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THE ORIGINS OF THE IAFP
The International Association
for Forensic Psychotherapy was formed in June 1991 in Leuven,
Belgium at a meeting held during the 17th
International Congress on Law and Mental Health.
The formation of the IAFP was the culmination of the true
roots of psychoanalytic psychotherapy that started from the
Portman Clinic, in London with its foundation over 70 years
ago.
The first President of the IAFP, Estela Welldon, and
colleagues were a small group of European psychiatrists
trained in analytic psychotherapy and working within forensic
settings. They decided to meet regularly to discuss the
difficulties encountered daily in their work, in terms of
treatment of patients, policy making and working with
colleagues from other disciplines. The organisation grew from
this small body into an international society with
members from all disciplines.
The IAFP has held 14 international conferences to date.
You can download our
Constitution (last amended in 1999) below.
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