Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education,Inc

Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education, Inc.
The Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education, Inc. (ACPEinc) evaluates and accredits psychoanalytic training programs in the United States and promotes excellence in psychoanalytic education. We aim to protect the public by assuring that practitioners of psychoanalysis are educated to appropriate standards by the institutions in which they are trained. The ACPEinc therefore mandates that psychoanalytic training programs require their students to participate in the three components that are nationally and internationally recognized as essential to psychoanalytic education: a comprehensive course of didactic study; a personal psychoanalysis of a frequency, intensity, and duration adequate to provide a deep psychoanalytic experience; and substantial experience treating patients with the supervision and support of senior faculty. The ACPEinc's standards are based on those agreed to by the Psychoanalytic Consortium, an association of four major U.S. psychoanalytic membership organizations: The American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry, the American Psychoanalytic Association, Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychological Association, and the National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. Together, those organizations represent the majority of psychoanalysts in the United States.

The ACPEinc (www.acpeinc.org) accredits institutions that meet its standards and, when necessary, assists institutions in their effort to improve their educational programs and services in order to meet its requirements. It recognizes that a number of psychoanalytic educational traditions have evolved, with differing ideas as to how best to implement certain aspects of psychoanalytic treatment. It thus allows for variability in the standards of any particular training program, provided that such standards amplify and are not in conflict with the core standards of the ACPEinc. The ACPEinc also works closely with other organizations that share its aim of promoting excellence in psychoanalytic education and training.