"THE VISION AWARD" of NAAP was conceived as a special award to be presented to a psychoanalyst or psychoanalysts who the Awards Committee and the NAAP Board of Trustees feel have made an outstanding contribution to psychoanalysis and its impact on the life of individuals and the community.

This unusual award is an original piece of fine art crafted by a sculptor, NAAP member Robert Wolf. It is a contemporary representation of psychoanalysis and the holding space that makes healing possible.

This beautiful sculpture has become our "Oscar," our symbol for the contribution psychoanalysis has made to the world. In past years the award has been given for contributions in Psychoanalysis and Art, Religion and Spirituality, Psychoanalytic Theory, Psychoanalysis and the Treatment of the Narcissistic Disorders, the creation of a Masters Program in Psychoanalysis, the creation of a license in Psychoanalysis, the Grafting of the Vision Award, and to psychoanalysts who defended psychoanalysis in New Jersey from legislative threat.