IPA COMMITTEES


 

The IPA maintains over 100 committees covering everything from membership to research, communication to action in the community. Find out more about the varied and important work of the IPA's 107 committees in this video, presented by Vice-President Adriana Prengler at the IPA's 53rd international congress here.


Development

Development

These committees aim to ensure the vitality, uncompromising ethical standards and excellence of psychoanalytic training and training standards.


Committee List
Community

IPA in the Community and the World

These committees aim to contribute to societal issues using psychoanalytic understanding and tools.


Committee List
Development-ING

Development-ING

The aim of this group is to expand the profession both within current and new geographic areas whilst maintaining high professional standards.

Committee List
Admin and Governance

Administration & Governance

These committees aim to ensure the efficient and effective management of the IPA as a corporate institution.


Committee List
Scientific

Scientific

The mandate of these committees is to foster scientific development and learning, and the maintenance of high professional standards.


Committee List

Alphabetical list of IPA Committees

Committee NameGroup Name
Addiction Sub-Cttee of the Mental Health Field CtteeIPA in the CommunityADDICTION
Allied Centre Outreach CommitteeDevelopment-INGACOC
Analytic Practice & Scientific Activities Committee (CAPSA)ScientificCAPSA
Applicant Societies Committee (ASC)Development-INGAPPLICANT
Appointments CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceAPPC
Asia Pacific CommitteeADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCEAPCOM
Asia-Pacific Conference Programme CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceASIAPAC_CON
Board of RepresentativesAdministration and GovernanceBOARD
Budget & Finance Committee BUDFIN
Candidates Loan PanelDEVELOPMENTCAND LOAN P
Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis Committee (COCAP)ScientificCOCAP
Climate CommitteeIPA in the CommunityCLIMATE
Clinical Observation CommitteeSCIENTIFICCLIN OB PC
Clinical Research Sub-CommitteeScientificCLINMETHSUBCOMM
Communications Steering CommitteePromotionCOM_MAIN
Confidentiality CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceCONFIDENTIAL
Congress Local Arrangements (LAC) Sub-committeeAdministration and GovernanceCONG_LAC
Congress Programme CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceCONG_PROG
Congress Working GroupAdministration and GovernanceCONGWG
Cooperation Committee - South Africa Allied CentreDevelopment-INGCC_SOUTH AFRICV
Cooperation Committee - Tunisia Allied CentreDevelopment-INGCC_TUNISIA
Coopetarion Committe - New Zealand Allied CentreDevelopment-INGCC_NZ
Couple and Family Psychoanalysis CommitteeScientificFAM AND COUPLES
Developing Committee for the MAPDEVELOPMENTDEVCOMAP
Development Committee for the British FoundationDevelopment-INGDEVBRITFOUND
Development Committee for the Tel Aviv GroupDevelopment-INGDEVTELAVIV
Dues Advisory CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceDWG
Early Congress Planning GroupAdministration and GovernanceECPTF
East European Committee (EEC)DEVELOPMENT-INGEEC
Elections CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceELECOM
Ethics CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceETHICS
Executive CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceEXCOM
History of Psychoanalysis CommitteeScientificHISTORY
Institutional Issues CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceTF_INSTITUTION
Inter-Committee Project on Child AbuseScientificIC-CHILDABUSE
Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psa CommitteeDevelopmentTF_DICTIONARY
International New Groups Committee (ING)Development-INGING
Investment Oversight CommitteeAdministration and GovernanceIOC
IPA in Culture CommitteeIPA in the CommunityIPAINCULTURE
IPA in Education CommitteeIPA in the CommunityIPAINED
IPA in Health CommitteeIPA in the CommunityIPAINHEALTH
IPA in the Community and the World Steering CommitteeIPA in the CommunityIPAINCW_STEER
IPA in the Humanitarian Field Committee IPAINHUMORGS
IPA/IPSO Relations CommitteeDevelopmentIPA/IPSO STANDI
IPSO Executive CommitteeDevelopmentIPSO EXCOM
Latin American Psychoanalytic Institute (ILAP)Development-INGILAP
Liaison Committee - Assn. for Psychoanalysis (Netherlands)Development-INGLC_NETHERLANDS
Liaison Committee - Freudian Society of Mexico CityDevelopment-INGLC_MCFREUD
Liaison Committee - Goiania Psychoanalytic SocietyDevelopment-INGLC_GOIANIA
Liaison Committee - Lebanese AssociationDevelopment-INGLC_LEBANON
Liaison Committee - Northern Ireland Psychoanalytic SocietyDevelopment-INGLC_NI
Liaison Committee - Psychoanalytic Society of LeonDevelopment-INGLC_LEON
Liaison Committee -Taiwan Psychoanalytical SocietyDEVELOPMENT-INGLSTPS
Liaison Committee • Portuguese Nucleus of PsychoanalysisDevelopment-INGLC_PORTUGAL
Membership Engagement Communications Sub-CommitteeParticipationCOM_MEM_ENGAGEM
Migration & Refugees Sub-Committee MIGRATION
Monitoring Committee - St. Petersburg GroupDevelopment-INGMC_STPETERSBURG
Monitoring Committee -BelarusDEVELOPMENT-INGMONCOMBEL
Monitoring Committee • EcuadorDevelopment-INGMONECUADOR
Monitoring Committee • Moscow Psychoanalytical AssociationDevelopment-INGMONMOSCOW
Nominating Committee (Central)Administration and GovernanceCEN NOM COM
Nominating Committee - European RegionAdministration and GovernanceEUR NOM Com
Nominating Committee - Latin American RegionAdministration and GovernanceLA Nom Com
Nominating Committee - North American RegionAdministration and GovernanceNA NOM COM
Outreach Communications Sub-CommitteePromotionCOM_SUB_OUTREAC
PMP CommitteeGovernance GroupsPMP
Prejudices, Discrimination and Racism CommitteeIPA IN THE COMMUNITYIPAPREDISRAC
Prizes And Awards Nominating CommitteeADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCEPRIZE
Psychoanalysis and Artificial Intelligence Sub-CommitteeADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCETECHSUBAI
Psychoanalysis and Biotechnology Sub-CommitteeADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCETECHSUBBIO
Psychoanalysis and Law CommitteeIPA in the CommunityPSA LAW
Psychoanalysis and Technology CommitteeADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCETECH
Psychoanalysis and Technosubjectivities Sub-CommitteeADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCETECHSUBSUBJ
Psychoanalysis and the Universities Committee PSYUNI
Psychoanalyst Emigration & Relocation Committee PROFESS-OBS
Psychoanalytic Assistance in Crises & Emergencies CommitteeIPA in the CommunityPACE
Psychoanalytic Education CommitteeDevelopmentED AND OV CTTEE
Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Ageing CommitteeScientificAGEING OF PAT
Publications CommitteeDevelopmentPUBS
Research CommitteeSCIENTIFICIRB
Research Committee Liaison GroupAdministration and GovernanceRCLG
Research Grants SubcommitteeScientificRAB
RTP/Sandler Conference SubcommitteeScientificRTPSUBCOMM
Scientific Committee (SCIPA)SCIENTIFICSCICOM
Sexual and Gender Diversity Studies CommitteeScientificSEX- GENDER
Site Visit Committee - Georgia SVCGEORG
Site Visit Committee - Maceió SVCMACEIO
Social Media Communications Sub-CommitteePromotionC0M_SOCMEDIA
Sponsoring Committe - Uberaba Study GroupDevelopment-INGSC_UBERABA
Sponsoring Committee - China Study GroupDevelopment-INGSC_CHINA SG
Sponsoring Committee - Marilia and Region NucleusDevelopment-INGSC_MARILIA
Sponsoring Committee - San Luis Study GroupDevelopment-INGSC_SANLUIS
Sponsoring Committee - Santa Catarina Nucleus of PsaDevelopment-INGSC_FLORIANOPOL
Sponsoring Committee - Santiago Psychoanalytic AssociationDevelopment-INGSC_SANTIAGO
Sponsoring Committee - São José do Rio PretoDevelopment-INGSC_SAOJOSE
Sponsoring Committee - Slovakia Study GroupDevelopment-INGSC_SLOVAKIA
Sponsoring Committee - Ukraine Study GroupDevelopment-INGSC_UKRAINE
Sponsoring Committee - Vermont Study GroupDevelopment-INGVERMONTSC
Sponsoring Committee • Aragon Psychoanalytic Study GroupDevelopment-INGSC_ARAGON
Task Force Representation & RotationADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNANCETFRR2
United Nations Sub-CommitteeIPA in the CommunityUN
Violence Committee VIOLENCE
Virtual Library CommitteeSCIENTIFICVLCOM
Website and Written Communications Sub-CommitteePromotionCOM_WEBSITE
Women and Psychoanalysis Committee (COWAP)SCIENTIFICCOWAP

International New Group Committees

Allied Centre Outreach Committee
Applicant Societies Committee (ASC)
Cooperation Committee - South Africa Allied Centre
Cooperation Committee - Tunisia Allied Centre
Coopetarion Committe - New Zealand Allied Centre
Development Committee for the British Foundation
Development Committee for the Tel Aviv Group
East European Committee (EEC)
International New Groups Committee (ING)
Latin American Psychoanalytic Institute (ILAP)
Liaison Committee - Assn. for Psychoanalysis (Netherlands)
Liaison Committee - Freudian Society of Mexico City
Liaison Committee - Goiania Psychoanalytic Society
Liaison Committee - Lebanese Association
Liaison Committee - Northern Ireland Psychoanalytic Society
Liaison Committee - Psychoanalytic Society of Leon
Liaison Committee • Portuguese Nucleus of Psychoanalysis
Liaison Committee -Taiwan Psychoanalytical Society
Monitoring Committee - St. Petersburg Group
Monitoring Committee • Ecuador
Monitoring Committee • Moscow Psychoanalytical Association
Monitoring Committee -Belarus
Sponsoring Committe - Uberaba Study Group
Sponsoring Committee - China Study Group
Sponsoring Committee - Marilia and Region Nucleus
Sponsoring Committee - San Luis Study Group
Sponsoring Committee - Santa Catarina Nucleus of Psa
Sponsoring Committee - Santiago Psychoanalytic Association
Sponsoring Committee - São José do Rio Preto
Sponsoring Committee - Slovakia Study Group
Sponsoring Committee - Ukraine Study Group
Sponsoring Committee - Vermont Study Group
Sponsoring Committee • Aragon Psychoanalytic Study Group
Featured Committees

Women and Psychoanalysis Committee

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IPA In Education Committee

IPA in Education Committee Homepage with links to mandate, roster and useful resources.

IPA Communications Committee

IPA Communications Committee Homepage with details of the committee membership and mandate.