Wednesday, April 6, 2011

First Annual Bhutan counseling Conference


FEBRUARY 7-8, 2011
RENEW hosted first annual National Counseling Conference from 7-8 Feb. 2011 in Thimphu in collaboration with the Department of Youth and Sport (MoE), Royal University of Bhutan and Ministry of Health with technical and financial support from National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC), USA.The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between RENEW and NBCC for the purpose of expanding mental health and counselors training services in Bhutan in October 2010.
Her Majesty the Queen Mother Ashi Sangay Choden Wangchuck, the President of RENEW graced the occasion on the 7th February. The other dignitaries were the representatives from Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health,Royal University of Bhutan,UNDP,UNICEF,NCWC,ChithuenPhendey,the member of the NBCC broad of Directors and local counselors. 78 participants from various organizations participated in conference.
The main objective of the conferences was:
  • To Lunch the formal NBCC Bhutan initiatives on counseling with partner of RENEW.
  • To coordinate and communicate directly with all of the organization which provide counseling services.
  • Develop and strengthen counseling service through creating standard and certification procedure for the profession.
  • Promote for discussion and upgrade skill and knowledge of counseling professional.
The output of the conference was: the opening of the new field office, NBCC Bhutan, formation of a network of counselor in Bhutan. NBCC Bhutan office will support initiatives to develop the counseling profession, including credentialing mechanisms, and provide other services to counselors such as the organization of counseling activities and Master training on Mental Health facilitation based on the Bhutanese culture and philosophy of spirituality and mindfulness.
The conference offered a platform to provide practical knowledge and skills related to the ongoing application of counseling in Bhutan and the United States. The conference presentations proved to be valuable for the daily counseling practice of the participants, who welcomed about the opportunity for collaboration and mutual professional exchange.
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