Memberships in organizations

Membership in Professional Organizations:

1975 – 1979 – participation in the student Psychiatry Study Group.

1979 – 1989 – member of the Scientific Society of Psychiatry – section Psychotherapy.

Psychodrama Institute for Europe (PIfE), re-named later as Psychodrama Association for Europa (PAfE ) https://psychodrama-for-europe.eu/

1989 – 2000 – Co-founder and member of Psychodrama Institute for Europe (PIfE).

1989 – 1996 – spokesperson of the Bulgarian Branch of PIfE.

1993 – 1997 – vice-secretary in the Board of PIfE.

Bulgarian Society of Psychodrama and Group Therapy (BSPGT) http://psychodrama-bg.org/n/

1990 – Co-founder of the Bulgarian Society of Psychodrama and Group Therapy (BSPGT).

1990 – 1992 – President of the BSPGT.

1996 – ongoing – member of the Training Standards Committee.

2005 – 2008 – Chairperson of the Ethics Committee

2016 – 2019 –  coordinator of Control Commission

Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) https://blsbg.com/bg/

1991 – ongoing – Member of Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA).

2000 – 2008 – delegate of the society of BMA at MHC Sofia.

2002 – 2011 – delegate of the Sofia Medical Society of BMA at the Assembles of BMA

2003 – 2008 – Chairperson of the society of BMA at MHC Sofia.

2005 – 2008 – member of the Ethics Committee of the Sofia Medical Society http://www.slkbls.eu/

2008 – 2011 – Member of the Board of Sofia Medical Society

2009 – 2011 Vice President of SMS – Specialized Outpatient Medical Practices

2006 – 2010 Representative of the Bulgarian Medical Association in the National Council for Mental Health – an authority coordinating the procedures of mental health policy in the Republic of Bulgaria 2004 – 2012 and its national action plan. Coordinator of the procedures of construction of a regional level of crisis interventions services with mobile teams for mentally ill persons.

Sofia Psychiatric Society (SPS)

1992 – Co-founder and member of Sofia Psychiatric Society (SPS).

1992 – 1996 – member of the Ethics Committee of SPS.

American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP)

1992 – 1997 – member of the American Society of Group   Psychotherapy and Psychodrama (ASGPP). http://www.asgpp.org/

International Association of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP) http://www.iagp.com/

Since 1992 ongoing- member of International Association of Group Psychotherapy (IAGP).

1993 – 1998 – representative of IAGP for Bulgaria.

1998 –2000 Psychodrama Center “Orpheus” becomes an institutional member of IAGP.

2003 – 2006 Member of the Scientific Program Committee of 16th Congress of the International Association of Group Therapy in Brazil 2006 and Coordinator of the Poster Subcommittee.

2006 – 2008 Member of the International Committee of the 3rd Regional Conference of the International Association of Group Therapy in Barcelona 2008.

2012 – ongoing Member of the Board of Directors of IAGP

2014 -2021 – member of  Governance and Bylaws committee

2015 2018 co-chair of commission for Bylaws development

Bulgarian Association of Psychotherapy (BAP) http://www.psychotherapy-bg.org/

1993 – Co-founder of the Bulgarian Association of Psychotherapy and Psychological Counseling (BAPPC), later renamed Bulgarian Association of Psychotherapy (BAP)

1993 – 2000 – member of the Ethics Committee of BAPPC.

1993 – ongoing – member of the Training Standards Committee of BAP.

2000 – 2005 – vice – president of BAPC.

Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organizations (FEPTO). http://www.fepto.com/

1996 – Co-founder of the Federation of European Psychodrama Training Organizations (FEPTO) – Founding member http://www.fepto.com/members/founding-members

1996 -1997 – member of the Newsletter Committee of FEPTO

1997 – 2005 – member of the Training Standards Committee of FEPTO

1998 – Psychodrama Center Orpheus becomes an institutional member of FEPTOhttp://www.fepto.com/members/training-organizations

2002 – Co-organizer of the FEPTO Annual Meeting  in Sofia.

2008 and ongoing Member of the Research Committee of FEPTO (RC) http://www.fepto.com/organization/committees/research-committee-3

2009 and ongoing Member of the Peace and Conflict Transformation Group (TFPCT)

2011 – organizer of TFPCT meeting in Sofia

2012 – organizer of RC meeting in Sofia

World Council of Psychotherapy, European Association of Psychotherapy

1996 -- 1998 – member of the World Council of Psychotherapy and the European Association of Psychotherapy WPA http://www.wpa-tps.org/, EPA http://www.europsy.net/

Bulgarian Psychiatric Association (BPA) http://www.bpabg.com/

1999 - ongoing- member of the Bulgarian Psychiatric Association (BPA).

1999 – 2006 member of the Editorial Board of the Bulletin of BPA.

2000 – member of the Supervising Council of BPA.

2001 – 2006 – Secretary General of BPA

2006 – 2008 Member of the Supervising Council of BPA

2008 – 2010 Chairperson of the Supervising Council of BPA

College of Private Psychiatric Practice http://www.privatepsychiatry.org/bg/

2000 – 2015 Co-founder and member of the College of Private Psychiatric Practice

2000 – 2004 – member of the Ethics Committee

2006 – 2008 – member of the Ethics Committee

2012 – 2017 – member of SPR – Society of  Psychotherapy Research https://www.psychotherapyresearch.org/


 

05.07.21