Family Therapy in Romania
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Family Therapy in Romania ´ gnes Ko´nya Zolta´n Ko´nya • A
Published online: 2 March 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013
Abstract The article outlines the development of family therapy in Romania. Family therapy has a relatively brief history in this country, only beginning with the first training programs in the early to mid 1990s. However, as far as the number of professional associations is concerned, it is well represented on the map of psychotherapy approaches. There are several opportunities for training in family therapy. The accreditation of the training programs and the certification of the graduates of these programs is clearly regulated by law. From the legal point of view psychotherapy is considered a specialization of psychologists rather than an independent profession. The authors offer a brief overview of the history of family therapy in Romania, its present position in the health and social care system, the context of training, accreditation standards, the network of professional organizations and some of the possible future directions for family therapy. Finally, recently produced Romanian films are suggested as a medium for getting acquainted with the complex dilemmas faced by contemporary Romanian families. Keywords
Family therapy Psychotherapy Romania Film and family Romanian film
Introduction The authors’ personal connection with systemic family therapy started in July 1993 when they first met two family therapists, Patrick Sweeney and Colette Richardson from Ireland. Sweeney and Richardson were invited to a summer camp attended by students and young professionals interested in psychology and in helping their fellow humans. The event was organized in a small Transylvanian town called Gheorgheni. The two Irish family therapists presented an introductory workshop on the systemic view of family life. Fascinated by this new way of thinking, the authors invited them back to Romania to conduct an introductory course in family therapy. This course took place in Cluj, the second largest city in Romania, situated in central Transylvania. The outcome of this initial step was one ´ . Ko´nya Z. Ko´nya (&) A AGAPE Life Care Foundation, str. Mot¸ ilor, nr. 16, ap. 4, Cluj-Napoca, Romania e-mail: [email protected]
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Table 1 Family therapy in Romania: a timeline of key developments 1989: End of the Ceaus¸ escu regime 1990: University psychology departments re-opened 1993: The Romanian Psychotherapy Association (ARP) is founded 1994–1995: Start of the first family therapy training programs in Cluj, Taˆrgu Mures¸ and Timis¸ oara 1995: ARP joins EAP (European Association for Psychotherapy) 2000: ARP reorganized as the Romanian Federation for Psychotherapy (FRP) 2001: EFTA Conference in Budapest, attended by many Romanian family therapists 2002: Timis¸ oara—the first important family therapy conference organized in Romania 2003: FRP accredited for awarding the European Certificate of Psychotherapy (ECP) 2004: The Romanian College of Psycho
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