****EVENT ENDED*** See Webinar Recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsdQkZCUhXk  

IAC Webinar Series Presents: Talking about Feelings – a Tribute to Otto Rank, Carl Rogers, Fritz Perls and Virginia Satir in Times of Covid-19

Presenter: Dr. Dirk Rohr                         

                        ***Please check the corresponding time in your country carefully***

Cost:   Free for IAC Members (see IAC Membership)      

How to Join the webinar:     IAC Members: Web-link to: https://uni-koeln.zoom.us/j/98293970146?pwd=aWNlSWt2QUlSTHBZUTVIM25qSzZVQT09

Meeting-ID: 982 9397 0146

Meeting Code: 669024

Non-members:  You are asked to consider contributing €10 (Euros) to support the IAC aims and event. This can be done HERE

Enjoy the webinar!

Webinar Description: This webinar is a passionate and scientific plea for emotion focused counselling which seems especially important during these times of Covid-19. In my supervision groups and in my own practice of counselling I recognize a fear of talking about feelings via video technology. Counselling is getting more solution-oriented and more technical. First, the presentation is about ‘talking about feelings’ (the client’s and ours) in counselling – is the tribute to Otto Rank, Carl Rogers, Fritz Perls and Virginia Satir. It hopes to serve as a reminder of their substantial contributions to counselling. I will speak about my understanding of „I and Thou ¬– Here and Now“ and about sharing the raw, honest, thoughts and feelings about what's happening in the moment. Let’s get in touch with each other, even in physical distance, but not in social distance. 

Dirk Rohr: Since 2009 Dr. Dirk Rohr is the Academic Director of the ‘Centre for Advanced Teaching and Learning’ and also of the ‘Counselling Research Group’ at the University of Cologne, Germany. He was appointed Professor for communication at the University of Oldenburg in 2004. In 2006 he was Invited Scientist at Harvard University. Furthermore, he is the founder and director of a private certified training institute for counselling in Cologne and an author and publisher of 11 books concerning counselling, teaching and learning. He joined the IAC Executive Council in May 2019. Dirk is a member of the International Advisory Board of the "Counselling and Psychotherapy Research Journal - Linking research with practice".

Since April 2019 he is the President of the European Association for Counselling (EAC). The EAC will collaborate with the IAC on the IAC’s ‘World Mapping of the Counselling Profession’ project. This project has endorsement from the World Health Organization (WHO) and major Counselling and Psychotherapy organizations worldwide.

Webinar Format: The webinar will last approximately 50 minutes. The first half hour will be a presentation (mostly slides on screen) followed by 20 minutes of Questions and Answers.  

Joining Instructions: IAC members can join by clicking the following web link: https://uni-koeln.zoom.us/j/98293970146?pwd=aWNlSWt2QUlSTHBZUTVIM25qSzZVQT09. 

Please note that will need to have computer speakers, and your volume turned up, during the webinar to be able to hear the presentation. Please mute your microphone throughout, unless asking a question. To ask questions during the session, please place the request to the facilitator in the side ‘chat’ bar. This will be explained further on the day. 

At the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO) Mental Health Forum, IAC President, Dr. Dione Mifsud, and IAC CEO, Naoise Kelly, were very pleased to meet Dr. Devorah Kestel, the new Director of the WHO Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MSD).

The WHO Mental Health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) aims at scaling up services for mental, neurological and substance use disorders for countries especially with low- and middle-income. The programme asserts that with proper care, psychosocial assistance and medication, tens of millions could be treated for depression, schizophrenia, and epilepsy, prevented from suicide and begin to lead normal lives– even where resources are scarce.

Furthe Information on WHO and the mhGAP programme can be seen HERE.

Social Activities at the Moncton 2019 CCPA/IAC Conference

There will be plenty of fun and activity for conference delegates. Moncton will show you what the city has to offer – all at special rates!   Join us on Monday, May 13, 2019 and Tuesday, May 14, 2019. Make your selection when registering for the conference! Space is subject to availability. (Times attached to each activity include transportation to and from the hotel)

Tours Include:

Guided Hopewell Rocks & Bay of Fundy Costal Tour ALL-DAY ACTIVITY! Monday, May 13, 2019, Duration: 9 hours

$200 **The cost of lunch is not included in the price of the tour**

This is a one-of-a-kind bus tour! You’ll see the very best of the Bay of Fundy’s magnificent coastline and experience the world’s highest tides while visiting the Hopewell Rocks (low and high tide), Fundy National Park, Cape Enrage, lighthouses, covered bridges, and much, much more! Transportation for the tour is included in the cost, as well as all entrance fees.

Magnetic Hill Wharf Village & Restaurant     Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 6:15pm

$30 (Includes transportation and a casual diner – menu to be determined)

From delicious food (restaurant, Café, ice cream, fudge and an Atlantic focused general store), shopping, local artisan talent (from the four Atlantic provinces and beyond) and our friendly East Coast people, our hope is that every visitor leaves the Wharf Village feeling good in their souls, full in their bellies, and happy with a keepsake to remember their visit to the Magnetic Hill Wharf Village.

Magnetic Hill Winery Private Tour -Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 6:15pm

 860 Front Mountain Rd. Moncton, NB.    $25 (Transportation included)

A two-hour event includes presentation on the restoration of the 1867 historic property, interesting wine facts, and a tour of the winery. You will have samples of each wine and learn about the appropriate food pairings. There is also a social time as you sip and savour your selection of wine, local cheese and crackers.

All About Moncton Walking Tour -Tuesday, May 14, 2019, 6:00pm     $10

Get an insider’s scoop on the City of Moncton during a guided walking tour. Highlights include the Petitcodiac River, Treitz House, Times Building, Aberdeen Cultural Centre, Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Cathedral and much more.

See More HERE

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Welcome to the CCPA/IAC 2019 Conference 

The CCPA / IAC 2019 Conference will be held from May 13 – 16, 2019 at the Delta Beauséjour Hotel in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Discounted Conference fee for IAC and CCPA Members - Join today!

 ***REGISTER HERE*** Early Bird before January 31st 2019

 We are delighted to be partnering with our collegues at the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA).

The conference aims to:

•     Develop the field of counselling in Canada and internationally
•     Facilitate the professional development of people working in the field
•     Promote the exchange of theories and research in counselling
•     Encourage the exchange of ideas and information among delegates, as well as between delegates and the CCPA and IAC Leadership

All details of the conference can be seen HERE

The paper submission process is now closed. Those who have submitted papers will be contacted in early December 2018

  *** KEYNOTE SPEAKERS *** The excellent Keynote speakers will be: 

• Stel Raven on Queering and Decolonizing Trauma Work: A Path for Two-Spirit Wellness
• Réginald Savard on The Counselling and Psychotherapeutic Bond and Rupture
• Dr. Andrea Burry on Cannabis: Essentials for Practice?
• Mark Henick on The Mentally Healthy Campus
• Nora Spinks on Families in Canada: What, So What, Now What?

 We look forward to seeing you there! 

Malta: 25th May 2018 - An Historic Day for Counselling: Malta's President to Issue First Counselling Warrants.

The Ministry for the Family, Children’s Rights and Social Solidarity, in collaboration with the Council for the Counselling Profession in Malta, will host this landmark event. The letter below gives context to this important occassion which sees counselling take its lawful place as a fully warranted profession. IAC would like to congratulate all those who have worked so hard for this long awaited moment.