The AAAP Constitution

                                            I. Name, Domicile, Language

Art. 1 Name

¹The Armenian Association for Analytical Psychology (AAAP) is a non-governmental organisation in accordance with the RA Civil code.

 Art. 2 Domicile, Language

¹The AAAP is domiciled in Yerevan, Armenia.

²The official language of the AAAP is Armenia

                                            II. Aims of the Association

 Art. 3 Aims and goals of the Association

 ¹The AAAP sets up the following goals:

     a)   To develop and promote the school of Analytical Psychology in Armenia,

b)   To coordinate the activities of the IAAP Armenian Developing group,

c)   To promote and facilitate the IAAP Router Training in Armenia,

d)   To organize conferences, trainings, seminars and workshops,

e)   To publish articles, books, manuals, journals,

f)    To facilitate the translation into Armenian of major works by C. G. Jung and other Jungian psychologists,

g) To facilitate the interdisciplinary research among different fields whence theory and principles of analytical psychology are used,

h)  To make donations to non-profit organizations which work within the scope of Analytical Psychology

i) To maintain a high standard of ethical conduct in accordance with the Code of Ethics and Procedures which have been approved by the AAAP.

 

                                             III. Membership-Status

 Art. 4 Categories of Membership

 ¹In the AAAP there are three categories of membership.

a) A category members – analysts and psychotherapists with relevant professional qualification or those who are currently in the training,

b) B category members – analytical psychologists, who are engaged in research and academic career,

c) C category members – other academics with a strong interest in Analytical psychology who are engaged in research and academic career.

 

Art. 5 Admission to Membership

 ¹The application for the AAAP membership must be submitted in the written form to the Executive Committee of the AAAP with the necessary documents.

 ²The Executive Committee examines the application for the admission, carries out an interview and makes a decision. The Executive Committee informs the applicant about the decision within 7 calendar days.

 ³To change the membership category the member applies in writing to the Executive Committee, submits the relevant documents. The executive Committee examines the application and makes a decision.

 

Art. 6 Termination of Membership

 ¹Membership will expire:

a) upon the resignation: the member informs the Executive Committee about his/her decision. The Executive Committee examines the application, carries out an exit interview and makes a decision.

b) upon the expulsion; any member who damages the interests and endeavours of the AAAP may be expelled by the Executive Committee.

 ²No membership fees will be reimbursed to members who resign or are expelled.

 

Art. 7 Privileges and Obligations of Membership

¹All the members are required to comply with the AAAP Constitution, internal regulations and the Code of Ethics.

²All the members can participate in the lectures, seminars, conferences and workshops, projects organized by the AAAP.

³Only the A category members can participate in the sessions which deal with case material and supervision.

⁴All the members have voting rights during the General Meeting.

⁵In cases when analytic, psychotherapeutic and ethical issues are concerned, only the A category members have voting rights.

Art. 8 Membership Dues, Liability

¹All the members pay annual membership dues.

²Any liability on the part of the AAAP will not exceed its assets. Any personal liability on the part of members for debts and obligations incurred by the AAAP is excluded.

 

              IV.   Organisation of the Armenian Association 

for Analytical Psychology

 Art. 9 General Meeting

¹The General Meeting is the highest organ of the AAAP. It meets once per year. All the members will constitute the delegates at the General Meeting.

²The functions and responsibilities of the General Meeting are:

a) To adopt and amend the AAAP Constitution and  Code of Ethics,

b) To elect the President/Chair, members of the Executive and Ethics Committees,

c) To approve the activity report of the Executive and other Committees,

d) To approve the budget and annual financial statements,

e) To decide on any special projects and/or financial support for them,

f) To adopt resolutions about any items requested by the Executive Committee or members to be placed on the agenda,

³Invitations, including an agenda, to a General Meeting are sent by the Executive Committee no later than 2 weeks prior the meeting. Any items that members wish to have included in the agenda must be communicated to the Executive Committee in writing no later than 7 calendar days prior to the General Meeting. The General Meeting may only adopt resolutions on items included in the agenda.

⁴In urgent cases, the Executive Committee may assemble an Extraordinary General Meeting and the invitation must be sent in 3-7 days prior to the meeting. The agenda on the Extraordinary General Meeting includes only the items which caused to convene such a meeting and it may adopt resolutions based only on those items.

⁵Resolutions of the General Meeting will be adopted by a simple majority of members present. In the event of a tie, the President will have the casting vote.

Art. 10 Executive Committee

¹The Executive Committee is the executive body of the AAAP and conducts the ongoing business unless the General Meeting or another body designated under the Constitution is responsible for it. The Executive Committee meets twice per year. The Executive Committee will have the power to issue regulations and constitute working groups. It may engage external parties to carry out certain tasks.

²The Executive Committee of the AAAP consists of the President and at least 6 other members. The members of the Executive Committee are elected by the General Meeting for a term of 3 years and may be re-elected. The Executive Committee determines the amount of the membership fees and the collection procedure.

³It constitutes a quorum if more than half of its members are present. Unless a member of the Executive Committee requests that an item be discussed in a meeting, resolutions may be passed by the way of electronic media or correspondence.

 

 Art. 11 Ethics Committee

¹The Ethics Committee of the AAAP has a sole responsibility for receiving complaints about the breaches of the AAAP Code of Ethics. In addition, it provides advice to members who contact it about specific professional problems with clients.

²The members of the Ethics Committee are elected by the General Meeting for a term of 3 years. The members of the Ethics Committee elect the President of the Executive Committee.

³Only the A group members are eligible to be elected in the Ethics Committee.

⁴The Ethics Committee will consist of 5 members and one of them must be a child and adolescent therapist. 

⁵The Ethics Committee requires simple majority vote of its members to adopt resolutions. 

                                    V. Changes to the Constitution

 Art. 12 Changes to the Constitution

¹Changes to the Constitution are decided by the General Meeting with the majority vote of 2/3 of the members present.

²In case of urgency it may be followed by an extraordinary General Meeting where it may be decided with a simple majority.

                                     VI. Dissolution and Liquidation

Art. 13 Dissolution and Liquidation

¹The organisation can be dissolved by the decision of the AAAP General Meeting or by a court decision.

²The General Meeting forms Dissolution/Liquidation Committee and defines the procedure and terms of the dissolution/liquidation according to law. At the end of the dissolution/liquidation of the organisation the Dissolution/Liquidation Committee - after the mandatory payments – in accordance with the procedure established by the decision of the General Meeting uses the remaining assets for the implementation of the organisation’s statutory goals and tasks, if this is not possible, the Dissolution/Liquidation Committee transfers the assets to the State Budget.

³The organisation may be reorganized by the decision of the General Meeting or in cases by a court decision according to law.

 

The AAAP Constitution has been amended and adopted in February, 2021, Yerevan, Armenia

The AAAP Code of Ethics

The AAAP Code of Ethics as a guide will define the ethical rules and criteria of the AAAP members’ professional activity. The Code of Ethics will regulate psychotherapeutic relationships and the procedures of the professional work.   

The AAAP member shall conduct himself/herself according to the highest ethical standards in his/her work. The AAAP member will be informed of the content and therefore would be bound by the responsibility for its implementation and fulfilment. 

The breach of any of the ethical rules of the Code of Ethics and non-adherence to it by the AAAP members may result in suspension or expulsion from any form of membership in the AAAP. 

I. General rules

The AAAP member shall not misrepresent the level of his/her professional qualification unreasonably elevated․ The AAAP member shall not claim to hold qualification which he/she does not have. 

The AAAP member shall give proper credit and reference to the contributions and publications of other colleagues and shall not plagiarize the work of others.

II. Jungian analyst/psychotherapist - patient relationships

a) The Jungian analyst/psychotherapist shall respect the personal integrity of his/her patient under all circumstances, unless there is some obvious serious risk to the patient which requires an external professional intervention contrary to the patient’s will. 

b) At the start of the psychotherapy the Jungian analyst/psychotherapist shall give information to the patient about the terms and conditions, i.e. times, frequency of sessions and fee arrangements. The Jungian analyst/psychotherapist shall ensure the maintenance of the setting. 

c) Financial dealings shall be restricted to matters concerning only professional fees.

d) During and after the psychotherapy the Jungian analyst/psychotherapist shall refrain from social contacts with the patient. The social contact with the patient’s relatives should occur only with the knowledge and consent of the patient. Exceptions may be made in certain circumstances, such as when the patient is a danger to himself/herself or others, in the psychotherapy of children, or when the psychotherapy plan includes appointments with family or others for psychotherapeutic or counselling purposes.

e) The confidentiality and the preservation of the patient’s anonymity with respect to the psychotherapy are of primary importance. The occasions such as the publication of the case and/or the presentation of it during seminars must be discussed with the patient and if a patient requests that his/her material should not be published or presented, this should be respected and followed. Discretion should also be exercised during professional discussions. Exceptions may be made when the law requires a breach of confidentiality, such as in the case of a court order.

f) The Jungian analyst/psychotherapist shall not have any sexual relationship with any patient nor take any sort of personal advantages that transgress the psychotherapeutic boundaries and setting; the termination of a psychotherapeutic relationship in order to have a sexual relationship is also unethical and unacceptable.

g) The Jungian analyst/psychotherapist should not use physical violence against the patient. The use of physical constraint may be made when the patient is physically dangerous and has to be restrained for the safety of the patient, Jungian analyst/psychotherapist or others.

h) The Jungian analyst/psychotherapist shall not continue to practice when seriously or persistently impaired (1) by the use of alcohol or other substances, or (2) by a physical or psychological illness or any severe stress that would impair one's ability to practice and exercise adequate skill and judgment.

i) If the Jungian analyst/psychotherapist is convicted of a criminal offence, or has been found to have engaged in unethical professional behaviour by a professional body or licensing agency in the state or country in which he/she resides, it is his/her duty to inform the President of the AAAP of the legal, professional or licensing decision, together with the relevant facts.

III. Supervisor - supervisee relationships

a) The supervisor shall respect the relationship with a supervisee. 

b) The supervisor shall not in any way take advantage of his/her greater professional authority. 

c) The supervisor shall not become sexually involved with, exploit, or take advantage in any way of someone he/she is to evaluate, grade, promote, or recommend for promotion. 

d) The supervisor shall refrain from the social contacts with the supervisee during and after the supervision comes to an end.

IV. Responsibility in Reporting to and Appearing Before the Ethics Committee

a) The AAAP member is responsible to report his/her unprofessional conduct to the Ethics Committee. 

b) Whenever a Jungian analyst/psychotherapist has evidence of a colleague’s misconduct, it is his/her responsibility to inform the AAAP Ethics Committee.

c) When a Jungian analyst/psychotherapist is called on to respond to a complaint in order to clarify a possible breach of ethics, refusal to meet and to cooperate with the AAAP Ethics Committee could itself be the basis for a separate charge of unethical or unprofessional behaviour. This non-compliance could be a ground for Committee action, including a recommendation of suspension or expulsion from any form of membership in the AAAP.

The AAAP Code of Ethics is based on the Code of Ethics, guidelines and procedures adopted by the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP).

The AAAP Code of Ethics is adopted and approved in December, 2020.

Armenian Developing Group, IAAP

The Armenian Association for Analytical Psychology (AAAP, Yerevan, Armenia) has been accepted as a Developing Group within the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP, Zurich, Switzerland) late January, 2021 and has been officially registered in Armenia since March, 2021. The Liaison Person of the Armenian Developing Group is Andreas Michel (CGJIZ, Zurich, Switzerland). The IAAP News Bulletin No 6 March 2021 tells about the engagement of the Armenian Developing Group into the international network of Jungian Analysts.

The AAAP as the Armenian Developing Group will coordinate and facilitate the IAAP Router Training in Armenia, organize lectures, seminars, workshops and conferences, as well as the Armenian DG will maintain the translation of the works by C.G. Jung and other Jungian analysts into Armenian.