APSATS: The Association of Partners of Sex Addicts Trauma Specialists. A non-profit organisation providing professional training to those affected by problematic sexual behaviour in relationships.
CCPA: Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.
CECs: Canadian experience class (CEC), Qualifying work experience CECs are granted through the CCPA (Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association).
IAMFC: International Association of Marriage and Family Counsellors.
IDC: Initial Disclosure Conversation. This is the very first conversation I have with a couple at the start of their first session.
IPC: University of Waikato Individual Paper Credit typically offered in one semester.
IPRE: Intimate Partners Relationship Educator
MPTM: Multidimensional Partner Trauma Model (APSATS).
NTI: Narrative Therapy Initiative. Medford, MA 02155, USA.
NIRI: Narrative Informed Relational Interviewing
PLI: Postliminary Intensive is brief training involving a lot of effort or activity in a short period of time, typically from 6 – 12 hours and possibly via Zoom.
Postliminary: Occurring afterward, as a concluding step; successive, succeeding, ensuing, or later studies; post or after graduating.
TRN: Teaching Registration Number. See Registration and Certification Whai tiwhiketetanga criteria at TCANZ
TCANZ: Teaching Council of Aotearoa New Zealand
UoW: University of Waikato.
