Partnership with PESI UK

We partnered with PESI UK, the largest psychotherapy online education provider in Europe, to bring you the very best and latest continuing professional development (CPD), education, and events across psychotherapy topics and modalities. All EAP members, ECP holders registered with EAP, and students of EAPTI’s are entitled to a special EAP 15% discount off any PESI UK online course, digital recording or live event. Please use code EAP2020 when booking to claim your discount. More Information   PESI UK

A-AD/PD™ Focus Meeting 2020, 2-5 April 2020 in Vienna, Austria

Late Breaking Submission Deadline 25 November 2019 Late breaking abstract submission is open, giving you one last chance to join the scientific program at #AATADPD 2020 in Vienna! Take this important step in your professional development and present your findings on a prestigious stage dedicated to advancing research and treatment of #Alzheimers, #Parkinsons and related neurodegenerative diseases. Submit by 25 November: 

EAP’s Next Steps: Mapping the ECP into ECTS to gain EQF-7

The ECP is essentially a “training certificate", a recognition that a person has been trained to a level recognised by a national and/or modality professional psychotherapy organisations represented within EAP. All the European academic and professional trainings are now being measured using the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). This document proposes a new forward strategy for the EAP to convert the current ECP into the ECTS system. Since the ECP is a post-graduate professional training, the 4-year psychotherapy training programme would be set at a Master’s degree level - at Level 7 within the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) - EQF-7. This ‘Next Steps’ - a briefing paper - explains the current situation; the relevant frameworks; other issues; and looks forward to this new status. Mapping the ECP into ECTS to gain EQF-7: A Briefing Paper for new ‘forward st

German Parliament voted on a new Psychotherapy law on September 26, 2019

Honorary President Alfred Pritz is delighted to announce that the German Parliament voted on a new Psychotherapy law on September 26, 2019. In a mailing to all EAP Board members he wrote:

"I want to inform You that the German parliament has voted for a new psychotherapists law which ends the dominance of psychology over psychotherapy. It is not necessary to be a psychologist or medical doctor before becoming a psychotherapist: The law creates a new academic discipline of psychotherapy ...

EAP Booklet available

The Marketing Group has been working on the EAP Psychotherapy Booklet, which can be used when calling on politicians, mental health professionals, the legal profession, and so forth. The 20-page booklet has been designed to support and promote psychotherapy in Europe. Europe’s citizens deserve accessibility to quality-assured psychotherapy.

The booklet also focuses on the adoption of the Psychotherapy Act by the European Union, thus granting the same professional standing as has been given to other professions in recent years. It is available...

New EAP Folder is available

Trip of Ukrainian Delegation to Vienna

Photo-report (in epistolary-reflexive genre) of the member of Secretariat of UUAP Mr. Andrii Molodorych about the trip of Ukrainian delegation of psychotherapists-volunteers in a sphere of psychological help to the participants of Maydan and ATO (anti-terroristic operation), refugees from Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapy to Vienna (Austria) for the invitation of European Association for Psychotherapy Trip Ukrainian Delegation to Vienna (Nov 2016) (pdf, 7.722,7 KB)

War and Psychotherapy – Latvian social & rehabilitation camp for Ukrainian colleagues

The Latvian National Awarding Organisation (LPA) organised a social and rehabilitation camp for Ukrainian colleagues in 2015. Please have a look at the power point presentation providing more information about this activity. Download Powerpoint (12 MB) WAR AND PSYCHOTHERAPY During the heightened events of the war zone in Ukraine ukrainian psychotherapists working as volunteers. Such intensive work conditions as victims as well as assisting affects not only the physical, but also mental health. Latvian Psychotherapy Association organized two summer camps for psycho-emotional rehabilitation of Ukrainian psychotherapists who have more than a year worked intensively hostilities in the region. The aim of the camp was to help the Ukrainian psychotherapists rework the traumatic experience, reduce burnout syndrome risks, and restore healthy physical and psycho-emotional condition to be able to return to their land t

Vienna Declaration dated 6th of December 2014 “Crisis in the Ukraine – psychotherapeutic approaches”

Declaration: We, the below signing professionals, participants in the Conference “Crisis in Ukraine-psychotherapeutic approaches” want to declare: Psychotherapy is aimed to help people to regain psychological wellbeing and restore mental health. Our work is guided by strong ethical guidelines, that are based on human rights and not subdued to political ideology or belief systems. We support our colleague psychotherapists in their ongoing work wherever this takes place. Under no circumstances our work must be used in favour of any war, whether in its preparation or contributing to ongoing processes of military actions.

Heward Wilkinson – EAP Honorary Membership & Farewell from EAP

At the EAP Board meetings in Vienna on February 14th and 15th, 2014 Heward Wilkinson retired from his functions within the EAP. After more than 20 years being active in the association, Heward felt it was time to say good-bye. Heward was one of the few members of the EAP Board who represented both a National Umbrella Organisation (UKCP) and a European-wide Awarding Organisation (European Association for Integrative Psychotherapy). For this reason, during his representation Heward participated in various EAP Committees and acquired a broad knowledge of EAP procedures and policies. Heward's precise thinking, his wisdom, his breadth of knowledge of psychotherapy and his skill with language, meant that his contributions in difficult or complex discussions, were hugely influential. The EAP will sorely miss his expertise and his enthusiasm. To honour his achievements for the EAP, the Board unanimously agreed to grant Honorary Membership to him. During the meeting of the European-wide Orga