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
