The AACAP Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award recognizes the best published or unpublished paper, written by an AACAP member, that uses a psychodynamic framework and presents clinical material demonstrating the inner life of an infant, child or adolescent in order to illustrate the paper’s idea or hypothesis. The paper should include consideration of a DSM diagnosis and a focused literature review that includes current psychiatric literature. The material for this paper may be drawn from clinical practice or from clinical research.
We are 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 Unpublished papers and papers published within the last three years may be submitted by their authors.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 Award
- $4,500 prize
- Delivery of the winning paper at the AACAP Annual Meeting in October 2010 Honors Presentation (in New York City)
- For an unpublished winning paper, future publication is not a requirement or promise of the award but the author will be encouraged to submit the paper for peer review to the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry or a psychotherapy journal of the author's choosing. Editorial assistance will be provided, if requested.
NEW Instructions for Authors
- no longer than 30 pages, double spaced;
- 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.
Submission Process
- Deadline: May 7, 2010
- Send to:
AACAP Department of Clinical Practice
- Five copies must be submitted.
- The author's name and address should ONLY appear on a detachable front sheet.
Do You Have Questions? Please direct all questions to the AACAP Psychotherapy Committee:
Efrain Bleiberg, M.D.
(713) 275-5213
The availability of all awards is contingent upon receipt of funding.
