Its faculty consists of a diverse group of psychoanalysts with extensive post-graduate training from a number of reputable psychoanalytic institutes. Regular committees include the Training Committee, Curriculum Committee, Membership Committee, Admissions Committee, Committee on Continuing Education and Consultation, and Clinic Committee.
Candidates sit on all standing committees.
Philosophy The Institute for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy of New Jersey is the largest psychoanalytic institute in New Jersey, comprising over 100 member analysts, with a body of candidates averaging around 80. Candidates function as voting members on the Board of Directors and on all standing committees. Board meetings are open, and minutes are sent to all members and candidates. Faculty members and supervising and training analysts represent diverse points of view within the psychoanalytic mainstream, from classical drive-conflict theory to contemporary relational positions. Some have been influenced by other psychoanalytic thinkers, including Jung, Murray, Lacan, Bollas, the Sampson and Weiss group, and others.