CAPA in China (CIC)

CIC, abbreviation for CAPA In China, is a group that is formed by current students and graduates of CAPA (China American Psychoanalytic Alliance).

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The CIC Committee (formerly known as the "CAPA China Development Promotion Committee", hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") is constituted by democratically elected representatives of CAPA students and graduates. It’s purpose is to promote the professional growth and ethics of CIC members, and to promote the development of psychodynamic counseling, therapy and psychoanalysis in China.

CIC Today

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In May 2017, CIC's local organizations elected ten members to form the CIC Committee. The term of the first Committee members expires at the end of April 2020.

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In April 2020, the second CIC committee members were elected by the local organizations of CIC. After internal selection, negotiation and replacement, the current committee are as followed:

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Chairman: Yu Guoyu

Vice President: Wu Qian

Secretary: Ding Jiewei

Members (in alphabetical order by surname):

LAN Jing, LAN Wei, Li Ning, Sha De, Yang Xin

CAPA Staff Liaison: Maria Gibson

Functional departments:

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Training Department: Li Ning, Lanwei, administer de

Operation Department: Wu Qian (public number), Ding Jiewei (website, Yellow Pages)

Academic Department: Wu Qian

Ethics Department: Shi YiDe, Yu Guoyu

Legal Department: Yu Guoyu

Finance Department: Shi YiDe, Yu Guoy

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Since its establishment in May 2017, the Committee formulated the rules of procedure and held a regular meeting every month. We work hard to facilitate the development of CIC training programme, the institutionalization and systematic development of CIC organization, academic and ethical learning of CIC members, cooperation between CIC and CAPA, academic exchange and cooperation between CIC and other professional psychological organizations, training and development of psychodynamic psychological counseling and psychoanalysis in China.

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All work undertaken by CIC members is volunteer. We are donating valuable time and volunteering to undertake a large amount of work.

In the current Committee term, CIC successfully organized and promoted the following activities:

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• Establishing CIC Training Department which started and promoted two long-term training programs. The program of "Marching Towards 1000 hours" is a one-year program and has enrolled 4 terms of students. And the program of "Marching towards 3000 hours" is a two-years programs and has enrolled 3 terms of students.  A third program that is facing more basic students is planned for 2024. (See more details below)

• Successfully built CIC WeChat mini program and website.

• Successfully initiated the CIC Member Yellow Pages in the CIC WeChat mini program and website, and provided to CIC members for free in the first two years.

• Continue to promote the Ethics Support Group.

• Established and operated the CIC Ethics Committee.

• Successfully held the 1st CAPA National Academic Conference (Nationwide in-person Conference for the first time), with more than 300 participants. (See more details below)

In addition, the daily work of the CIC members includes:

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• Participated in the monthly meeting of CAPA Board of Directors on behalf of CIC, introduced the development and current situation of CIC and CAPA students in China to CAPA, and helped CAPA in better understanding of the situation in China;

• Responsible for the daily operation of CIC, including the improvement of CIC's internal management, financial and legal departments; applying for a China trademarks and handling related administrative procedures on behalf of CAPA; Handling promotion work of CIC, including the operation of CIC WeChat account, website and mini program;

• Promote the development of CIC's existing local organizations, encourage and support the emergence of more local organizations, and encourage local organizations to continue to hold local academic conferences, professional lectures and publish professional articles;

• Assist and encourage CIC members to conduct academic research and publications;

• Encourage and promote CIC members to actively apply for registered psychologists and supervisors in Clinical psychology of Chinese Psychological Society; The committee encourages and promotes members to actively participate in large-scale professional activities organized by the Chinese Mental Health Association and the Chinese Psychological Society; More than ten10 of the 79 members of the Psychoanalytic Professional Committee of the Chinese Mental Health Association are CAPA students (current or graduated).

Training Department:

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One of CIC's goals is to continue CAPA's mission in China by building a teaching team and providing local Chinese training programs for Chinese students. With this goal in mind, CIC established a Training Department in June 2020.