Europe-Wide Organisation (EWO)
A counselling organization that provides or represents counselling organizations with training in a modality recognized as valid by the EACP in a minimum of six (6) European countries may apply for recognition by the EACP as a Europe-Wide Organization (EWO).
After applying to EACP, the applicant must submit the details of their association’s structure and organisation as outlined in the Europe-Wide Organization Application document. To begin your application process, email our office to obtain the required documentation: office@eacp.com.
The applying organization must meet the basic criteria and also fulfill the following conditions for full recognition as an organization at the European level:
- It must be a non-profit organization covering several organizations and/or individuals in the same counselling modality in at least six European countries.
- It should encompass different counselling contexts and professional interests and a minimum of three defined theoretical perspectives.
- It should provide evidence that all its member groups comply and comply with the EACP principles and standards.
- It must prepare and submit documentation regarding evidence that each of its constituent member organizations complies with a formal code of ethics and practice, a grievance procedure, and has a means of recognizing professional competencies consistent with the professional standards established by the EACP.
- If it offers individual membership in its own right, it must have or prove that it complies with a written code of ethics or practice, a complaints procedure, and a means of recognizing professional competencies consistent with the professional standards set by EACP.
- It will undertake to act as an agent of the EACP by distributing EACP material and collecting the annual EACP subscriptions due from its own membership groups and the total of the individual EACP members who are members of the EAC.
- It must have at least 25 of its individual members and/or organizational members as individual members of the EACP. These members can be direct members of the Umbrella Organization or include any individual members of its subscribing organizations. Once this is achieved along with the criteria shown above, they will be recognized as a EACP organization.
- Where the number of EACP members is less than twenty-five (25) individual members subscribing to the EACP, the European Organization status of the EACP may be formally withdrawn after consultation with the EACP Executive Committee.
- It should promote and encourage qualification for the European Certificate of Counselor Accreditation (ECCac).
- Must demonstrate evidence of promoting the development of counseling in Europe in accordance with the aims and objectives of the EACP. This evidence could include regional development, promotion, and activity programs over a three-year period.
Structure of a Europe-Wide Organization (EWO)
The EACP appointed EWO will provide a representative for the NFP to the EACP Governing Board and will be responsible for meeting the above criteria.
The EWO shall be responsible for paying its established annual fee to the EACP, along with any additional fees outlined in the fee structure for individual members.
EWO Member Groups will have a representative on the EWO Board of Directors and will be classified as EACP General Member Counselors/Trainers. They will be responsible for paying the reduced annual fee specified in the fee structure, in addition to the annual fee of each of their individual members to the NCC Umbrella Organization.
Each European Organization holds one seat and one vote on the EACP Governing Board and must formally appoint a representative to sit on the EACP Governing Board.
The Europe-wide Organizations on the EACP Governing Board are tasked with formally nominating one of their members to represent them on the Executive Committee. The EACP acknowledges that the European Organization holds voting rights in the General Assembly.