PSYCHOANALYTIC WORK AND THE GOALS OF FURT HER EDUCATION

Current discussions on the goals of further education in psychoanalysi s and the appropriate frequency and duration of psychoanalytic treatme nt are influenced by professional politics and material interests. How ever, these discussions should also be oriented to changing perception s of the professional competence of the psychoanalyst. The author's pe rsonal review shows how these perceptions change in a very short perio d of time. The most important reference point for a change in psychoan alytic methods is clinical experience with patients.