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EAC Conference in Geneva 26-28th October 2012 Jesmond Friggieri The slogan behind the EAC Geneva Conference and the Annual General Meeting, which was held during the Conference was “EAC the driving force behind European counselling”. The EAC Annual General Meeting This was an important Annual General Meeting for the EAC as new Statute and Operating Regulations were brought to the Assembly for approval for almost 20 years of operation. The aim of the new Statutes and Operating regulations was to make the EAC more efficient and effective within the European context. The Statute and Operating Regulations were approved. This was the first time that MACP was represented in the EAC General Assembly as it was preparing to become a member of the the same association. Actually, in 2013 MACP was approved as an interim member and is participating actively within the organisation. The Conference The conference consisted of three key note speeches by prominent psychotherapists Photo: www.eac.eu.com - Opening of the Conference and counsellors namely: 1. Prof Emmy van Deurzen who spoke about “Counselling and the major challenges of depression and anxiety”: Happiness is at the centre of the humanity and the role of the counsellor is to bring the ray of hope and relief from the burden of depression and anxiety that might overwhelm any individual in everyday life especially during illness. 2. Prof Colin Lago who focused on “Relational Challenges to Successful Therapy” , contended that difference, diversity and the therapeutic dialogue are at the centre of any therapy. The successful counsellor-client dialogue is based on the common essence of any dialogue which includes: - immediacy of presence, - emergent unanticipated consequences. - the strangeness of others, - the collaborative orientation, - the vulnerability of the human being, - the mutuality between the two actors within the dialogue, - the temporal flow and - the genuineness and authenticity that should underlie any dialogue. 3. Prof Andew Samuels who is a Jungian psychanalyst spoke about the “Collective Fields of Emotions”. The inner distress of humans is shared by the society and the ability of the counsellor is to facilitate the process of decoding this negativity. The collective feeling is based on four aspects: - Economics and inequality - Leadership - Violence and aggression - Promiscuity. The Conference has also a number of workshops held by speakers from all around Europe presenting different approaches to counselling. MACP Newsletter - July 2013 8
BACP Summit and ‘An Evening with Irvin Yalom’ 4th & 5th February 2013 Carmen Galea An Evening with Irvin Yalom Irvin addressed the delegates before being interviewed by his son, Victor, and then took part in a live Q and A session. This exciting event was followed the next day with a one-day conference where we explored how we can best deliver an effective 21st century service and examine the dilemmas faced by therapists in balancing personal commitment to a set of core values against the increasing need to compete for funding based on commercial principles. The conference was organised by The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) (http:// www.bacp.co.uk) primarily for its own members. Other National Counselling associations were invited to attend. Photo: http://www.lesoir.be/ The BACP Summit The summit focused on: - Counselling as an established profession in the health sector. - Helping clients improve their social relationships, improves mental health - No one survives without community and no community thrives without the individual - Objective/s of the mission or general overview of the mission - The importance of professionalism. The outcomes were a set of values that the Counsellor should endorse: - Aspiration for altruism - Accountability - Integrity - Respect for others - Celebrating success - Vision & discernment - Kindness, compassion & continuity - Retaining what works & hange to meet challenge The Summit also discussed the following 5 themes: 1. The role ‘Talking Therapies’ has in the 21st century in improving the public’s health 2. Core values and the ethical dilemmas in the 21st century 3. Evidence measures in the 21st century: building a new evidence base 4. Technological development is transforming how we engage with self, peers & Professionals. How does this impact what we view as therapeutic practice in the digital age 5. Establishing a profession in the ever changing NHS and the challenges we all face MACP Newsletter - July 2013 9
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