Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA)

Strengthen Your Professional Excellence with PACFA: Apply for Registration Today! PACFA continues to be at the forefront of advocating for our members and collaborating with key stakeholders to enhance the standards and recognition of the counselling and psychotherapy profession. Read more about our recent focus here: https://lnkd.in/gCuKkWdg #PACFA #PsychotherapyInAustralia #AustralianCounsellor #Psychotherapist #Counselling #IndigenousHealingPractitioner

Thanks Dr Carla - we agree 🙌 🙌 🙌 #PACFArocks #PACFA #JoinPACFA #TransfertoPACFA #CCET #AustraliaCounselling #PsychotherapyinAustralia

So wonderful to see our members uploading their digital badges and sharing the news here on LinkedIn. For those who would like more information, we have an upcoming Digital Badge webinar! As PACFA have been rolling out our CPC and RCC digital badges, we have received questions from members regarding topics like optimal usage. We have decided to host a series of live webinars to give our members the opportunities to have their questions answered directly LIVE DIGITAL BADGE WEBINAR Date: Thursday, 7th November 2024 Time: 7pm - 8pm AEDT Location: Online via zoom Book your seat here: https://lnkd.in/gY_GWh5b? #PACFA #Credibility #Credly

✅Governance Update: PACFA Board Returned at AGM✅ At PACFA’s Annual General Meeting (AGM), the incumbent Board of Directors was re-elected, ensuring continued stability and progress for the Federation. The Board, composed of ten longstanding PACFA members, will continue to guide the organisation in its mission to raise standards and support practitioners across Australia. More info here: https://lnkd.in/gxzJyHhM #PACFA #Psychotherapy #Counselling

At PACFA we have been concerned about the potential harm caused by unqualified, under-qualified, un-regulated and poorly regulated therapists for many years. This UK article captures some of these risks that are even more applicable here in Australia than in the UK. Counselling and psychotherapy are inherently ‘low-risk’ activities, but this does not equate to ‘no risk’. The Australian community deserve to be able to confidently access a highly skilled and expert counselling and psychotherapy workforce that meets the same level of training as other Allied Health professions. We are very pleased to be working with the Australian Government on the National Standards for Counselling and Psychotherapy to address this longstanding issue and hope that together we can ensure greater safety and transparency for vulnerable Australians in the future. https://lnkd.in/g2h3-54V

Are you looking for CPD? Here are some of the upcoming PACFA Endorsed workshops: LGBT Affirmative Therapy Domestic Violence Body Wisdom Finding Hope Sibling Bereavement Dream Body Client Creativity Understanding Menopause For a full list of upcoming CPD, click here: https://lnkd.in/g-86gFAb #PACFA #CPD #PsychotherapyinAustralia #AustralianCounsellor

🎉 The College of Psychotherapy has had over 80 inquiries about how to become a Registered Clinical Psychotherapist®️ since reopening in August🎉 PACFA are excited to share the updated Advanced Specialist Training page to make choosing your psychotherapy training easier! The College of Psychotherapy are excited to be liaising with training institutes to add more psychotherapy training courses in 2025. If you are interested in having your course on our advanced specialist training page in the future, please reach out to the College. For more information and a live link to our accredited psychotherapy training courses, you can find more information here: https://lnkd.in/gBKnEUf6 #PACFA #psychotherapyinaustralia #psychotherapy #sychotherapytraining #collegeofpsychotherapy #advancespecialisttraining #Gestalt #Metavision #Pathways #EDU #Cairnmillar #equinetherapy #raisingthebar

Hear from the Past Presidents of PACFA! As part of PACFA’s 25th anniversary celebrations, hear a series of insightful interviews with the federation’s past presidents such as: Dr Di Stow, Tim Johnson-Newell, Ron Perry and others, conducted by current president Nigel Polak. https://lnkd.in/gTAF6qYj #PACFA #PACFAPresidents #PsychotherapyInAustralia #Psychotherapist #Counsellor #AustralianCounselling

Verbal and Physical Work in Psychosomatic Psychotherapy PACFA College of Psychotherapy: Somatic Modality 14 October 2024 (online event) Verbal psychotherapies work with the understanding that experiences, beliefs, thoughts and defences are in the brain, whereas body-oriented psychotherapy has the understanding that all these phenomena are also registered in the body. Functional Analysis, an in-depth psychosomatic psychotherapy, is based on the understanding that body mind and emotions are three forms of the same thing, just as ice steam and water are three forms of a common underlying reality. This approach is characterised by the combination of verbal work and physical work. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gxr4vbvN #SomaticPsychotherapy #SomaticTherapy #PACFACPD #CPD #PsychotherapyinAustralia #AustralianCounselling #Counsellor #Psychotherapist #CollegeofPsychotherapy #RegisteredClinicalPsychotherapist #RCP

PACFA CPD: Equine-assisted Creative Arts Therapy. Tuesday 1 October 2024 - 7:00pm - 8:30pm (AEST). PACFA's College of Creative and Experiential Therapies is pleased to invite you this online PD presented by Rebekah Popescu. Equine-assisted psychotherapy (EAP) and creative arts therapy (CAT) are distinct experiential models of psychotherapy. As both are built on principles of cultivating awareness and insight from phenomenological observations, the herd and the art can be potent agents of change when experienced coactively. EAP is a specialised approach, supporting clients of all ages with horses as co-facilitators and co-regulators. https://lnkd.in/gnK6w6Wt #PACFA #PACFACPD #CPD #CCET #Psychotherapy #Counselling