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National Philosophical Counseling Association

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Membership Application

The NPCA is a nonprofit organization (chartered under the American Philosophical Association).  Annual membership dues of $35.00 go toward the continuation of its main mission of advancing the professional and theoretical development of philosophical practice throughout the world.  Membership also entitles you to status as a voting member of the Association.

Please download the NPCA Membership Application Form here.

 BASIC CRITERIA

If you have a doctorate or a master’s degree in philosophy, and have an interest in philosophical counseling or practice, we cordially invite you to become a member of the NPCA.  If you are a licensed mental health practitioner who is interested in expanding your practice to include the benefits of a philosophical approach, then we cordially invite you to become a member of the NPCA.  If you have either of the aforementioned credentials and have an academic interest in philosophical counseling, including writing for the IJPP or participating in the NPCA’s periodic world conferences or regular national meetings, then you are also cordially invited to join the association.  Last, if you are a philosophy student or a student pursuing a career in mental health, then you are welcome to become a student associate. In the case of a ‘student associate,’  please indicate this on the application form directly.

 MEMBERSHIP DUES

Dues can be paid on-line here via the ‘Donate’ button (in the navigation bar to the right), or alternatively can be paid via check or money order.  If dues are paid on-line via paypal, please take note of your transaction ID and include that in your membership application.  You will be charged $35 for membership dues + $1.50 PayPal transaction fee.  If they are paid via check or money order, simply mail your check or money order to the address below.  Membership applications can either be e-mailed or mailed to:

Dr. Samuel Zinaich, Associate Executive Director
National Philosophical Counseling Association
Purdue University Northwest
2200 169th Street Hammond, IN 46323-2094
zinaich@pnw.edu

Current members who are renewing membership (as opposed to becoming members for the first time) please send us an e-mail with the transaction ID (if paid via paypal) and/or mail a check or money order to the address above and include in your correspondence the desire to ‘RENEW’ your existing membership.

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NPCA Membership & Renewal

To pay or renew your NPCA membership dues, please click the button below. Dues are $35 (plus a $1.50 PayPal transaction fee).

Announcements

INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION OF PEACE, CO-OPERATION, AND PHILOSOPHY

This INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION of PEACE, COOPERATION, AND PHILOSOPHY penned by distinguished philosophical practitioners throughout the world casts a bright light on the challenges that lie ahead in the quest for world peace and the multiple roles that applied philosophy can play in meeting these challenges. The pandemic, global unrest, climate change, poverty, oppressive, anti-democratic government regimes, and now a war in Ukraine that has created a humanitarian crisis cannot go unexamined by the world philosophical community. Nor can the latter stand idle while countless human lives, and indeed the very survival of planet, hang in the balance. This Declaration posted HERE (English translation follows Spanish translation) is a manifesto intended to serve as a catalyst to…Read more here!

JOINT STATEMENT OF THE NATIONAL PHILOSOPHICAL COUNSELING ASSOCIATION AND MEMBERS OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHICAL COUNSELING AND CONSULTANCY, WEST UNIVERSITY OF TIMISOARA, ROMANIA
REGARDING THE RUSSIAN INVASION INTO UKRAINE

NPCA in Vice: Philosophy as Therapy

A fantastic article by Shayla Love that explores philosophical counseling, its relationship to psychology, and the history of the two major philosophical counseling organizations in the United States — NPCA & APPA. Read the article here!

Overcoming OCD with Philosophy

In this video Dr. Cohen examines the logic, phenomenology, and neurology of obsessiveness, and explains how philosophy can change the neural pathways that generate obsessions. Watch here!

Book Establishes Milestone in Philosophical Counseling

Since its inception in 1992, the NCPA has maintained the complimentary and mutually supportive relationship between philosophical and psychological counseling. Now, NPCA founder and creator of Logic-Based Therapy (LBT), Elliot D. Cohen, has reached an historical milestone in demonstrating this thesis with the publication of his new book from Routledge, Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for Self-Defeating Beliefs: Helping Clients to Overcome the Tyranny of ‘I Can’t’.  Read more here!

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Practioner Directory

To contact a philosophical practitioner in your area visit our philosophical practitioner directory.

Donate to the NPCA

To donate to the NPCA, please click the button below. Please note that a PayPal processing fee of up to 4.8% will be charged to NPCA for all donations received.

International Journal of Philosophical Practice

Our journal is now open-source and published by the Philosophy Documentation Center!! View the IJPP here!

Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute

For more information about certification, visit the Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute.

India Centre for Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation

Visit the India Center for Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation in connection with Ramnarain Ruia College.

Taiwan LBT Institute

The National Philosophical Counseling Association and the Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute are proud to announce the founding of the Taiwan Institute.

Eastern-European Center of LBT

Also visit the Eastern-European Center for Logic-Based Therapy.

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