Admission conditions

Procedure, conditions for admission and termination of membership (participation)
in the PAChAP Public Organization
Excerpt from the Organization’s Charter

3.1. The Organization has fixed individual membership. Membership in other organizations does not prevent membership in the Organization.
3.2. The founders of a public organization may be citizens of Ukraine, foreign citizens, and stateless persons legally residing in Ukraine who are at least 18 years of age, and in the case of youth and children’s public organizations, at least 14 years of age.
Members of the organization may be individuals who have reached the age of eighteen, who work in the field of child psychology and psychotherapy, share the statutory goals and objectives of the Organization, participate in its activities and events held by the Organization, pay their admission and current membership fees on time and in full, and also:

• have a higher specialized education (medical, psychological, pedagogical);
• specialize in child psychotherapy and counseling in their activities;
• have at least 50 hours of personal therapy during the year with analysts who are members or candidates of the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) and the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA);
• confirm the continuation of personal analysis up to 250 hours, with a frequency of 40-50 hours per year in accordance with international standards of analytical education;
• have received supervision (at least 25 hours of supervision of child cases with a supervisor recommended by the Organization is required).

3.3. Individuals who are familiar with the rules and format of the Organization’s work and are interested in fulfilling the requirements for candidates may become candidates for membership in the Organization. Interested persons should send a written request to the Organization and provide the following documents:

• a statement of their desire to participate in the work of the Organization, indicating their willingness to meet the membership requirements, the number of hours of analysis, analysts, and the number of hours of supervision;
• an interview with three members of the Organization;
• a description of a clinical case in the amount of 10 printed pages.

The members of the Organization review the submitted documents within two months. During this period, the candidate is scheduled for an interview, based on the results of which a decision is made.