Statutes International Society for Sandplay Therapy
Art. 1Name
and Domicile Under the name of the International Society for Sandplay Therapy (ISST) there exists a
therapists association located in Zurich in accordance with Art. 60ff of the
Swiss Civil Code (ZGB). Art. 2Definition Sandplay Therapy is a therapeutic method
developed by Dora Kalff and based on the psychological principles of C.G. Jung.
Sandplay is a creative form of therapy in using imagination, a concentrated
extract of the life forces both physical and psychic(C.G. Jung). It is characterized by the use of sand, water
and miniatures in the creation of images within the free and protected space
of the therapeutic relationship and the sand tray. A series of Sandplay images
portrayed in the sand tray create an ongoing dialogue between the conscious and
the unconscious aspects of the clients psyche, which activates a healing
process and the development of personality.
Art. 3Purpose and GoalsISST is an international organization of legal
and natural persons trained in Sandplay Therapy as defined above who are engaged
in the practice of this form of therapy and its further development through
scientific research. Its goals are:
1.
Promotion of the study of Sandplay Therapy.
2.
Propagation and dissemination of knowledge about Sandplay Therapy.
3.
Promotion of qualified standards of training and practice on the basis
of ethical therapeutic conduct.
4.
Organization and execution of congresses and conventions.
The society pursues these goals with due
consideration of the autonomous status and professional interests of its ISST-certified
members of the National Societies as well as its Individual Members. The members of ISST pledge themselves to
creating and following rules of
Art. 4Languages German and English are the official languages of ISST. Statutes and regulations are legally binding only in the German and English languages. In case of doubt, the English formulation is decisive. Official documents of ISST are also to be translated into Italian and maybe translated also into other languages if necessary .
MEMBERSHIP Art. 5MembershipThere are three categories of members: 1. The National Societies (legal persons) National Societies are Sandplay associations that are accepted as the National Societies of ISST. The National Societies are members of ISST; their ISST-certified members are indirect members of ISST. The norm is one National Society per nation. For exceptions see rules of procedures. 2. Individual, direct Members (natural persons) An Individual Member is a Sandplay Therapist who is accepted into the ISST and is not a member of a National Society. This status is valid for:
a)
Sandplay Therapists who practice in a geographical area where there are
not enough (min. 5) ISST-certified
Sandplay Therapists for the establishment of the National Society;
b)
Particular circumstances which allow for exceptions subject to the decision of the Board.
3.
Honorary members These
are, first and foremost, the Founding Members.
The terms of admission to the various forms of
membership are stipulated in the Rules of Procedure for the execution of the
statutes (see Art. 19, Par. 1, Nr. 3.)
Art. 6
Voting Rights
In the General Assembly the National Societies
have one vote for each five of their ISST- certified members. The total number
of votes to which the National Society is entitled is determined by the number
of its ISST-certified members on January 1st of the year in which
the vote is to be taken. One- to- five Individual Members receive one
vote; a further vote is allowed for each one- to- five additional Individual
Members. Honorary Members are counted with the
Individual Members if they do not belong to a National Society. Before a meeting begins, Individual Members
elect among themselves a person or persons who they delegate to cast their
vote. The voting power of a National Society or of
the total number of Individual Members is limited in any case to 25% of the
votes cast in the General Assembly.
Art. 7ObligationsIndividual (direct) members and the ISST
members of the National Societies, (indirect members) are entitled to attend
all meetings of the Board and to address such meetings with permission of the
President. However, they do not have
voting rights (see Rules of Procedures). Direct and indirect members shall receive the
Society?s publications. The ISST members of the National Societies and
the Individual Members have the right to identify themselves as members of the
ISST. The National Societies and the Individual
Members are obligated to pay annual dues in the amount stipulated by the
General Assembly (see Art. 14, Nr. 4 and Art. 24).
Art. 8Termination of MembershipMembership can be terminated:
a)
Through the dissolution of the National Society;
b)
Through the death of an Individual Member;
c) Upon resignation of the National Society or the Individual Member which
must be tendered in writing to the domicile of the Society at least eight weeks
before the end of the fiscal year; upon resignation the person looses his/her
right to train;
d)
Upon failure to pay dues according to the Rules of Procedures;
e)
Upon expulsion by the General Assembly according to the Rules of
Procedures.
The proposal to expel the National Society or
the Individual Member (but not a specific member of the National Society) can
be made by the Board. The Board must inform all members of such a proposal in
writing at least three months before a General Assembly. A majority of 2/3 of
votes cast by the General Assembly is required for the expulsion of a member;
the Society is not required to state the grounds for expulsion. The Board has
the right to suspend the National Society or the Individual Member and to
terminate or continue the membership according to the decision of the General
Assembly (see Rules of Procedures).
Art. 9 Congresses The Society shall organize international
congresses regularly with the co-operation of a local organizing committee. The
details will be determined by the Rules of Procedures.
Art. 10Ethics
The Board of ISST shall develop standards of ethical practice which are binding for Individual Members. These standards provide a model for the National Societies in the development of their own ethical standards.
ORGANIZATIONArt. 11The Bodies of ISSTThe bodies of ISST are:
a.)
The General Assembly
b.)
The Board
c.)
The Financial Auditor THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
Art. 12
The General
Assembly
The General Assembly is the governing body of
the Society. Regular meetings of the General Assembly shall be convened during
the congresses. An extra-ordinary meeting of the General
Assembly shall be convened upon decision of the Board by written request by not
less than one-fifth of the members with a statement of the grounds for the
request (ZGB Art. 64, Par. 3).
Notice
of Convening the General Assembly Notice of convening the General Assembly must be sent at least four weeks prior to the meeting; the invitation must be in writing and include an agenda; except in the circumstance of an extra-ordinary meeting for which an 8 weeks notice must be sent.
Art.14Tasks
of the General Assembly
The tasks of the General Assembly are:
1.
To ratify the minutes of the last meeting of the General Assembly;
2.
To approve the annual reports of the Board; to give a final approval of
the financial statements; to take notice of the budget.
3.
To discharge the Board;
4.
To determine membership dues;
5.
To elect the President, who in this position, will not represent a
National Society;
6.
To elect the Treasurer, who in this position, will not represent a
National Society;
7.
To confirm the Board and its substitute members;
8.
To elect the Financial Auditor;
9.
To amend the Statutes;
10.
To
adopt resolutions about items on the agenda;
11.
To
reach decisions about the dissolution of the Society or its merger with another
legal person.
Art. 15Resolutions
Unless otherwise stipulated, resolutions and
elections are decided by a simple majority of members present and represented
(see Nr. 6 and Art. 15, Par. 2).
Vote by proxy is allowed in accordance with the
Rules of Procedures.
Amendments of the Statutes require a 2/3
majority of all eligible voting members. Casting of the vote can take place through show
of hands or secret ballot. In exceptional cases the casting of the vote
can take place by mail, fax, or e-mail. In this case a simple majority, resp. a
2/3 majority of all ISST members is needed.
Art. 16Proposal of MotionsMembers of the General Assembly can propose
motions to the President up to three months before the date of convening. No
vote can be taken on points of business, which are not presented by this
deadline.
THE BOARD
Art. 17Elections of the BoardThe Board consists of at least five or more members who are elected by the General
Assembly. With the exception of the President and the Treasurer, who are
elected directly by the General Assembly, the Board constitutes itself. Every National Society has the right to
nominate a member of the Board and a substitute who are then confirmed by the
General Assembly. Each National Society has the right to nominate one Board Member for each one- to- thirty (1?30) group of members, with one additional
member for above thirty (30) members of the National Society. In analogy, Individual Members have the right
to nominate one Board Member for a one-to-thirty (1-30) group of Individual
Members. Are there above thirty (30) Individual Members, they have the right to
nominate another member in the Board.
Art. 18Tenure of officeThe President, the Treasurer and the further
Board members are elected for a term of four years to a maximum of two
consecutive terms. If the President, the Treasurer or an other Board Member is
replaced before his/her term has been completed, the new President, the new
Treasurer and the new Board Member would step into the previous term to its
original completion. It is possible that a Board member can be
elected as President. In this case he/she starts a new term of four to eight years in the function
of president.
Art. 19Duties
of the Board
The Board is responsible for all tasks, which
are not in the jurisdiction of the General Assembly, such as:
1.
Invitations and proposals to the General Assembly;
2.
Presentation of an annual financial statement and a budget for the next fiscal year;
3.
Issue of Rules of Procedures in relation to the Statutes as well as
rules in general;
4.
Election of all categories of members.
5.
Representation of the ISST in public and appointment of persons who
shall hold signature authority;
6.
General business management;
7.
Implementation of resolutions of the General Assembly.
The Board maintains a professional secretariat
to conduct the administrative tasks.
Art. 20Passing of Resolutions
The Board may pass resolutions when at least half of its members or their substitutes are present. A resolution is passed by a simple majority of
the members present. In case of a tie, the President will cast the deciding
vote. A vote by mail, fax and/or e-mail is permitted;
it shall be recorded in the minutes of the following Board session. In this
case a simple majority of all Board members is needed.
Art. 21Conducting of BusinessThe Board can delegate the management of
certain tasks to a group consisting of the President and/or several members of
the Board. To this purpose, rules must be laid down which regulate the tasks
and competences as well as the obligation to report back to the Board.
The Board has the right to install standing
and/or ad-hoc committees for the execution of specific tasks whose members are
not required to be members of the Board. For this, a resolution of delegation
must be passed which describes the task, authority, competence, means and
obligation to report.
Art. 22The Financial AuditorA financial Auditor must be a chartered accountant and shall be elected for a period covering the time between regular meetings of the General Assembly. The Auditor examines the Society?s financial records and submits a written report to the General Assembly.
FINANCES AND ACCOUNTINGArt. 23Financial MeansThe income of the Society consists of:
1.
Membership dues;
2.
Gifts and legacies;
3.
Revenue from the Society?s capital and property;
4.
Income resulting from further activities.
Art. 24Membership
Dues
The General Assembly determines dues to
be paid by Individual Members Dues to be paid to ISST by the National Societies
are calculated as follows: the number of ISST members of the National Society,
as of Jan. 1st of each year, is to be multiplied by the dues
stipulated for Individual Members. The National Societies are obligated to
report in writing each year before January 31st to the Treasurer the number of their ISST
members by January 1st . Dues must be paid to ISST by March 31 of the
current year. A special dues rate will apply for members who
are retired or disabled and who wish to retain their membership but have
difficulty in paying the full amount. Such amount will be determined by the
ISST Board. For regulations for resigned members see the
Rules of Procedures. Individual Members who do not duly pay their
dues get one reminder and a fine. After
the set term they lose their membership without further notice; they shall be
stricken from the membership list and no longer have the right to claim
membership in the ISST. See Rules of Procedures. ISST members of the National Societies who do
not duly pay their dues to their Society get one reminder from their Society.
After the set term they lose the right to claim membership in the ISST; they
shall be stricken from the lists. The National Society remains obligated to pay
the dues for that member according to Art. 24, Par.1. See Rules of Procedures. Members who are expelled because of failure to
pay dues can be re-instated after payment of the debt and hence once more
receive the right to identify themselves as members of the ISST.
Art. 25The Fiscal YearThe fiscal year corresponds to the calendar
year.
Art. 26LiabilityThe liability of ISST shall not exceed its
actual funds and the National Societies and the Individual Members are not
liable for debts or obligations of the ISST.
DISSOLUTION AND MERGERArt. 27Dissolution and MergerThe dissolution of the Society and its merger
with another legal person can be determined by resolution through the General
Assembly or a vote by mail. The disposal of the Society?s assets after
liquidation shall be determined at that time.
A 3/4 majority of all members is required for
the passing of a resolution to dissolve by mail vote. The quorum necessary for
passing the resolution at a General Assembly is 2/3 of the eligible votes.
If the vote concerning dissolution fails for
lack of the necessary
CLOSING PROVISIONSArt. 28RatificationThese Statutes take effect immediately upon
ratification.
President ISST
Secretary ISST
Ruth Ammann Yvonne Trüeb
Zürich,
January 15. 2006
ISST Rules of Procedure Notes
referring to articles in the Statutes Art. 7 Obligations of Membership 1. To address the Board meeting non-Board Members
should put their request in writing to the President outlining the point to
make one week before the Board Meeting. The decision to include the requested
topic is at the discretion of the President. The President will inform the Board on the reasons of
his/her decision. Art. 8 See also articles 24, 5 and 6 - Termination of
Membership (Membership Dues) 1. Individual members who fail to pay their dues
on time will be liable for a fine of 10% membership fee. Failure to pay dues within 6
weeks of a reminder will result in removal
from the membership list and suspension of membership privileges In
the case of National Societies a fine of 5% of their total membership fee will
be levied for late ISST dues. If late
dues are not paid within 6 weeks of a reminder, the President of that Society will receive in writing notification
of the ISST's Board intention
to table their expulsion at the next Membership Meeting according to Art.
8, 2. Suspended
individual or national members will be permitted to rejoin ISST as full members within the following year, provided
that they pay full dues for the previous year
plus any penalty fees incurred, along
with the dues for the current year. 2. Conditions for expelling a National Society
or Individual Member: a) Not complying with ISST's minimum standard of
training Art. 9 - Congresses
Art. 15 - Resolution of the General Assembly 1. Refer also to art. 6 of the Statutes. A
written proxy will be required if there are fewer National Society
representatives than the number of votes
allocated to that Society. Art. 24 - Membership Dues
Appendix A
Qualification for the Training as outlined in the 'Blue Book' 1988 (a) Aims of the Training As a result of the training one will be accepted in
the International Society for Sandplay Therapy (founder: Dora Kalff) via a National
Society if existing. On the basis of this membership, one is entitled to use
'Sandplay' in the sense of its founder, Dora Kalff. The training is understood as a supplementary
training.
(c) Certification Process (procedure
for Individ. Membership of ISST see Appendix
B)
(d) Case Study
(e) The Advisor
(f) Evaluation of Final Case Study by the
Reader
(g) Conference of Readers in Case of Lack of Unanimity
(f) Inclusion into the ISST Archives Exceptional cases can be recommended for inclusion into
the international archives by the readers, provided that the client has granted
permission and the author has agreed. The archives are located in
Appendix B
Appendix C: ISST Final Case Study - Guidelines for
Archives For cases
that are referred for inclusion into the international archives, ISST applicants will obtain a copy of this
ISST Data Summary Form from their supervisor and
will submit the completed form to the Secretary of ISST, along with their case. Case Study Title:....................................................................................................................... Subtitle:....................................................................................................................... Author ....................................................................................................................... Date ....................................................................................................................... Author and client give permission for this material to be used for teaching or
research: Author's signature:....................................................................................................................... Patient's Alias:....................................................................................................................... Gender ....................................................................................Age at Begin of Therapy Training Profession ....................................................................................................................... Referral ....................................................................................................................... Symptoms ....................................................................................................................... Diagnosis ICD or DSM ....................................................................................................................... Secondary Diagnosis ....................................................................................................................... Psychodynamic Aspects ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... Process Duration (years/months) Sessions .....................................................................................Sandtrays done ....................................................................................................................... Other Therapeutical Measures ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... Outcome Follow Up ....................................................................................................................... Length (pages) .................... Summary (pages) .................... Bibliography pages ..................... Sandtrays described .......................................................................... ..................... Depicted ....................................................................................................................... Main Symbols....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................... Appendix D
Record of training required before submitting ISST case to readers and
application for ISST membership This form
has been devised for your convenience using the minimum ISST training
requirements. It will ensure that all required information is presented to
readers and for ISST membership records. It will avoid unnecessary delays in
the granting of membership. It also facilitates recognition that all ISST
training requirements have been fulfilled BEFORE submitting the final ISST case
for reading. 1. CV. Please ensure that you have enclosed a CV
outlining your educational background, evidence of having had some in-depth
inner development and insight (such as may be achieved in experience of
personal analysis or other disciplines leading to such developments), together
with some evidence of having applied the above therapeutically in relation to others. Kindly also
provide the following information which you should ask your trainer to
countersign. 2. Sandplay process. Must be undertaken with an ISST
member. Date process
started.......................................................... Date finished ........................................................... ISST Therapist
verifying above .................................................................................................................... 3. Teaching,
must be with ISST Teaching Members of the Society Minimum of
100 hours of theoretical teaching applied to Sandplay practice with ISST
Teaching Member. Kindly list hours and teachers on a separate page. Date started
..................................................Date completed................................................... ISST Teacher
verifying above ....................................................................................................................... 4. Seminar paper 1 (from reference material) Title
....................................................................................................................... Date
completed ....................................................................................................................... ISST Teacher
verifying above ....................................................................................................................... 5. Seminar paper 2 (with case material) Title
....................................................................................................................... Date
completed ....................................................................................................................... ISST Teacher
verifying above ....................................................................................................................... 6. Hours of supervision List names
of ISST Teachers who have provided supervision and the number of hours with
each. 1. ....................................................................................................................... 2. ....................................................................................................................... 3. ....................................................................................................................... 4........................................................................................................................ Date started
...........................................................Date completed .......................................................... ISST Teacher
verifying above ....................................................................................................................... 7. ISST Case (if relevant to this application) Supervisor
....................................................................................................................... Advisor
....................................................................................................................... Reader 1
....................................................................................................................... Reader
2 ....................................................................................................................... Reader
3 ....................................................................................................................... Date of
submission ....................................................................................................................... Name of Applicant ....................................................................................................................... Signature of
Applicant ..................................................................................................................... Signature of
Advisor ....................................................................................................................... Date....................................................................................................................... Appendix E Minimum Guidelines for Becoming an ISST Teaching Member
Appendix F Requirements for ISST Membership for Qualified Jungian Analysts Sandplay was developed by Dora Kalff and is based on
the psychological principles of C.G. Jung. It is proposed that fully
qualified Jungian Analysts may undergo an adapted training for ISST membership.
This training should include, as a minimum:
Additional appendix to the Rules of Procedure, approved by the Board August, 22. 2007
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