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CIPS GovernanceThe Confederation of Independent Psychoanalytic Societies (CIPS) is an organization of psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic societies, founded in 1992 to represent the interests of psychoanalysts belonging to the independent societies of the International Psychoanalytic Association (IPA) in the United States. Organizational membership in CIPS is open to all IPA component and provisional societies, as well as all IPA study groups in the United States. Direct membership (individual membership) in CIPS is open to all members of the IPA who are not otherwise affiliated with CIPS through membership in CIPS constituent society. All candidates at CIPS societies are Affiliate Members of CIPS. At the present time, CIPS has a total of 600 members. CIPS is governed by a President and Secretary, elected by a vote of the membership, and by Board of Directors, composed of representatives appointed by each the member societies, including the society of Direct Members. Component societies and provisional societies are entitled to two representatives on the CIPS Board of Directors. IPA Study Groups are entitled to one representative each. The development and administration of CIPS activities are also carried out by a growing number of administrators and committees. CIPS bylaws and governance procedures safeguard the autonomy of the component institutes. While all CIPS societies are committed to maintaining the high training standards of the IPA, CIPS imposes no requirements beyond those mandated by the IPA. Component societies operate autonomously in keeping with IPA rules and regulations. All academic policies and programs, as well as appointments of faculty, supervising analysts, and training analysts, are independently determined by component societies. In addition, all major policy decisions and action plans adopted by the CIPS board are subject to the review and approval of component societies. |
