By-Laws
All bye-laws were approved by the
Delegate Assembly of the IAIP on August 06, 1996.
Table of
Contents
1.
Criteria for
Applying for Membership
2.
Section Business
& Organisations
3.
Section
Counselling
4.
Section Education
& Pedagogics
5.
Section Science:
Theory & Research
6.
Section Therapy
7.
Resolutions
of the Bye-laws
1. Bye-Laws
Criteria for Applying for Membership
a) Regional member
societies need:
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3 endorsements of groups of the country/region/surrounding
countries which are
members of the IAIP;
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3 years in legal existence except when applying for
membership from September 1996
to September 1997;
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Record of at least 25 fully paid-up members.
b) Institutes
need for admission:
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Accreditation/registration according to valid national
or local laws and regulations;
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3 endorsements of groups of the country/region/surrounding
countries which are
members of the IAIP;
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3 years in legal existence except when applying for
membership from September 1996
to September 1997;
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Financially independent of a regional organization.
Organizations seeking membership of the IAIP may submit
their application in writing to the Secretary General who
shall then proceed as written in the constitution of the
IAIP (Article 3,section 6).
Besides the information on the criteria mentioned above the
application should include the following:
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Name of the organization;
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Names and addresses of the officers of the organization;
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A copy of the constitution and/or bye-laws;
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A copy of the charter as a "not for profit" organization;
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Most recent financial report;
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Roster of members;
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Evidence that the organization is engaged in activities
which share the aims of the IAIP;
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Training Institutes - A copy of the catalog or
curriculum offered and requirements for
any certificates or diplomas granted.
2. Bye-Laws of
the Interest Section "Business and Organisations"
§ 1 Aims of the
Section
(1) The interest section for Business and Organisations
(herein-after referred to as the 'Section') is,
according to the constitution of the IAIP, a
representative group for persons in the IAIP who are
dealing with organisational issues.
(2) It covers topics such as:
a. Coaching, Supervision;
b. Management and organisational consulting;
c. Organisational development and transformation.
§ 2 Membership
(1) Members of the IAIP shall declare which of their
delegates will represent them
in this Section.
(2) Every person who has a training in business and
organisational issues (for govermental and
non-govermental as well as profit and non-profit
organisations), may become a
member of this Section. Each member is entitled to one
(1) vote.
(3) Membership begins and ends with an appropriate
written communication to
the Secretary General of the IAIP.
§ 3 Extraordinary
Membership
(1) Persons who are not delegates of an IAIP member
organization may apply for
extraordinary membership in order to contribute to this
Section.
(2) Extraordinary membership needs a simple majority of
the members of this Section.
(3) Extraordinary members are not entitled to vote and
to hold a position.
§ 4 Functionaries
The functionaries of the Section are:
a. The Chairpersons of the Section,
b. The assembly of the Section's members.
§ 5 Chair
(1) The Section is led by a Chairperson and a
Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson
or in his/her absence the Vice-Chairperson will
represent the Section at all appropriate meetings of the
Council of the IAIP.
(2) The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson will be
elected by the assembly of the
Section's members by an absolute majority vote. The term
of office will be three years. They remain in office
until a new vote takes place.
§ 6 Assembly of
members
(1) Official communication will take place at least once
a year.
(2) The assembly is called by the Chairperson. Time,
date and place are published in advance, so as to give
all members sufficient notice to attend. This will
happen at least once during each International Congress
of Individual Psychology.
(3) The assembly is quorate when at least 25% of the
registered members are present. The number of members on
the 1.7. of the current year is deemed to be the
definitive number, or two calendar months before the
member's assembly, whichever is appropriate.
(4) The assembly shall decide on the following points:
a. elect the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson;
b. decide on the Section's Bye-Laws;
c. decide on the focus of the Section's programme.
(5) Recommendations to the IAIP delegate's assembly need
a simple majority. Motions require a 2/3 majority.
(6) The Chairperson shall lead the assembly, in her/his
absence the Vice-Chairperson.
(7) Resolutions shall be recorded in the minutes of the
Section; these will be signed by the person making the
minutes and either the Chairperson, or, in her/his
absence, by the Vice-Chairperson, and thereafter
published by the Secretary General of the IAIP
§ 7 Business
needing consent
If decisions made by the Section require any form of funding,
it is necessary to have the agreement of the Council of the
IAIP.
§ 8 Resolutions
of the Bye-laws
(1) The formation of the Bye-Laws requires a 2/3
majority from the Section's members present in the
assembly. This is also the case for changes to the
Section's Bye-Laws.
(2) The Section's Bye-Laws must be approved by the
Delegates' Assembly of the IAIP with a 2/3 majority vote
according to the constitution of the IAIP (Article 8,
section 2).
Agreed on August 04, 1996.
3.
Bye-Laws of the Interest Section "Counselling"
§ 1 Aims of the
Section
(1) The interest section for therapy (herein-after
reffered to as the 'Section') is,
according to the constitution of the IAIP, a
representative group for counsellors
in the IAIP.
(2) It has the following duties:
a. to facilitate the collection of information,
resources related to counselling from all members of
IAIP;
b. to collate and organise this data related to
training, standards and definitions of counselling;
c. to liaison with the education and therapy
sections.
§ 2 Membership
(1) Members of the IAIP shall declare which of their
delegates will represent them
in this Section.
§ 3 Extraordinary
Membership
(1) Persons who are not delegates of an IAIP member
organization may apply for
extraordinary membership to this Section.
(2) Extraordinary membership needs a simple majority of
the members of this Section.
(3) Extraordinary members are not entitled to vote and
to hold a position.
§ 4 Functionaries
The functionaries of the Section are:
a. The Chairpersons of the Section,
b. The assembly of the Section's members.
§ 5 Chair
(1) The Section is led by a Chairperson and a
Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson
or Vice-Chairperson will represent the Section at all
appropriate meetings of the Council of the IAIP.
(2) The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson will be
elected by the assembly of the
Section's members by an absolute majority of members
present for the vote. The term of office will be three
years. They remain in office until a new vote takes
place.
§ 6 Assembly of
members
(1) Official communication will take place at least once
a year.
(2) The assembly is called by the Chairperson in
agreement with the Vice-Chairperson. Time, date and
place are published in advance, so as to give all
members sufficient notice to attend. This will happen at
least once during each International Congress of
Individual Psychology.
(3) The assembly shall decide on the following points:
a. elect the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson;
b. decide on the Section's Bye-Laws;
c. financial management of funds as approved by the
Council;
d. the creation of sub sections as needed.
(4) Recommendations to the IAIP delegate's assembly need
a simple majority. Motions require a 2/3 majority.
(5) The Chairperson shall lead the assembly, in her/his
absence the Vice-Chairperson.
(6) Resolutions shall be recorded in the minutes of the
Section and sent to the Secretary General of the IAIP;
(7) All minutes from each section be sent to the
chairpersons of each other section.
§ 7 Business
needing consent
If decisions made by the Section require any form of
funding, it is necessary to have the agreement of the
Council of the IAIP.
§ 8 Resolutions of
the Bye-laws
(1) The formation of the Bye-Laws requires a 3/4
majority from the Section's members present in the
assembly. This is also the case for changes to the
Section's Bye-Laws.
(2) The Section's Bye-Laws must be approved by the
Delegates' Assembly of the IAIP with a 2/3 majority
vote.
Agreed on August 04, 1996.
4. Bye-Laws of the Interest Section "Education
and Pedagogics"
§ 1 Aims of the
Section
(1) The interest section for Education and Pedagogics (herein-after
referred to as the 'Section') is, according to the
constitution of the IAIP, a representative group for
educators in the IAIP.
(2) It has the following aims:
a. research regarding application of Adlerian
Principles to everyday education;
b. application of Adlerian Principles to training
teachers and parents;
c. to spread Adlerian ideas concerning education
(e.g. by translating books).
§ 2 Membership
(1) Members of the IAIP shall declare which of their
delegates who are educators will represent them in this
Section according to the constitution of IAIP.
(2) Each delegate in this section is entitled to one (1)
vote.
(3) Membership begins and ends with an appropriate
written communication to the Secretary General of the
IAIP and the Chairperson of the Section by the liaison
officer of the member organisation.
§ 3 Extraordinary
Membership
(1) Persons who are not delegates of an IAIP member
organization may apply for
extraordinary membership to this Section.
(2) Extraordinary membership needs a simple majority of
the members of this Section.
(3) Extraordinary members are not entitled to vote or to
hold a position.
§ 4 Functionaries
The functionaries of the Section are:
a. The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson of the
Section,
b. The assembly of the Section's delegates.
§ 5 Chairpersons
(1) The Section is led by a Chairperson and a
Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson
or Vice-Chairperson will represent the Section at all
appropriate meetings of the Council of the IAIP.
(2) The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson will be
elected by the assembly of the
Section delegates at the tri-annual congress by an
absolute majority vote. The term of office will be about
three years. However, they remain in office until a new
vote takes place.
(3) If the Chairperson is unable to serve, the
Vice-Chairperson will take over the duties of the
Chairperson.If both Chairs are unable to serve, the
Council of IAIP will appoint one or two chairs from the
Section delegates to finish the term(s).
§ 6 Assembly of delegates
(1) Official communication will take place at least once
a year.
(2) The assembly is called by the Chairperson in
agreement with the Vice-Chairperson. Time, date and
place are published in advance, so as to give all
members sufficient notice to attend. This will happen at
least once during each International Congress of
Individual Psychology.
(3) The assembly is quorate when at least 25% of the
registered delegates are present. The number of
delegates on the July 1st. of the current year is deemed
to be the definitive number, or two calendar months
before the Section assembles.
(4) The assembly shall decide on the following points:
a. elect the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson;
b. decide on the Section's Bye-Laws;
c. other appropriate business.
(5) Recommendations to the IAIP delegate's assembly need
a simple majority. Motions require a 2/3 majority.
(6) The Chairperson shall lead the assembly, in her/his
absence the Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson or
Vice-Chairperson will assure that minutes are taken at
each meeting and that they are given to the Secretary
General to be published for the delegates of the Section.
(7) Resolutions shall be recorded in the minutes of the
Section and sent to the Secretary General of the IAIP;
(8) All minutes from each section be sent to the
chairpersons of each other section by the Secretary
General of the IAIP.
§ 7 Business
needing consent
If decisions made by the Section require any form of funding,
it is necessary to have the agreement of the
Council of the IAIP.
§ 8 Resolutions
of the Bye-laws
(1) Any proposed Bye/Law modifications must be
distributed to all section delegates 60 days prior to a
vote.
(2) The formation of the Bye-Laws requires a 3/4
majority from the Section's members present in the
assembly. This is also the case for changes to the
Section's Bye-Laws.
(3) The Section's Bye-Laws must be approved by the
Delegates' Assembly of the IAIP with a 2/3 majority
vote.
Agreed on August 06, 1996.
5.
Bye-Laws of the Interest Section "Science: Theory and
Research"
§ 1 Aims of the
Section
(1) The interest section "Science: Theory and Research"
is, according to the constitution of the IAIP, a
representative group concerned with promotion of
Adlerian Theory & Research in the IAIP.
(2) The section shall promote, support and encourage
within the IAIP scientific discussions and the exchange
of research results and the development and realization
of special scientific projects.
§ 2 Membership
(1) Member societies and institutes of the IAIP shall
declare which of their delegates will represent them in
this Section.
(2) Each member is entitled to one (1) vote.
(3) Membership begins and ends with an appropriate
written communication to
the Secretary General of the IAIP.
§ 3 Organization
of the Section:
a. The Chairperson of the Section and the
Vice-Chairperson,
b. The assembly of the Section's members.
§ 4 Chair
(1) The Section is led and represented by a Chairperson
and a Vice-Chairperson. Both, the Chairperson or the
Vice-Chairperson will represent the Section at meetings
of the Council of the IAIP, and they may represent the
Section at other occasions.
(2) The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson will be
elected by the assembly of the
Section's members by an absolute majority of members
present for the vote. The term of office will be three
years. They remain in office until a new vote takes
place.
§ 5 Assembly of
members
(1) Official communication will take place at least once
a year.
(2) The assembly is called by the Chairperson in
agreement with the Vice-Chairperson. Time, date and
place are published in advance, so as to give all
members sufficient notice to attend. This will happen at
least once during each International Congress of
Individual Psychology.
(3) A quorum is when 5 members or more are present in
the session.
(4)The assembly shall decide on the following points:
a. elect the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson;
b. decide on the Section's Bye-Laws;
c. prioritize proposals for the Council of the IAIP.
(5) Recommendations to the IAIP delegate's assembly need
a simple majority. Motions require a 2/3 majority.
(6) The Chairperson shall lead the assembly. The
Vice-Chairperson shall lead the assembly in the absence
of the Chairperson.
(7) Resolutions shall be recorded in the minutes of the
Section; these will be signed by the person making the
minutes and either the Chairperson, or, in her/his
absence, by the Vice-Chairperson, and thereafter
published by the Secretary General of the IAIP.
§ 6 Business
needing consent
If decisions made
by the Section require any form of funding, it is necessary
to have the
agreement of the Council of the IAIP.
§ 7 Resolutions
of the Bye-laws
(1) The formation of the Bye-Laws requires a 2/3
majority from the Section's members present in the
assembly. This is also the case for changes to the
Section's Bye-Laws.
(2) The Section's Bye-Laws must be approved by the
Delegates' Assembly of the IAIP with a 2/3 majority
vote.
Agreed on August 04, 1996.
6. Bye-Laws of
the Interest Section "Therapy"
§ 1 Aims of the
Section
(1) The interest section
for therapy (herein-after referred to as the 'Section')
is,
according to the constitution of the IAIP, a
representative group for psychotherapists
in the IAIP.
(2) It has the following duties:
a. Discuss advances and progress in psychotherapy;
b. Discuss the training regulations of the
psychotherapists
c. Develop the co-operation of the different point
of views within the Adlerian framework.
§ 2 Membership
(1) Members of the IAIP shall declare which of their
delegates will represent them
in this Section.
(2) Every psychotherapists who is a member of an IAIP
member society or institute, may become member of this
Section. Each member is entitled to one (1) vote.
(3) Membership begins and ends with an appropriate
written communication to
the Secretary General of the IAIP.
(4) Guests are welcome to attend and participate, but
may not vote.
§ 3 Functionaries
The functionaries of the Section are:
a. The Chairpersons of the Section,
b. The assembly of the Section's members.
§ 4 Chair
(1) The Section is led by a Chairperson and a
Vice-Chairperson. The Chairperson
or Vice-Chairperson will represent the Section at all
appropriate meetings of the Council
of the IAIP.
(2) The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson will be
elected by the assembly of the
Section's members by an absolute majority of members
present for the vote. The term of office will be three
years. They remain in office until a new vote takes
place.
§ 5 Assembly of
members
(1) Official communication will take place at least once
a year.
(2) The assembly is called by the Chairperson in
agreement with the Vice-Chairperson. Time, date and
place are published in advance, so as to give all
members sufficient notice to attend. This will happen at
least once during each International Congress of
Individual Psychology.
(3) The assembly is quorate when at least 25% of the
registered members are present. The number of members on
the 1.7. of the current year is deemed to be the
definitive number, or two calendar months before the
member's assembly, whichever is appropriate.
(4) The assembly shall decide on the following points:
a. elect the Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson;
b. decide on the Section's Bye-Laws;
c. conduct any other business presented to the assembly.
(5) Recommendations to the IAIP delegate's assembly need
a simple majority. Motions require a 2/3 majority.
(6) The Chairperson shall lead the assembly, in her/his
absence the Vice-Chairperson.
(7) Resolutions shall be recorded in the minutes of the
Section; these will be signed by the person making the
minutes and either the Chairperson, or, in her/his
absence, by the Vice-Chairperson, and thereafter
published by the Secretary General of the IAIP
§ 6 Business
needing consent
If decisions made by the Section require any form of funding,
it is necessary to have the agreement of the Council of the
IAIP.
7. Resolutions
of the Bye-laws
(1) The formation of the Bye-Laws requires a 3/4
majority from the Section's members present in the
assembly. This is also the case for changes to the
Section's Bye-Laws.
(2) The Section's Bye-Laws must be approved by the
Delegates' Assembly of the IAIP with a 2/3 majority
vote.
