The EAP Project to Establish the Professional Competencies of a European Psychotherapist

Authors

  • Courtenay Young
  • Traudl Szyszkowitz
  • Renée Oudijk
  • Peter Schulthess
  • Ansis Stabingis

Abstract

In this article, we, the Working Group for the EAP Project, summarise the background to, the rationale of, and the process and development of the EAP’s Project to Establish the Professional Competencies of a European Psychotherapist over the last three to four years and we also outline the rest of the (about 10-year) project.
This article describes the need for, and the development of, a set of professional competencies that are needed for an independent profession of psychotherapy in Europe, for the concept of the free movement of professionals across European countries and to differentiate between the work of a psychotherapist and the overlapping professional work of clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and counsellors. The article was first published in: International Journal of Psychotherapy: 2013, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 23-25: ISSN 1356-9082

Key Words: Psychotherapy, professional competencies, core competencies, functional competencies, professional training standards.

Author Biographies

Courtenay Young

Courtenay Young war in den letzten 17 Jahren an der Redaktion vieler EAP-Dokumente beteiligt; er ist der Hauptverfasser der Texte für dieses Projekt

Traudl Szyszkowitz

Traudl Szyszkowitz und Renée Oudijk teilen sich gegenwärtig den Vorsitz des European Training Standards Committee (ETSC) der EAP

Renée Oudijk

Traudl Szyszkowitz und Renée Oudijk teilen sich gegenwärtig den Vorsitz des European Training Standards Committee (ETSC) der EAP.

Peter Schulthess

Peter Schulthess ist Mitglied des ETSC; er war Präsident der European Association for Gestalt Therapy (EAGT) und vertritt gegenwärtig die Assoziation Schweizer Psychotherapeutinnen und Psychotherapeuten in der EAP. Er ist Präsident der Schweizer Charta für Psychotherapie.

Ansis Stabingis

Ansis Stabingis ist Präsident der Lettischen Vereinigung für Psychotherapie, Ko-Präsident des National Umbrella Organisation Committee (NUOC) der EAP, Präsident des Ethical Co-ordination Committee und auch Dozent und Doktorand an der Sigmund Freud Universität.

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Published

2015-04-29

How to Cite

Young, C., Szyszkowitz, T., Oudijk, R., Schulthess, P., & Stabingis, A. (2015). The EAP Project to Establish the Professional Competencies of a European Psychotherapist. Psychotherapie-Wissenschaft, 4(2), 116–130. Retrieved from https://psychotherapie-wissenschaft.info/article/view/150

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2014): Freie Themen

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Original Work

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