title: The clinician in the university: Reflections on a South African psychoanalytically oriented doctoral programme.
abstract: There is increasing interest, both internationally and in South Africa, in strengthening the relationship between psychoanalytic practice and research. This paper reports on a psychoanalytically oriented doctoral programme offered at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. The programme is described in relation to the broader context of the historical relationship of psychoanalysis to the university as well as to the specific context of the history of psychoanalysis in South Africa. Key challenges of the programme, specifically concerning research tensions and methodological and theoretical tolerance, are subsequently explored. The way in which these challenges manifested within a group context illustrates their potential for conflict as well as productive debate. The paper reflects on how this specific programme illuminates and extends some of the broader debates in the field of psychoanalysis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Long
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Eagle
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa.
authors.forename: Garth
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004500:Education, Graduate / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011572:Psychoanalysis / Q000193:education*; D013019:South Africa; D014495:Universities
keywords: doctoral study; psychoanalysis and the academy; psychoanalysis in South Africa; theoretical pluralism