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Please read the Full Conference Programme Here
Additional Important Information: Dear IAC Conference Attendees, We greatly look forward to welcoming Attendees and Presenters to the upcoming IAC/AAC conference: 20th – 23rd April. Please find some important information below. Particular attention is drawn to the information about registration and payment. If you have already registered and paid please ignore this section.
Booking and Payment: All conference Attendees and Presenters must book and pay for a conference ticket. This is done through the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) website HERE
Booking discounts apply for IAC members. Please note that prices displayed on the booking pages are in Canadian Dollars ($CAD). Please print and bring your Booking receipt with you.
Payment on-site. If you intend to pay onsite you must still book online to gain entry. There are no credit card facilities at the venue and therefore on-site payment must be made, to the IAC Treasurer, in $USD cash. For international attendees, advance notice of your intention to pay this way would be appreciated.
Venue: The conference venue is: CENTRO ARMENIO DE LA REPÚBLICA ARGENTINA, Armenia 1353, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The location can be seen here on Google Maps. NB: Part of this facility is a school and their security policy, strictly, only allows those who have booked online to be admitted.
Public Transport: Buses (called Colectivos), Numbers: 15 – 55 – 57 – 106 – 110 – 140 – 141 – 168 serve the venue. See here: Palermo Soho, donde es, como llegar, que hay en Palermo Soho.
Registration Desks: These are open from 9am each day.
Conference Programme: A printed copy will be included in each conference bag. Please view the IAC Working Groups and consider which group you will join for Friday and Saturday afternoon.
Conference Certificate: A Certificate of Attendance will be included in each attendee’s conference bag.
Spanish/English Interpretation: This conference has two working languages: Spanish and English. For all Plenary sessions (everyone together in the main ‘Sala Siranush’ hall) there will be simultaneous interpretation delivered by professional interpreters through individual headsets. Headsets can be collected at Sala Siranush.
In the Working groups, voluntary Interpreters will assist with language. This will mostly involve consecutive interpretation - which takes longer than simultaneous interpretation. Presenters are requested to bear this in mind in relation to the duration of their talk. Each working group Chairperson will guide proceedings. IAC has used this system in the past and it has worked well. We are most grateful to our voluntary interpreters.
Laptops and Audio Visuals: Presenters in the main hall (the 'Sala Siranuch') such as Keynote speakers, Plenary Round Table Presenters, and Plenary Chairpersons, need to bring any presentation materials they have on a USB drive, or key. Your USB key will be placed into the supplied laptop in the Sala Siranuch.
Presenters in all other rooms (classrooms) such as the working group presenters, are asked to bring their own laptops. Projectors and all connection cables will be supplied. An audio-visual technician will be on hand, throughout the conference, to assist. Please ask for this person at the reception area if you have any questions.
Electricity: Electricity in Argentina is 220 Volts. The plug/socket shapes used can be seen here: adaptador enchufe argentino
WI-FI: Free and Open Wi-Fi will be available at the conference venue.
We look forward to seeing you and to a great conference!
The IAC/AAC Team
10/04/2017 -
IAC/AAC Conference 2017: An Outstanding Line-Up of International Counselling Leaders and Presenters.
The International Association for Counselling and La Asociación Argentina de Counselors co-host this conference on:
‘Active Counselling for Social Development’
Join Us for Four Full Days of Keynotes, Workshops, Roundtables, Networking and Fun! - All Welcome***Latest: Full Conference Programme Here - Daily Itinerary and all Absracts
More Details on: The Conference website
Registration:
- International Participants: CCPA are kindly handling all International conference registrations (attendees from outside-Argentina) on IAC's behalf. Please Click here to register.
- Argentinian Participants Only: AAC is handling all conference bookings and payment by Argentinian attendees. Visit http://en.iacargentina2017.aacounselors.org.ar/ to register.
Check out the Sponsorship and Exhibitor Possibilities
Check out the Conference Video
18/02/2017 -
Volunteering at the International Association for Counselling
Would you like to be an IAC E-Volunteer and help us reach our vision of: “A World Where Counselling is Available to All”?
If so, IAC would like to hear from you! - IAC is Seeking Volunteers for a variety of roles to help us deliver our mission and enable us to connect counsellors worldwide.
Type of Volunteering: E-Volunteering (aka Online/Virtual/Digital/Cyber volunteering) is volunteering off-site through the Internet and by using your personal (e.g. home, college) computer/electronic device. E-volunteering is as helpful and impactful to IAC as traditional volunteering.
What Type of Roles? These include researching, translating helping and with IAC social media and administration. No matter where you live in the world, you can support IAC projects. The volunteer role descriptions (below) are currently available to those interested in the development of counselling worldwide and/or gaining some work experience in the field.
Available Roles:
· IAC Mapping Project Volunteer – researching and mapping the counselling landscape in your world region (x 4)
· IAC Social Media Volunteers (x 2)
IAC Translation Volunteer - English/Spanish (x 2)
All volunteers work ‘virtually’ i.e. from their own country and computing base (e.g. home computer/personal device). Work times are completely flexible. Volunteers will receive an induction, supervision, recognition and support from IAC (more details in each role description). Volunteers are asked for a minimum commitment of one year’s service (of between 6-8 hours per month). Volunteers must be aged over 18. Join the Global Counselling Movement - Thank You
How to Apply: Please email CEO@iac-irtac.org with a short (less than one page) letter of interest and attach your CV.
IAC - Connecting Counsellors Worldwide
28/01/2017 -
IAC/ AAC Conference 2017 – Argentina, 20 - 23rd April 2017
Conference Sponsorship & Exhibitor Opportunities
Welcome to the IAC/AAC Conference Sponsorship and Exhibitor Page! We greatly look forward to this international counselling event. Please find information on sponsorship and exhibiting below and full information HERE. If you are interested or have further questions please email: CEO@iac-irtac.org
Why Advertise or Exhibit at the IAC/AAC Conference?
- Widely Promote your University, Education Institute, or Counselling Organsiation
- Excellent Opportunity to reach a Worldwide Network of Counsellors
- Launch a New Product
- Network with your Audience - Meet and learn more about your customers
- Support the work of IAC!
Who Can Sponsor? Everyone who wishes to including: Education Institutions, Individual Counsellors, Insurers, Professional Associations, Booksellers and Companies. The conference and materials are an excellent way to reach this exclusive audience.
There are multiple opportunities and low-cost sponsorship packages available for this prestigious event. These include having prominent mention on the conference website, on programme advertising, logo/branding opportunities, exhibition space, recognition from the podium and leafleting/programme inserts.
What Opportunities are available? Three low-cost sponsorship packages (Platinum, Gold and Silver) exist as well as the possibility to sponsor specific events and parts of the conference. See all Details and Prices HERE
If you are interested or have further questions please email: CEO@iac-irtac.org
22/01/2017 -
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Problem Management Plus (PM+) manual guides individual psychological help for adults impaired by distress in communities exposed to adversity.
19/12/2016 -
IAC Membership: The vision of IAC is “A world where counselling is available to all”. Counselling can and should be offered more widely; it can improve people’s lives and can make a significant contribution to alleviating world difficulties. Here are some other reasons to join:
- You are joining a Movement – counselling changes lives for the better and reduces suffering. Our humanitarian movement advocates for more access to counselling.
- IAC has consultative status with International organisations (e.g. UN Agencies such as UNESCO and the ILO) and represents the voice of counselling at the international decision making level.
- IAC seeks to work with International NGOs that send people to the world’s problem areas (e.g. to help in the aftermath of catastrophes), in order to increase the role and contribution of counselling.
- IAC lobbies and influences governments and other International organisations to have counselling better recognised as a profession.
- In some countries there is no counselling at all. IAC can help to establish counselling structures, (e.g. National Associations or education courses) in those countries.
- IAC is working to advance the counselling movement worldwide and can do with your help.
- IAC provides unique access to a community of counsellors, educators, and researchers with an interest of counselling around the world. Our meetings provide members with opportunities to develop themselves personally and professionally. We share a newsletter, active international research groups, notices of international meetings, and affiliations with many Intergovernmental and United Nations organisations, including UNESCO, the World Health Organisation, the International Labour Organisation, ECOSOC and UNICEF. Although these benefits are valuable, many members note the greatest resources of IAC is its people and the international relationships fostered through its meetings and notices. Sustaining IAC, its meetings, networks and newsletters require funds as well as a great deal of professional involvement. We ask you, as a member of the international counselling community, to support IAC through maintaining your membership.
To Join - Go to the Membership page
Thank You.
19/09/2016 -
2016 - IAC Strategic and Structural Developments
In 2016, IAC has taken the following five major strategic and structural developments:
1. IAC has enhanced its organisational structure to ensure global and inclusive representation from each of eight designated world regions: Asia, Africa, Latin America, Caribbean, Oceania, Europe, North America and the Middle East.
2. IAC has elected eight Regional Members, one from each of the aforementioned world regions, to the IAC Executive Council. The regional members will represent IAC in their particular region and advance the central aim of IAC, namely, to advance the field of counselling through Practice, Education, Advocacy, Policy and Research initiatives.
3. The IAC Executive Council a new strategy (IAC Strategy 2016-2021) which commits IAC to advancing the field of counselling worldwide in order to promote health, well-being, respect, social justice and peace. Through this strategy, IAC will promote the application of counselling knowledge and skills to enable the resolution of personal, societal and global challenges. The strategy sets out the Association’s specific aims and actions that will enable the strengthening of our International, National and Organisational partnerships and the utilisation of IAC’s global connections and technology in order to continue serving as a uniting global voice for counselling.
4. The IAC Executive Council has appointed Mr. Naoise Kelly as Chief Executive Officer (acting) to enhance the overall leadership, operations and administration of IAC. The CEO Is tasked with the planning, communicating and execution of the organisational strategy and operations in a manner consistent with its mission, vision, ethos and values.
5. The IAC Executive Council has approved the wider engagement of counsellors, counsellor educators, policy makers, national counselling associations and kindred professions in the areas of mental health and education through offering a new range of membership and partnership possibilities.
Thank You.
1) Website Changes:
Thank you for visiting the IAC website. IAC is an international non-governmental association with charitable status. IAC advances the development of counselling, in order to improve people’s lives and well-being. We connect counsellors worldwide so that they can share information and participate in international Practice, Education, Advocacy, Policy and Research counselling projects. IAC was established in 1966 and has consultative status with United Nations organisations including UNESCO, the World Health Organisation and the International Labour Organisation.
Over the coming weeks we will be enhancing parts of our infrastructure - including this website.
2) Membership:
Would you like to:
- Connect and share experiences with other Counsellors around the world?
- Support the development of counselling worldwide?
- Receive an IAC Newsletter, a personalised IAC Logo for use on your materials, the IAC Journal, attend Webinars and attain many other Professional and Educational Benefits?
- Participate in IAC Round-Table discussion groups?
If so, please read more in our ‘Membership’ section. New memberships actegories available here: http://iac-irtac.org/?q=node/11
Becoming a Member of IAC assists the Development of Counselling Internationally
The vision of IAC is “A world where counselling is available to all”. Counselling can and should be offered more widely; it can improve people’s lives and can make a significant contribution to alleviating world difficulties. Here are some other reasons to join:
- You are joining a Movement – counselling changes lives for the better and reduces suffering. Our humanitarian movement advocates for more access to counselling.
- IAC has consultative status with International organisations (e.g. UN, WHO, ILO) and represents the voice of counselling at the international decision making level.
- IAC seeks to work with International NGOs that send people to the world’s problem areas (e.g. to help in the aftermath of terror and refugee catastrophes), in order to increase the role and contribution of counselling.
- IAC lobbies and influences governments and other International organisations to have counselling better recognised as a profession.
- In some countries there is no counselling at all. IAC can help to establish counselling structures, (e.g. National Associations or education courses) in those countries.
- IAC is working to advance the counselling movement worldwide and can do with your help.
Thank You
06/08/2016 -
26/04/2016 -
The IAC/AAC Conference Call for Papers is Open. Details on how to submit papers can be found HERE on the conference website:
Thank you for your interest and we look forward to receiving your proposal.
15/10/2015 -
IAC Conference 2017
We are greatly looking forward to the IAC Conference 2017, which will take place in Buenos Aires, Argentina (April 20-23rd 2017). IAC and the Argentine Association for Counselling will co-host this event.
Please see all details on the conference website: http://en.iacargentina2017.aacounselors.org.ar/
Proposals: The process for submitting proposals can be seen here: http://en.iacargentina2017.aacounselors.org.ar/proposals/
Registration:
- International Participants: IAC is handling all conference registrations for International (outside-Argentina) attendees. Click here to register.
- Argentinian Participants Only: AAC is handling all conference bookings and payment by Argentinian attendees. Visit http://en.iacargentina2017.aacounselors.org.ar/ to register.
Conference Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHOuBPXkRlc&feature=youtu.be
Thank You
06/05/2015
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