title: On supervising the pregnant psychoanalytic candidate.
abstract: The role of the psychoanalytic supervisor is complicated when the psychoanalytic candidate is pregnant. Pregnancy is a special event that brings a unique set of opportunities, as well as problems, into the analysis, though in the past, it was usually regarded only as an impediment. The goal of this paper is to help the supervisor of the pregnant candidate to seize the opportunities and mitigate the problems. The authors make practical suggestions about the handling of maternity leave and the complex theoretical and technical issues surrounding the question of when and how to tell the patient about the analyst's pregnancy.
authors.forename: Marianne
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Goldberger
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gillman
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Levinson
authors.forename: Malkah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Notman
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Seelig
authors.forename: Ronda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D001364:Awareness; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009934:Organization and Administration; D016524:Parental Leave; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000193:education*; D012650:Self Disclosure; D014167:Transference, Psychology