Governance and Organisational Structure
Board of Governance |
Academic Board |
Executive Committee |
Application Submission Committee |
Course Advisory Committee |
Human Ethics and Research Committee |
The Board of Governance
The Board of Governance (BoG) provides the overall governance for East Coast Gestalt (ECG) and its member centres, including all academic functions. It meets twice a year.
Terms of Reference
To oversee and govern the administrative and academic functioning of ECGI and consult with the Finance Committee on financial matters as appropriate.
The BoG has the authority to establish and implement basic policies in conjunction with agents and relevant accreditation bodies such as GANZ and PACFA, to carry out ECGI' s mission.
The BoG has the authority to review these basic policies in conjunction with agents and relevant accreditation bodies, which empower ECGI to carry out the it' s mission.
The BoG shall have the overarching responsibility for ensuring standards of the academic curriculum and course delivery of ECGI and its agents by monitoring graduate outcomes and quality of learning commensurate with a Post Graduate Diploma standard.
The BoG shall review academic policies submitted/ approved by the Academic Board and approve assessments, results and processes
The BoG shall oversee and monitor the regular course reviews and quality management projects of ECGI.
Membership
| Chair: | Trevor Crowe (BScPysch, PhD) |
| Secretary: | Brian O' Neil BA (Hons) MAPS |
| Treasurer: | Dinah Buchanan (MscCounselling, R.N. GDGT) |
The Academic Board
Terms of Reference
The Academic Board of ECGI shall:
- consider, overview and implement student progress and assessment policies to ensure they meet expected outcomes
- approve course documentation
- examine appeals processes
- review courses
- monitor resource acquisitions including library holdings
- hold faculty meetings with teaching staff
- oversee policies and implementation professional development
- monitor the design, implementation and evaluation of the course, ensuring that quality is maintained by conducting cross-institution surveys; evaluating feedback received from such surveys
- oversee the implementation of the policies approved by the BoG
Membership of the Academic Board
| Chair: | Frank Deane, Professor of Psychology, University of Wollongong, PhD (Clinical Psych) |
| Rhonda Gibson Long (BSc, Dip Ed, RSA, GANZ) | |
| Dinah Buchannan (MA Couns, MScCouns, RN, Grad Dip GT) | |
| Trevor Crowe (BScPysch, PhD) | |
| Johanna Treweeke (BA Welfare, GradDip GT) | |
| Glenda Devlin (BScHons, MScGT) | |
| Howard Gwynne (MB, BS, Phd, MBA, Grad Dip GT) |
The Executive
Terms of Reference
The Executive of ECGI shall
- oversee administrative staff and Finance Committee
- look after the interests of the member owners
Membership of the Executive
| Chair: | Steve Gunther (GDSC, MSc Mental Health, GANZ, PACFA, AACC) |
| Treasurer: | Brian O' Neill(BA (Hons), MAPS) |
| Secretary: | Rhonda Gibson Long (BSc, Dip Ed, RSA, GANZ) |
Application Submission Committee
| Chair: | Rhonda Gibson Long (BSc, Dip Ed, RSA, GANZ) |
| Steve Gunther (GDSC, MSc Mental Health, GANZ, PACFA, AACC) | |
| Jenny O' Neill (Grad Dip (Gestalt Therapy), RN, RPN | |
| Brian O' Neill(BA (Hons), MAPS) |
Course Advisory Committee
| Chair: | Brian O' Neill(BA (Hons), MAPS) |
| Trevor Crowe (BScPysch, PhD) | |
Gerard Byrne, Director of counselling, Salvation Army Recovery Services |
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| Peter Philippson, MSc (Gestalt), Director Manchester Gestalt Institute |
Human Ethics and Research Committee
| Chair: | Dinah Buchanan, MA (Counselling), Grad Dip. (Gestalt Therapy), RN, WAT (Cert IV), Members |
| Members: | Trevor Crowe, (BScPysch, PhD) |
| Kerry Shipman, MA (Ed), BA (Th), Grad. Dip (Gestalt Therapy), W.T. (Cat IV) | |
| Zish Zimbinski, (BScPysch, PhD) |