About PEFB
Founded in 1997, the Psychoanalytic Educational Forum of Boston grew out of a common goal of enhancing the amount of psychoanalytic teaching in the training of mental health professionals. Sponsored by the three psychoanalytic institutes in Boston (BPSI, PINE, and MIP) and endorsed by a grant from the American Psychoanalytic Foundation, PEFB sponsors educational programs specifically designed for students and recent graduates of psychology and social work graduate programs as well as psychiatric residencies, nursing, and medical schools, interested in psychoanalytic theory and practice.
Free lectures and seminars by psychoanalysts in the Boston area. These address the application of psychoanalytic principles to everyday clinical challenges. Topics in the past have included beginning psychotherapy, empathy, termination, and countertransference.
Membership is free and open to current or recent psychology and social work graduate students, psychiatric residents, nurses, and medical students. To add yourself to our mailing list, please send your name, e-mail address, U.S. mail address, and institutional affiliation to Liz Martin at reachMIP@Gmail.com.
PEFB is directed by a Steering Committee of representatives from the three psychoanalytic institutes and students and residents from the educational institutions in the Boston, Worcester, and Providence areas. If you are interested in participating on the steering committee, or would like further information about the PEFB and our programs, please contact Richard Frankel, PhD at richard@ontic.us or (617) 489-4051 or Jane Leavy, LICSW at jhleavy@verizon.net or (617) 964-6061.