International Sigmund Freud Award for Psychotherapy of the City of Vienna, Austria

The "International Sigmund Freud Award for Psychotherapy of the City of Vienna" is worth EURO 7.000,-- and is issued every year by the City of Vienna.

A. Criteria

The International Sigmund Freud Award for Psychotherapy will be awarded for the following contributions:

I. Entire lifework or

II. Exceptional projects in the development of psychotherapy or

III. Outstanding scientific publications in the field of psychotherapy

B. Applicants

The application can be made by the applicant him/herself as well as by other persons and institutions.

C. Application

The application has to be addressed eightfold to the office of the World Council for Psychotherapy (WCP), Freudplatz 1, A-1020 Vienna, Austria. It should contain a summary (max. 2 pages, in English), detailed information (curriculum vitae, publications, project descriptions) and give comprehensive arguments for the award. The incoming proposals will be forwarded to the jury.

D. Coordinator of the Jury

Hon. Prof. Dr. Alfred Pritz

E. Information

Further information is available at the office of the

World Council for Psychotherapy (WCP) at
+43 1 512 04 44 (phone) and
+43 1 512 05 70 (fax).
Homepage: www.worldpsyche.org
email: headoffice@worldpsyche.org




Award Winners

1999

PAUL PARIN (Switzerland)

DANIEL STERN (USA/ Switzerland)

NTOMCHUKWU MADU (South Africa/ Nigeria)

2002

JALIL BENANI (Morocco)

HORST KAECHELE (Germany)

HELMUT THOMAE (Germany)

FRANCINE SHAPIRO (USA)

HECTOR FERNANDEZ-ALVAREZ (Argentina)

2003

VAMIK VOLKAN (USA)

2005

Roberto Opazo y Castro / Chile

2006

Peter Fonagy (United Kingdom)

2008

Deutsch-Chinesische Akademie für Psychotherapie

2009

Dr. Irvin Yalom (USA)

2011
Prof. Helen Milroy (Australia)
Aunty Lorraine Peeters (Australia)
Kamilaroi Elder (Australia)
Ruper Peters (Australia)
Ginger Toby (Australia)

2012
Otto F. Kernberg M.D.


Furthter applications are always welcome.



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