International Center for Positive Psychotherapy (ICPP)

The International Center for Positive Psychotherapy, Transcultural Family Therapy and Psychosomatic Medicine (ICPP) Inc., is the umbrella organization and coordinating headquarters for all centers of Positive Psychotherapy world-wide. It fulfills, at present, the main tasks of an international association for Positive Psychotherapy and represents the interests of Positive Psychotherapy on the international level.

The ICPP was founded in 1991 in Wiesbaden, Germany, and was officially registered as a non-profit organization in 1996 (Amtsgericht Wiesbaden-Vereinsregister Nr 1, 20.11.1996).

The new members of the ICPP Board at their first meeting on 27 August 2006 in Wiesbaden. One member – Prof. Sharma – is missing.
The ICPP has evolved from the German Association of Positive Psychotherapy (Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Positive Psychotherapy e.V., DGPP) which was founded in 1978 as the first national association of Positive Psychotherapy. Membership of the ICPP is open to health professionals either working in the field or interested in Positive Psychotherapy.

The main objective of the ICPP is to promote the physical, mental, social and spiritual health of individuals, families and groups.

Other important objectives of the ICPP are:

  • the promotion of the theory, method and practice of Positive Psychotherapy and its application under the transcultural and interdisciplinary point of view.
  • the promotion of the consciousness that "man is a mine rich in gems of inestimable value"
  • the promotion of mutual understanding and tolerance between different cultures the development of programs in the field of prevention and rehabilitation regarding families and its members.
  • the promotion of training of graduate and postgraduate specialists

The ICPP is actively engaged in the training of postgraduate professionals in psychotherapy, family therapy and counseling in a number of different countries.

In addition, the ICPP organizes workshops, lectures, conventions and seminars pertaining to the different aspects of Positive Psychotherapy and Family Therapy as well as transcultural exchanges of theories, techniques and research.

The ICPP offers a number of courses related to marriage and marriage preparation, family life, parenting, education of children, conflict education and counseling. The ICPP also has extensive experience in applying these methods in the field of management, personnel and business fields, especially in Germany.

Present list of members of the ICPP Board of Directors for 2003 - 2006:

  1. Peseschkian, Nossrat (Hon. President) (Prof. Dr.; Germany)
  2. Becker, Thomas (Dr., Germany)
  3. Boncheva, Ivanka (Dr., Bulgaria)
  4. Braeuer, Hans (MA, Republic of South Africa)
  5. Chen, Fuguo (Prof. Dr., Shanghai, China)
  6. Fisiloglu, Huerol (Assoc. Prof., Ankara, Turkey)
  7. Hum, Gabriela (Dr., Romania)
  8. Kirillov, Ivan (Dr., Moscow, Russia)
  9. Peseschkian, Hamid (Dr., Germany)
  10. Peseschkian, Manije (Germany)
  11. Remmers, Arno (MD, Germany)
  12. Sharma, Shindrar (Prof. Dr., New Delhi, India)
  13. Slabinsky, Vladimir (Dr., Vladivostok, Russia)