IAC

De ABvC vindt het belangrijk dat counsellor als beroep wordt erkend. Om dit in Europa voor elkaar te krijgen is internationale samenwerking noodzakelijk. De ABvC heeft zich daarom aangesloten bij IAC, the International Association for Counselling. Samen met collega’s uit diverse landen in Europa werkt de ABvC aan wettelijke erkenning van het beroep counsellor en een uniforme standaard van opleiding.

De berichten van de IAC zijn daarom in het Engels.

The International Association for Counselling (IAC) is the world body for the counselling profession. Established in 1966, IAC is an International Non-Governmental Organization (INGO) with United Nations consultative status. IAC advances the development of counselling in order to improve people’s lives and well-being. Our association and members strive for human rights and the inclusive, sustainable development of our profession through the promotion of counselling, best practice and international cooperation.

Vision

A world where counselling is available to all.

Mission

To develop the counselling profession worldwide through policy, education, practice, advocacy, and research initiatives.

Counselling changes lives for the better and reduces suffering. IAC advocacy influences governments and intergovernmental organisations to have counselling better recognised as a profession. In some countries, there is no counselling at all. IAC helps to establish counselling structures (e.g. National Associations or Education Programmes) in those countries. IAC is working to advance the counselling profession worldwide and we invite you to join us in our mission. Technology is moving the global circle of counsellors ever closer. We embrace the modernisation of our profession and proudly serve to advance culturally relevant counselling practice, research, and policy worldwide.

Using our Regionalized structure (IAC Africa, IAC Europe, IAC Asia-Pacific, IAC North America, IAC Latin America and the Caribbean, IAC Middle East and Central Asia), our regional work-plans focus on the following priority areas:

The purpose of the IAC Regional Branches is to progress IAC’s strategic regional aims, namely:

a. Advocacy for the Legal Recognition of Counselling

b. Advocacy for the Counselling Profession with Regional and United Nations agencies

c. Agreeing on Region-Wide Counselling Standards

d. Supporting National Associations

e. Assisting in the development of counselling in countries

f. Region-specific Education, Research and Practice Programmes

More information on IAC is avalable on their website.