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AACAP Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award

$4,500

Due: April 18, 2026

No essay

No min. GPA required

No transcripts required

Eligibility

AACAP Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award, with an application deadline in April, offers numerous awards of $4500 each.

Description

The Psychotherapy Committee is interested in papers from members at all levels of experience (senior, mid-career, and trainees) and all areas of practice (private practice, clinical faculty, full-time academics, and researchers). Unpublished papers and papers published within the last three years may be submitted by their authors. Papers published within the last three years may be nominated by any member of AACAP. The paper must be about a case or cases treated in psychodynamic psychotherapy modalities including the individual, family and group therapy or psychoanalysis; demonstrate an understanding of the inner experience of the child; demonstrate the use of the doctor-patient relationship as a vehicle for change; report signs and symptoms to facilitate locating this case within the descriptive criteria of the DSM to allow comparison with reports and studies in the psychiatric literature; and include a focused literature review of pertinent, current child and adolescent psychiatric writings. Please visit the award's website for more information.