Some remarks on the importance of the training analysis for the practice of psychotherapy

The discussion about how training analyses should be performed has lasted now over 70 years. This paper summarizes only briefly the history of this discussion but focusses on the role of the so-called training analysis for the practical psychotherapeutic work. It is emphasized that psychoanalytical self experience and an effective supervision guarantee best a good quality of the patient's treatment. However, the common ''training analysis'' of the psychoanalytical institutes is criticized by the authors and the idea of a ''normal'' analysis is preferred instead.