The Association for Counseling, Matchmaking, And Psychotherapy of Nigeria (ACMPN) has urged Nigerians to seek the services of professionals to help manage mental health issues.
The association made this known at the induction ceremony for its new members.
The induction was also part of its long week of activities from 9th to 14th May 2022 to commemorate the 2022 Mental Health Week with the theme “Loneliness”
Recall, that it had an awareness walk, press briefings, lectures, and symposiums.
ACMPN President, Dr. Tolulope Oko-Igaire congratulates the inducted members to be good ambassadors of the association by discharging their duties professionally.
She urged Nigerians to patronise the engage only members of the association who have been certified as professionals.
Also, she stated that the association has evolved and it is trailing, the blaze in the field of Counseling, matchmaking, and psychotherapy.
“With continuous awareness and sensitization, we will take the helping profession to a more honourable and well-sanitized stage, where every Tom, dick and harry will not just be able able to wake up and automatically declare themselves professionals. Our dream is Nigeria and indeed in Africa where clients will request the ACMPN certificate soon the practitioner before trusting them with their issues.
“No one believed in us when we started, but look at us now, we are trailing, the blaze in the field of Counseling, matchmaking, and psychotherapy, and there is no better time to come on board than now, positioning yourself as a professional before the scrutinizing an ethical tsunami sweep away the unprofessional helpers. How do you are practicing professionally if you are not a member of an organization that provides information on the latest development and discoveries in your field of specialization, at a global level?
“The days of just waking up and deciding to call oneself a professional counselor, therapist, or matchmaker are over in Nigeria. I encourage everyone who wants to practice professionally to be part of this association in Nigeria, with us you are secured and you can raise your shoulder high, in the league of professional counselors, therapists, and matchmakers in Nigeria and globally. Don’t be a loner, just come on board,” she emphasized.
The newly inducted members include; Belema Osagie-Ighodaro, Okafor Theodora, Olufunmilayo Omowunmi Tella, Olamiju Olajumoke, Doris Epelle,
Gbemisola P. Fabunmi, Oyekunle Esther Abiodun, and Muolokwu Uchechukwu Esther.
Earlier, Akin Adeoya, CEO, Marketing Mix & Co.and keynote speaker at the event who spoke on the theme “Loneliness” urged experts to attend events, and read books to help them upscale, stating that books are a fantastic way of getting out of loneliness. He added that loneliness is the state of mind.
ACMPN is established to identify, develop and maintain professional standards of excellence in counseling, matchmaking, and psychotherapy. Its work promotes best practice and the development of the profession as well as safeguards the public. It is also the link between those who are looking for services in the areas of counselling, matchmaking & psychotherapy and those who provide such professional services. In addition, it set and maintains practice and training standards, and provides a forum where members may exchange ideas, information, techniques, and methodologies.
Establishing itself apart from the rest as a multi-disciplined association, which specializes in holistic techniques, ACMPN’s membership also includes medical practitioners, psychologists, clinical social workers, coaches, stress consultants, NLP practitioners, clergy, educators, mental health therapists, and others in the helping, healing sector, as well as those providing matchmaking services, which is crucial for relationship health and wellbeing.
