• Annual Conference and Annual Seminar presented by experienced Australian and overseas teachers in Buddhism and Psychotherapy.
• Reduced event fees for members.
• 10% discount on book purchases from Phoenix Rising (www.phoenixrisingbooks.com.au)
• 4 or more eNewsletter per year with reports and updates on our conferences and workshops, and news from the wider Australian Buddhist community.
• Reference to relevant websites, articles, books and research.
• Networking for like-minded professionals.
• Free listing on our "Find A Psychotherapist" search option on our website (Full Members only).

Everyone is eligible to join AABCAP at one of four levels of membership which reflect the member's levels of professional qualification and interest in the Association's objectives.

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. Please note that if you do not have a proposer and seconder, that is fine too, simply send in your CV and the committee will contact you.

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

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

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)

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.

2009 membership renewal

We are now taking membership renewals for 2009 as current membership will expire on
31 December 2008.

Early bird renewal incentive: $20 discount across all membership levels till 8 December 2008.

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

download forms

Click here to download membership form in pdf format.

Click here to download membership renewal form in pdf format.