TIC-Training Institutes Chamber

Upcoming GLASGOW 2007 EFTA Elections.

Candidates

(in alphabetical order)

WORD ELECTION FORM PROXY

WORD ELECTION FORM REPRESENTATIVES

Why do we all need a European Chamber of Training Institutes?
Over the past years we have witnessed the field of Family Therapy in Europe evolve into a strong scientific modality encompassing increasing diversity. This process has contributed to the founding of a substantial number of family therapy training institutes. The prospect of promoting further enriching developments through the networking of institutes emerges…
What are our challenges?

1. Legislation: in front of the inevitable development of laws by national governments regarding training and the practice of psychotherapy, we need to be ready, on the European level, with a broad consensus respecting the diversity and creativity of training in our field. We will, then, be in a strong position to negotiate.
2. Training in Training: the many diverse training approaches developed throughout Europe, offer a major resource for experiential learning through the professional and human transaction among trainers. We aim at creating a structured process of interchanging where we, as trainers, learn from each other and, thus, contribute to the maturing of our profession of training as a whole.
3. Sharing Specialists’ Expertise: colleagues from European training institutes have developed high levels of expertise in specific areas of our field. We wish to regularly organize events across Europe where the acquisition and sharing of this expertise will be enhanced.
4. Exchange of Students: freedom of working all over Europe demands experience in training in institutes of other European countries. We hope to coordinate a framework of exchange to facilitate students’ experience through their immersion in training activities of other institutes.
5. Research: with current pressure for evidence based practice and our own need to monitor the effectiveness of training programs, it is crucial that we share evidence and, where possible, co-ordinate research efforts. Furthermore, unified Europe increases our need for research in cross-cultural processes regarding family dynamics, therapy and training.
6. Internet Newsletter: the access of information on the activities of the Chamber is of importance. A newsletter available through our internet web-page shall be developed, also providing an ongoing forum for the sharing of ideas and experiences.
The program of the E.F.T.A. Training Institutes Chamber will be best served through cooperation between our Chamber and the Chambers of Individuals and N.F.T.O.s - a cooperation respecting mutual autonomy and interdependence.
To achieve these challenging and exiting goals, let us all, the Family Therapy Training Institutes of Europe, join together and make EFTA-TIC a creative and rewarding reality.

The Board of E.F.T.A. Training Institutes Chamber