Gestalt Poem at Kashmir 2017

Becoming aware of life
Changes the rhythm of life
Do it now and without exception
And experience what comes up! - L S S Manickam

MANAGEMENT OF ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE: A COMMUNITY BASED MULTI -MODEL APPROACH

http://www.psychology4all.com/SamManickam-AlcoholismManagement.htm

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Psychology Associations in India coming together to form a Federation- Ideas

The idea of coming together of psychology associations in India

It is unfortunate that the psychologists in India numbering more than 120 thousands are unable to come together for strengthening the profession in India. Keeping the profession's benefit aside, psychologists  seem to forget their ethical responsibility  to the society.
Probably many universities in India do not teach the ethical principles of a psychologist.

After I took over as secretary of the Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists in 
May 2008, took initiative in communicating with the office bearers of the other associations and also initiated a network to communicate among the present and past office bearers of different psychology association in India.

IFPA ( Indian Federation of Psychology Associations) 
Group Description
( https://in.groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/IFPA-India/info)

Indian Federation of Psychology Associations:- Consists of representatives of National Level Psychology Associations and State Level Psychology Associations in India. To formulate policies for the psychologists in India. To regulate the licensing of professional psychologists in India. To stipulate the psychological testing and updating the professional competency of psychologists in India. Also to develop policy statements regarding the sale and distribution of psychology test materials in India. To work towards the formation of a National Psychological Council of India.
L.S.S.Manickam
Professor of Clinical Psychology
And Life Member of Several Psychology Associations in India

Founded :Jan 27, 2009

Initial Communications.

August 19, 2008

Dear Dr. Jai Mangal Deo
This is in response to one of your postings in the IP group.
This is an edited communication that I sent to Dr. Venkatesh Kumar on August 5, 2008.
I wish to hear your thoughts about this idea.
Since I am an office bearer of two of the organisations and life member of IAAP, please do not consider it as an official communication.
I am yet to hear from Dr. Venkatesh Kumar

Regards
Manickam

This is private communication

Dear Dr.Venkatesh Kumar

I have been wanting to communicate to you regarding two things.

1. I will be happy if you could send me the list of office bearers of IAAP. I want to forward it to the IP group.

... ...

2. There was some discussion about forming a federation of psychology associations in India. But it had not moved much.

Since we have the key office bearers of the three important organizations of psychology in India based in Mysore,

Indian Association of Applied Psychology

National Academy of Psychology and

Indian Association of Clinical Psychology.

I thought that if we network and share ideas, especially in the light of the Executive Committee of IAAP at Mysore during this weekend we can carry it forward.

The other associations have already had many rounds of discussions on this topic. But we are yet to hear the response from IAAP.

If possible kindly go through the websites of European Federation of Psychology Associations and that of the German Federation of Psychology Associations.

'We maintain the identity of each individual organizations and come together for common purposes'

I will be happy if you could send me reply.

Regards

Manickam

But this did not work out and had to wait till the three associations met at Bengaluru in 2012.

Purnima Singh Secretary of NAOP wrote in 2016.
"As we all know the first Department of Psychology,Calcutta University established in 1915 is celebrating Centenary during 2015-16 and in a way for all psychology professionals,this is a celebration of hundred years of psychology in India. This is a special occasion for  all psychology organizations, academic and practicing psychologists located in institutions or self employed  to pledge and commit individually and collectively to work for quality teaching, research, training and practice and also to resolve professional issues .  

Efforts have been made earlier.  This year the Centenary Conference on Psychology at Kolkata  in October  provided a platform to the three major associations( IAAP, IACP and NAOP ) of psychology in the country to come together and work collectively. It  got translated into concrete action plan.This was followed by a symposium on “Psychology Profession in India: Issues and Collective Actions by Psychology Organizations “ at the Annual Convention of the National Academy of Psychology ( NAOP, India) at Allahabad in February ,2016. The symposium was largely attended and presentations were made by Prof. U.K.Sinha (IACP), Prof. Jayanti Basu and Prof. NovRattan Sharma( IAAP) and Prof. Janak Pandey and Prof. Damodar Suar (NAOP). The symposium was planned to deliberate on concerns and issues with the aim of fostering the growth of the discipline of psychology as a science as well as a profession in the country. Specific pathways for collaborative engagement for the collective and integrated growth of the discipline through a Federation were discussed by speakers from all the three associations. At the end of the symposium it was resolved to establish the federation of psychology associations in India to facilitate collective action to advance quality of education, research, and practice of psychology. It was decided that a coordination committee  consisting of two members each from the three associations should be formed to work out the mission and objectives of the federation and begin working on common issues.  Let us now take necessary steps to move forward. 
best wishes, 
Purnima"
Dated June 16, 2016

Ground work done to move on....A consolidated document was prepared 8 years later in 2016, after presenting it in the common forums of different psychology associations. The idea of federation was agreed in principle, "... ... it was resolved to establish the federation of psychology associations in India to facilitate collective action to advance quality of education, research, and practice of psychology. It was decided that a coordination committee  consisting of two members each from the three associations should be formed to work out the mission and objectives of the federation and begin working on common issues" ( Singh, 2016).
Let us hope to take this forward with  accelerated momentum to make it a reality.

References:

Manickam, L.S.S. (2016). Towards Formation of Indian Federation of Psychology Associations: Let us Wake Up for Our Causes.  Journal of the Indian Academy of Applied Psychology, 42,1, 40-52. 
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/287999560_Towards_Formation_of_Indian_Federation_of_Psychology_Associations_Let_us_Wake_Up_for_Our_Causes

Singh, (2016). Federation of Indian Psychological Association. Email communication with the author. 

Beyond the Walls

It was in  July- August 1981 that I visited (West) Germany for the first time as a participant of Indo- German CE retreat. I was in the first year of training as clinical psychologist at the National Institute of Mental Health And Nuero Sciences ( NIMHANS) when I got the invitation. We were 20 young people from different walks of life and from different states of India and stayed at Kassel for about 10 days.  After that, we parted our ways to live with German families to learn about the German way of life. I was fortunate to live in the country side of Diedorf, visiting different  places of attraction in and around and attending the local retreat groups who were preparing for an international convention. I had great time learning about the style of living in the then West Germany and the host family  gave me diverse exposure to German life. They planned different trips for me  and took me with them to travel beyond Hamburg upto Lenshan in the North. But for the travel restrictions existed at that time for those with Indian passport, they would have  taken me to Denmark too, to give an exposure of yet another country. 

During the 35 days that I lived in Germany,I learned a lot. How the ‘West Germany' which was devastated following the World War II could become a developed country within a short span of time by the hard work and the support from the international community was one of them. I realized how important it is for all people to be conscious in keeping the public places clean.  Once while traveling in the high way, I was about to throw an apple node onto the road but the host family members 'cared' to keep that in the car till we reached the nearest ‘austanoff’.  Less population aiding the people of the nation to share more wealth was a lesson that the developing nations need to follow and requires keeping a strict vigil on the growth of the population.  

Though I had enriching and diverse experience being in (West) Germany, I felt bad that I could not see the “Wall” . The host family informed that it was in their plan to take me to the border between the West and the East. At length they spoke about the people on the other side, the East Germany. I am still at dark about the issues involved, but was informed that I could not go to see the ‘Wall’. Not sure whether that it was unsafe for me to be there or whether the host family could be put into trouble if I am taken there. But what resounded in me was what the head of the host family manage to state in English, “Sam, the people... on this side... and on the other side... ( pointing towards East) have the same blood. One day we will become one !” I did not believe him then. How is it possible? Back home in India, I saw another country being carved out in the Eastern region of our country. We have the people  with the 'same blood and religion' on both sides of the borders on the East and West, and we were raising ‘fences’ along the borders.

He was not very fluent in English nor his wife, who would explain to me simple things in English translating them from German using a pocket dictionary which she was carrying all the time since I joined the family. Their children and his mother were a happy family. The joint family was again a surprise for me, since I did not imagine that there could be extended families in Germany. In 1989, within 8 years, the belief and hope of my hosts that those on both sides are 'one' became a reality. In 1995 when I visited Frankfurt, I wanted to visit the family again to share the joy that his prophetic words have come true. But I was informed not to venture into that geographical area. Still a mystery, why I cannot go near the border again. I told this to a couple of German friends who attended an International Gestalt therapy conference which I attended in France in 1995. And they asked,   “You said that you were at Diedorf in 1981? Are you joking? They too did not illuminate me on why they could not believe that I lived in Diedorf  in 1981.

When I visited again in 2008, I travelled to Berlin by train from Frankfurt and I could not find the wall. Where is the wall? I searched hard to find the reminiscence of the wall and the difference. But for the graffiti,I could not differentiate that I had crossed over to the other side of the wall. Much water has flown and it appeared that the differences that existed on either side of the wall melted out. (Wrote in 2008 ) 

Twenty eight years after breaking the wall political leadership is thinking of constructing walls in a 'great country'. Probably if I happen to visit Mexico, I may not be able to go near the wall that borders America. (Added on 26 January, 2017)