Swiss institute of micropsychoanalysis
Organization and Statutes
The Swiss Institute of Micropsychoanalysis was founded in 1987 as an active part of the International Society of Micropsychoanalysis. Its objectives are focused on psychoanalytic and psychotherapeutic practice according to the method created by Dr. S. Fanti and called micropsychoanalysis. The Institute has been active since its foundation. It has a Steering Committee and a Practice Commission that sets the rules for micropsychoanalytic practice and is composed of all analysts qualified for training who wish to be part of it.
Becoming a Micropsychoanalyst
Micropsychoanalytic training corresponds to a Level II Master's degree. It requires that all candidates hold a degree in psychology and/or medicine and have begun or completed a specialization in psychotherapy recognized by their country of residence. To complete micropsychoanalytic training, it is necessary to undergo personal analysis, integrated with individual and group supervision sessions. The candidate must apply to the ISM Practice Commission, which will provide a list of analysts qualified for training, closest to their place of residence and speaking their mother tongue. With the designated analyst, the candidate will carry out personal analysis. Individual supervision sessions will be carried out with a different analyst, while group sessions will take place online with all ISM analysts qualified for training and with colleagues from other psychoanalytic schools collaborating with the ISM. Once personal analysis has begun, the candidate can become a candidate member of the Swiss Institute of Micropsychoanalysis. He then undertakes to participate in seminars, courses, study days, or congresses in the field of micropsychoanalysis, psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and related disciplines. Every two years from the start of their personal analysis, the candidate submits a memorandum to the Practice Commission on the progress of their analysis. Once personal analysis is completed, the candidate will be qualified to practice micropsychoanalysis, under the supervision of a supervising analyst. To become a full member, at least two years must elapse after obtaining the title of qualified member. The micropsychoanalyst must submit to the Practice Commission a list of their publications and a written report from their supervising analyst confirming the completion of training. To become an analyst qualified for training, one must have been a full member for at least 5 years, having contributed to the advancement and development of micropsychoanalysis through training courses, publications, and scientific contributions to seminars and conferences. The micropsychoanalyst must submit a written application to the
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Practice Commission, which will verify whether the documents submitted reflect an in-depth knowledge of psychoanalysis and micropsychoanalytic practice. In case of doubt, the Commission reserves the right to request the submission of a written work demonstrating theoretical and technical knowledge.
ISM Study Centers
Article 8 of the ISM Statutes provides for the recognition and opening of Micropsychoanalytic Study Centers. These are organizations that, at a local level, dedicate themselves to activities of text study and in-depth study of micropsychoanalytic technique, as well as to the dissemination of micropsychoanalysis (conferences, publications, seminars, etc.).
Micropsychoanalytic Study Centers are organized in an associative form and provide for statutes, a registered office, and an administrative committee.
To be recognized by the Swiss Institute of Micropsychoanalysis, a Study Center must be directed by an analyst qualified for training who ensures its activity and management. He may delegate administrative management to one or more members of his Study Center.
Kazakhstan
In May 2024, in Almaty (Kazakhstan), together with a training course on violence, organized in collaboration with the University of Psychoanalysis of Moscow, the Kazakhstan Micropsychoanalytic Study Center was inaugurated. The Director is Bruna Marzi, a teaching member of the ISM, while the administrator is Nadezhda Teplova, a candidate of the ISM. It has 27 members interested in the education of psychoanalysis and micropsychoanalysis in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.
