Governance and Organisational Structure
Board of Governance |
Academic Board |
Executive Committee |
Application Submission Committee |
Course Advisory Committee |
Human Ethics and Research Committee |
Mission statement
The mission of East Coast Gestalt is to promote the application of Gestalt theory and practice, to educate competent Gestalt Practitioners and investigate the theoretical ground of Gestalt Practice
In fulfilling this mission, the Institute provides educational programs of excellence which emphasise the experiential nature of learning, theory and practice, personal growth, supervision and professional development. This is, and the promotion of open intellectual enquiry and scholarly engagement.
East Coast Gestalt is fully committed to providing a secure and supportive environment for teaching and learning, and upholding the principles of free intellectual inquiry in all research and investigation in order to operate optimally within the Higher Education arena.
The design of this program is guided by the central belief in the wholeness of human experience and the responsibility of all participants, leaders and trainees, for their own personal growth, integrity and ongoing professional development.
As a higher educational institution, East Coast Gestalt aims at providing the highest standards of practice in the teaching-learning environment, and in the administration of the program.
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: | Dr Barry Blicharski, MB BS. DPM. FRANZCP |
| Executive Director: | Rhonda Gibson Long |
| Staff representative: | Dr Howard Gwynne, Brendan Healey |
| External Academic Representative | Trevor Crowe (BScPysch, PhD) |
| Employer/Professional Association Representatives | Barbara Harrison, Brendan Healey, Karla Neeson |
| Student representatives | Declan Brady |
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 committee
| Chair: | Dr Michelle Webster |
| Steve Gunther | |
| Phil Oldfield | |
| Rhonda Gibson | |
| Zjamal Xanitha |
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 | Trevor Crowe, (BScPysch, PhD) |
| Minister | Dada Giri |
| Legal Member | Keda Ley |
| Professional Member | Phil Oldfield |
| Staff representative | Dr Howard Gwynne |
| Lay members | Nava Henry |
| Kerrie Pimm |