Beyond Conflict

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, IN ALL CASES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH AMONG ADULTS AND CHILDREN SUFFERING FROM PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA IN ZONES OF WAR AND CIVIL WAR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND IN PARTICULAR, IRAQ AND ELSEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, BY THE PROVISION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES.2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY TRAINING PSYCHOTHERAPISTS IN ZONES OF WAR AND CIVIL WAR THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AND IN PARTICULAR IN IRAQ AND ELSEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE USE OF PSYCHOTHERAPY TO ASSIST THE VICTIMS OF WAR AND CIVIL WAR, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT AND IMPROVE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE, AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH.“PSYCHOTHERAPY” MEANS THE USE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS, PARTICULARLY WHEN BASED ON REGULAR PERSONAL INTERACTION, TO HELP A PERSON OVERCOME PROBLEMS IN WAYS THAT THE PARTICIPANTS DEEM DESIRABLE. PSYCHOTHERAPY AIMS TO INCREASE EACH INDIVIDUAL'S WELL-BEING AND MENTAL HEALTH, AND TO RESOLVE OR MITIGATE TROUBLESOME BEHAVIOURS, BELIEFS, COMPULSIONS, THOUGHTS, OR EMOTIONS, AND TO IMPROVE RELATIONSHIPS AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONING.