membership

Nomination of a person for new membership of the association must be proposed and seconded by two members of the association in writing in the form set out in the attached nomination form (see Appendix). This will subsequently be lodged with the secretary of the association who will refer it as soon as practicable to the committee for consideration.

Membership Categories: Four categories of membership: full, associate, affiliate, and student.

Note: You do not need to be a Buddhist to be a member.

Full membership

Full Members are members who:

a) have a PACFA (Psychotherapists and Counsellors Federation of Australia) Member
Association full membership or individual membership with PACFA, (For list of PACFA
Member Associations see PACFA website www.pacfa.org.au/pacfa_ma_list.html).

OR

b) belong to an incorporated helping profession & fulfil the training requirements for
membership of PACFA or its equivalents. The training requirements of PACFA are:

Members must have successfully completed at least a bachelor degree or equivalent
in terms of level and depth of training as defined by the Australian Qualification
Framework over a minimum of two years, 200 hours of person-to-person
psychotherapy and/or counselling training and 50 hours of supervision relating to 200
hours of client contact. A minimum of 10 hours of supervision relating to 40 client
contact hours must have taken place within the training program (These 10 hours are
part of the 50 hours of supervision). (For more information see PACFA website
www.pacfa.org.au)

If you are an applicant under category b) above, please provide documentation supporting your membership of an incorporated helping profession and training requirements.

Associate membership:

Associate members are members of an incorporated association of a helping profession. Please provide copy of certificate of membership of association.

Affiliate Membership:

Affiliate members are those who are not members of an incorporated helping profession but wish to involve themselves in the activities of AABCAP.

Student Membership:

Student membership applies to full-time students who are not in employment.

Why become a member?

• E-newsletter. Membership entitles you to minimum of four e-newsletter per year which includes the latest articles, forthcoming events and our committee meeting minutes.
• Discounts. You are also entitled to register for our events at a discounted rate.
• Networking. By becoming a member of AABCAP, you become part of a growing network of like-minded professionals in the helping professions.

For further enquiries contact Chien Gooi, AABCAP Secretary, secretary@buddhismandpsychotherapy.org.

Click here to download membership form in pdf format.

Click here to download membership renewal form in pdf format.