PCOP IS COMMITTED TO SUSTAINING THE VITALITY OF PSYCHOANALYTIC IDEAS AND PRACTICE IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD. THROUGH DEDICATION TO EXCELLENCE IN PSYCHOANALYTIC EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND TREATMENT, PCOP CONTRIBUTES TO DECREASING EMOTIONAL SUFFERING AND DEEPENING THE UNDERSTANDING OF INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND SOCIETY. PCOP'S PRINCIPAL EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ARE PSYCHOANALYTIC TRAINING, PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING, FELLOWSHIP EDUCATION, AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ITS MEMBERS AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. PCOP ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAMS THAT BRING PSYCHOANALYTIC IDEAS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS, RESEARCH AND TREATMENTS TO THE GENERAL COMMUNITY IN THE GREATHER PHILADELPHIA AREA.