|
ABAP,
Inc. Ensures Integrity in Psychoanalytic Training
Accreditation is a unique
time-tested feature of American psychoanalytic education. Its purposes
are to maintain and improve the quality of educational performance and
safeguard the public from educational programs of unacceptable quality
and from inadequate educational practices. These goals are achieved through
the voluntary association of psychoanalytic educators and other professional
persons. This association provides careful scrutiny of educational practices
and imposes sanctions; yet it operates in ways consistent with traditional
autonomy and freedom of individual schools.
The American
Board for Accreditation in Psychoanalysis, Inc. plays a leadership role
in this process. Its task is to monitor the accrediting process and insure
that, as it is carried on, it is conducted effectively and responsibly
in the interests of the students who are being educated and of the general
public. The full and equitable participation of psychoanalytic institutions
and public representatives results in an effective forum for programs
to deal with their mutual and separate concerns in accreditation and to
formulate, debate, forward and implement policy positions.
Accreditation
as a Substantial Equivalence to State Licensure Qualification
Each accredited institute/program has
a vote in the Assembly of Psychoanalytic Institutes which adopts changes
in accreditation standards through consensus. The API has added a qualification
to an existing standard regarding formal authority or incorporation from
a state to also read, The training program is in compliance with particular
state licensing and educational requirements. The API wanted accreditation
to respect the NYS educational requirements for licensure qualifying programs
without imposing such requirements upon programs in other states. Recent
correspondence from Albany requests accredited programs outside of NYS
should convey their desire to be registered in NYS to the new State Board
for Mental Health Practitioners DHamilto@mail.nysed.gov.
The state requirements can be found on the web at http://www.op.nysed.gov.
BENEFITS
OF ACCREDITATION
Benefits
of Membership: Members,
when ready, may participate in the accreditation program of ABAP and,
when successful, become Psychoanalytic Institute Regular Members with
voting power in the API. May participate as voting members in meetings
of the API. Listing on ABAP website.
AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP
Fees:
A $250 nonrefundable
application fee. An annual membership fee of $925 prorated in the first
year, and payable annually until full membership is achieved through successful
completion of the accreditation procedure.
Admission
Process:
On receipt of the application form, relevant
documentation and the $250 nonrefundable administrative fee, the application
is evaluated by the Membership Committee.
OFFICE OF ACCREDITATION
Associate
Membership:
Accreditation Status: Associate members cannot be accredited by
the ABAP due to its national scope for accrediting. It is open to foreign
psychoanalytic institutes and organizations interested in accreditation
procedures, psychoanalytic training, and/or psychoanalysis.
Corporate/Sponsor
Membership/Accreditation
Status:
Corporate/Sponsor Members are not interested
in being accredited as a corporation, group, or individual. It is open
to any corporation, business, group, or individual who would like to support
financially or institutionally ABAP as an accreditation agency for the
field of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic training and education. Benefits
of Membership: May participate, as nonvoting members, in the API, so that
their voices are heard in the accreditation community. They will be listed
on the ABAP website and receive the Peer Review.
The Board appoints an Executive Director, Office of
Accreditation, to serve at its pleasure as the chief executive officer
of ABAP. The Executive Director provides leadership in carrying on the
work of ABAP and represents and expresses the views of this accreditation
agency.
All correspondence and inquiries should be made to
the Office of Accreditation:
The
American Board for Accreditation in Psychoanalysis, Inc.
David J. Dalrymple, Ph.D., D.Min. in Psychology, LCPC, N.C.PsyA. Executive Director, Office of Accreditation
505 12th Avenue, Huntington, West Virginia 25701
Offc.Phone/Fax: (304) 529-7848 Cell: (815) 519-8818
eMail: DalrymDMin@aol.com ; dalrymple@marshall.edu
- Note:
The following published documents are available on request from the
Office of Accreditation:
Revised Handbook on Accreditation, 2005
Handbook on Site Visitation
"The Benefits of Accreditation Are Clear"
2001 Directory of Accredited Institutes and Programs
Membership Application Materials
ASPA: Accreditation Profile Compendium for ABAP, Inc.
Annual Report
Strategic Plan, ABAP, Inc. 2000-05
|
