Eurotas Expert Committee on S.E.N. (Spiritual Emergency Network)

Members of the Committee:

Ank van Gulik, Netherlands, Initiator
Alfred Groff, Luxembourg
Pieter Loomans, Germany
Kristina Maikova, Russia
Jacek Majewski, Poland
Alfred Pietzko, Germany
Bo Wikstrom, Sweden

As our group had five new members, we had to discuss once again what spiritual emergency means in the context of our respective cultures. We also invited Joachim Galuska to tell us about handling a spiritual crisis.

We had long and interesting discussions about the connection of crisis and culture, since this type of crisis will be handled differently in different countries. We chose the term "stepping stones" as a symbol for our future activities.

Participants provided an overview of how spiritual emergency is dealt with in their respective countries. In particular Bo Wikstron was experienced in handling clients undergoing a crisis.

These are our "stepping stones" for the future:

  • Members of the Committee will inform each other about current and new literature on the subject of S.E.N. and arrange to "meet" four times a year.
  • We wish to establish a working relationship with training centres for transpersonal therapists, in order to ensure that trainees will be able to deal with spiritual emergencies.
  • We shall produce an information leaflet about S.E.N. for our different countries.
  • We wish to set up study groups and meetings for therapists to study S.E.N. and provide the necessary curriculum.
It was pointed out that there is a need for a precise definition of what S.E.N. actually does, to support those of us who might want to attract expert participants to our group.

Also, care must be taken to define S.E.N. and its aims in a way that cannot be misunderstood, as they have been already in at least one country.



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