Partnerships
Universities
University of Central Lancashire
The State University of Central Lancashire was founded in 1828 in Great Britain with more than 35,000 students studying on 500 undergraduate and 200 postgraduate programmes. It is one of the few higher education institutions in England to have a separate School - not just a Department - of Psychology and, perhaps, the only one to offer 8 specialist undergraduate degrees and a similar number of postgraduate degrees in Psychology. 40 research professors work/teach at the School and a large number of PhD students, who are housed in a specially designed building on the University's main campus. The School's philosophy drives staff to provide students with the opportunities and support not only for extensive knowledge of psychology, but also for developing those skills that will enable them to apply psychology to a range of areas of work and activity. In the recent 'Research Evaluation Exercise 2008', the 70% of the research carried out by the School of Psychology was rated 'International Level'. The Times "Good University Guide 2012" list featured UCLan as the "Top Modern University in the North West". UCLan has maintained a partnership with ICPS since 2007.
Agencies
Panhellenic Association of Recognized Colleges
The Panhellenic Association of Recognised Colleges was founded in 2017 by 20 founding members, organisations and individuals and is the largest representative body of recognised colleges in Greece. The Association, however, has its roots in the political and judicial struggles that its members have fought for 20 years (from 2000 until today),
a) for the recognition of studies offered in the Colleges through partnerships with foreign universities,
b) to establish rules for the recognition by all competent public bodies of the professional qualifications of graduates of undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes; and
c) for the implementation of a legislative framework compatible with the provisions of EU law and the Greek Constitution regarding the licensing and operation of Colleges in Greece.
Just some of the most important results of these struggles have been:
- The consecutive decisions of the Greek Justice (Courts of Appeal & Council of State) in favour of our positions on the professional recognition of graduates of European Universities & Associated Colleges.
- The Letter of Formal Notice & Reasoned Opinion of the European Union against the Hellenic Republic and the subsequent decisions of the Greek Judiciary, which required the Greek Governments to revoke all the unconstitutional provisions imposed on the establishment and operation of Colleges in Greece under Law 3696/2008.
- The legislation on the part of the Hellenic Republic for the recognition of the professional qualifications and rights of graduates of European Universities & Associated Colleges with the law 4093/2012 as amended and in force.
- The Greek Government's (2015) retreat from its decision to impose VAT on education.
- The obligation to "cure" the abolition of the Professional Equivalence (in 2019) with the passing of Law 4635/2019 and the restoration of the recognition procedure at the competent Department of the Ministry of Education.
Today, the Association is the institutional interlocutor of every governmental and non-governmental organization on any issue concerning the operation of Colleges in our country, as well as a point of communication and information for the public on issues concerning Colleges and studies in them.
National Psychotherapy Society of Greece (EEPSE)
The National Psychotherapy Society of Greece (NPSG) was founded in June 1998 and represents the European Association for Psychotherapy (EAP) in Greece.
The main purpose of the European Psychotherapy Association is to establish and monitor the application of common training criteria and ethical standards in the practice of psychotherapy.
It is a federation of 128 organisations from 41 European countries, i.e. more than 120,000 psychotherapists of different methods and orientations.
It is recognised by the European Union as a non-governmental organisation and has the position of EU advisor on psychotherapy. At the same time, it has formulated, and in some countries has implemented, criteria for the granting of the European Certificate of Psychotherapy, thus facilitating the free movement of psychotherapists in European countries.
Panhellenic Association of Professionals of Person-Centred & Experiential Approach - PEPEPVIP
Get to know the PEPBIP
The statutes of the Panhellenic Association of Professionals of Person-Centred & Experiential Approach - PEPEPVIP were signed on 17 December 2018 by 34 founding members and consists of 28 articles. The official foreign language title of the Association is Panhellenic Association of Professionals in the Person-Centred & Experiential Approach.
The term Person-Centred & Experiential Approach Professionals refers to persons who have been trained in Person-Centred and Experiential Approach to practice it in the fields of Medicine, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Counselling, Social Work, Teaching, Human Resource Management, Education, Guidance, as well as in related fields of social sciences and humanities.
BTEC - Edexcel, a member of Pearson
BTEC - Edexcel, a member of Pearson, the largest UK-based qualification provider, offers professional certification and training to schools, colleges, universities and organisations in over 90 countries. In the 2011-2012 academic year over 2 million learners were enrolled on Edexcel programmes. Certification programmes are delivered through bodies - such as ICPS - that Edexcel monitors, assesses and approves and fall within the levels of the European Qualifications Framework, which are equivalent to the Greek National Qualifications Framework.
The programmes offered by the ICPS Lifelong Learning Centre in collaboration with Edexcel, range from level 3 (one level before university studies) to level 6 (equivalent to university degree level).
The aim of the partnership, which was launched in 2014, is to offer accredited knowledge in innovative programmes for graduates and professionals in the field, combining the flexibility of Edexcel and the established quality of ICPS.
European Association for Psychotherapy
The European Association for Psychotherapy is a non-governmental organisation recognised by the European Union for psychotherapy. It represents 128 organisations from 41 European countries and over 120,000 individual psychotherapists.
Based on the "Strasbourg Declaration on Psychotherapy" of 1990, the EAP adopts high standards of training for scientifically based psychotherapy and proclaims the free and independent practice of psychotherapy.
The main purpose of the EAP is to establish and monitor the application of common training criteria and ethical standards in the practice of psychotherapy. At the same time, it has formulated the criteria for the granting of the European Certificate of Psychotherapy, thus facilitating the free movement of psychotherapists in European countries.
ICPS was the first training institution in Greece to apply for and subsequently receive the European Accredited Psychotherapy Training Institute (EAPTI) accreditation.
World Association for Person-Centered And Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling (WAPCEPC)
The International Association of Person-Centred and Focusing-Biometric Counsellors and Psychotherapists was founded on 8 July 1997 at the 4th International Congress on Person-Centred and Focusing Psychotherapy (ICCCEP), held in Lisbon, Portugal.
Among the founders of the Association were Dr Julius Josephides and Mrs Polly Josephides (co-founders of the College).
The Association provides a global forum for practitioners and scientists working with the principles of Person-Centred and Focusing-Biomatic Approaches.
It promotes and enhances the exchange of research, theory and practice between approaches and different cultures, while at the same time supporting and promoting scientific studies and the improvement of practices in the field of psychotherapy and counselling.
Finally, the Association promotes cooperation and dialogue between different psychotherapeutic approaches and publishes the scientific journal Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapy.
