Iaap newsletter 28 - The new Israeli Jungian society

Respectfully submitted,
Randall Mishoe, D.Min., President
Transitions
New Member 2008
Dorothy Campbell, MN (Charlotte, North Carolina)
United States (Ohio)
IAAP Newsletter 28 || IAAP Society Reports || North Carolina NCSJA
OHIO VALLEY ASSOCIATION OF JUNGIAN ANALYSTS (OVAJA)
After seven years of growth and development as an “official” association, and a
change of officers, we have been looking at ourselves in the mirror and asking: Are we
who we said we were? If so, are we still committed to that? If not, how would we
amend our stated purpose? We are pleased to be nearly finished with the necessary
but tiresome task connected with maintaining ourselves as a Society, namely,
“updating” all our documents (Code of Ethics and Guidelines, Bylaws, and
Constitution). So where is our energy as a group now?
Ironically, as our membership is getting bigger (we have 10 members now), our focus
is getting a bit smaller. We have abandoned some of our loftier ambitions, preferring
instead to draw our attention to the essential – our own souls. To this end we have
amended our purpose statement, topping the common “promoting the study of
analytical psychology” and “promoting high standards of practice” with a seemingly
rather simple idea: we exist as a Society foremost “to provide the opportunity for
members to support each other’s individuation – as persons, as analysts, and as
members of an individuating organization.” We’ll let you know how it goes….
Another change we have adopted -- as a way of addressing the varying levels of
member interest and participation in our Society’s business meetings and professional
programs -- is the establishment of three distinct types of membership: full,
associate, and honorary. Briefly, full membership is held by those members who hold
their IAAP voting rights with us, while associate membership is held by those whose
voting rights are with another IAAP Society. Along with that difference, associate
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