Kenneth A. Frank
Kenneth A. Frank is an American clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, and co-founder of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in New York City, where he is Director of Training. A faculty member of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons from 1974–2009, he was Clinical Professor in Psychiatry from 1996-2009. He received his MA (1964) and PhD (1967) in Clinical Psychology from Columbia University.
Frank has published several books and numerous other scholarly publications examining psychoanalysis, cognitive-behavior therapy, and integrative psychotherapy. In particular, Psychoanalytic participation: Action, interaction, and integration.[1]
He is on the Advisory Board of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy, a faculty member of the Steven Mitchell Center for Relational Studies in New York City, and the Senior Consulting Editor of Psychoanalytic Perspectives: An International Journal of Integration and Innovation.
Representative publications
- Frank, K.A. (2009). Ending with options. Psychoanal. Inquiry, 29:136–156.
- Frank, K.A. (2007). Getting Practical in Analysis: A Review of Owen Renik’s Practical Psychoanalysis for Therapists and Patients. Psychoanalytic Perspectives, 5:149–158.
- Frank, K. A. (2005). Toward conceptualizing the personal relationship in therapeutic action: Beyond the "real" relationship. Psychoanal. Perspectives, 3(1) 15–56.
- Frank, K. A. (2002). The "ins and outs" of enactment: A relational bridge for psychotherapy integration. J. Psychother. Integration, 12:267–286.
- Frank, K.A. (2001). Commentary: further thoughts about assimilative integration. J. Psychother. Integration, 11, 1, 131–152.
- Frank, K. A. (1999). Psychoanalytic participation: Action, interaction, and integration. Mahwah, NJ: Analytic Press.
- Frank, K.A. (Ed.) (1977). The Human Dimension in Psychoanalytic Practice. New York: Grune & Stratton.
References
- Frank, K. A. (1999). Psychoanalytic participation: Action, interaction, and integration. Mahwah, NJ: Analytic Press
External links
- Kenneth A. Frank, PhD web site
- National Institute for the Psychotherapies
- International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
- Steven Mitchell Center for Relational Studies
- Psychoanalytic Perspectives journal
- Psychoanalytic participation: Action, interaction, and integration on publisher web site