA) is the 39th Division of APA. With more than 4200 doctoral level psychologists, graduate students and allied mental health professionals, it is one of the largest associations of psychoanalytic professionals and scholars in the world.
Dr. Aron has served on the Board of the Group for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Psychology (GAPPP) This was the group that was established in the early 1980s to file an anti-trust lawsuit on behalf of psychologists interested in psychoanalytic training.
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Dr. Lewis Aron receives the Division of (39) Psychoanalysis Leadership Award
for his contributions to the Division and to psychoanalysis.
The award is presented by Dr. Maureen Murphy (chair of the Awards Committee)
and Dr. David Ramirez (President), Philadelphia, 2006. |
- Division of Psychoanalyst-Psychologists, New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA)
Dr. Aron is the founding president of this new psychoanalytic division of the New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA).
The New York State Psychological Association (NYSPA) is a private, non-profit professional association chartered more than 50 years ago. Its mission is to advance the science and practice of psychology while supporting excellence in education, training, research, advocacy and service.
With more than 3,000 members, NYSPA is recognized as one of the strongest state psychologicial associations in the country because of its vigorous and sustained efforts in many areas of concern to psychologists and the public interest.
The Division of Psychologist-Psychoanalysts has been formed to develop a supportive, collegial, statewide community within NYSPA for the understanding and advancement of psychoanalytic theories, treatment approaches, therapeutic techniques, legislative issues and political concerns. The Division will foster inter-institute collaboration and educational programs that will explore therapeutic, scholarly, educational, research, public service and diversity issues from psychoanalytic perspectives. We hope that this division will provide a dynamic and supportive context for psychologists and doctoral students who have an interest in psychoanalysis to further develop their interest.
- The American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP)
Founded in 1947 with the support of the American Psychological Association, The American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) serves the public need by providing oversight certifying psychologists competent to deliver high quality services in various specialty areas of psychology. Board certification (awarding of a Diploma in a specialty) assures the public that specialists designated by the ABPP have successfully completed the educational, training, and experience requirements of the specialty, including an examination designed to assess the competencies required to provide quality services in that specialty. Dr. Aron holds a Diplomate in Psychoanalysis from the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) and is a Fellow of the Academy of Psychoanalysis.
- Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology
The Council of Specialties in Professional Psychology (CoS) is a non-profit joint venture, initially sponsored by the American Psychological Association (APA) and the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), to represent and support the development and functioning of recognized specialties in Professional Psychology.
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