Peruvian Society of Philosophical Counseling and Philosophical Practice

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PERUVIAN SOCIETY of philosophical counseling
and philosophical practice
SOPECPRAFIL

The Peruvian Society of Philosophical Counseling and Philosophical Practice (SOPECPRAFIL) has been mainly promoting Philosophical Counseling, Philosophy with Children and Philosophical Cafés in Peru since 2001. The following activities are being organized/have been organized by the organization since then:

	February 2012 Philosophical Retreat - Oxapampa 2012
	November 2010 Philosophical-Practice-Weekend "The Meaning of Life" International Colloquium of Philosophical Practice and the Meaning of Life
	August 2009: II International Convention of Philosophical Practice in Peru
	Since February 2009"Philosophy up-to-date" ("Filosofía al Día"), a philosophical video program on-line
	December 2007: I International Convention of Philosophical Practice
	August 2007: 2nd Workshop of Philosophical Counseling
	2007: I National Convention of Philosophical Practice
	February 2007: 1st Workshop of Philosophical Counseling
	2002: II Peruvian Olympics of Philosophy
	2001: I Peruvian Olympics of Philosophy
...	2001: Project Philosophy for Children at the State School "Héroes de la Breña" in El Agustino - Lima
Report for the IX International Conference of Philosophical Practice in Carloforte - 2008	in English

Video: Dr. Ran Lahav on "Philosophical Practice: Past, Present and Future" National University of San Marcos - IIPPLA - SOPECPRAFIL	Video: Dr. Oscar Brenifier in Philosophical Counseling session with little Katty (in Spanish) I National Convention of Philosphical Practice National University of San Marcos - IIPPLA - SOPECPRAFIL
Video: Philosophical Group Counseling with Ran Lahav 1 (de 12) (in Spanish) I International Convention of Philosophical Practice National University of San Marcos - IIPPLA - SOPECPRAFIL	Video: Dr. Ora Gruengard in Sample of Philosophical Counseling (in Spanish) I International Convention of Philosophical Practice National University of San Marcos - IIPPLA - SOPECPRAFIL
Video: Workshop of Philosophy with Children with Oscar Brenifier at the School " Bertolt Brecht" in Lima (in Spanish) 13-14 year olds- Summary centered in the method	Video: Workshop of Philosophy with Children with Oscar Brenifier (in Spanish) at the School "Bertolt Brecht" in Lima 16-17 year olds- (54 minutes /commented version)
Video: Dr. Oscar Brenifier in Philosophical Counseling training exercise - PART 1 (in Spanish)	Video: Dr. Oscar Brenifier in Philosophical Counseling training exercise PART 2 (in Spanish)
Video: Stanley Chan in lecture on philosophcal Counseling . A temporal Perspective (in English) I International Convention of Philosophical Practice National University of San Marcos - IIPPLA - SOPECPRAFIL

The Peruvian Society of Philosophical Counseling and Philosophical Practice (SOPECPRAFIL) has the following goals:

Promoting Philosophical Counseling and Philosophical Practice in Peru through the organization, promotion and support of publications, conferences, workshops and other events in the planning, execution as well as in all kinds of related research with theoretical-scientific purposes in the following way:

1. Creating, based on philosophical counseling, the appropriate conditions to provide humane and effective help to people with concrete questions and vital problems, respecting and supporting philosophical counselees as autonomous and responsible human beings. Philosophical counseling can be requested by individuals, groups or institutions.

2. Organizing events open to the general public (lectures, debates, conventions) dealing with global problems of public life and current vital problems, as far as they challenge philosophical theories and practice and as far as they put emphasis in clarifying and in suggesting possible solutions to the problems of sense in the contemporary world and in its orientation.

3. Appointing researches appropriated to foment the development of philosophical practice in the sphere of Philosophical Counseling, Philosophy with Children and Philosophical Cafés.

4. Promoting Philosophical counseling in its practical execution and in its theoretical development.

5. Offering training courses to develop philosophical counseling according to international established standards.

6. Accomplishing and encouraging updating courses and workshops to support and promote philosophical counselors in their activity to benefit the people and institutions who request philosophical counseling according to international established standards.

7. Establishing a continuous interchange of experiences between philosophical counselors, including on an international level. Promoting the spreading and interchange of experiences about philosophical practice in Peru and in the world.

8.
Starting a cooperation of mutual support in society with other counseling institutions, universities, schools and other educational or philosophical institutions. SOPECPRAFIL considers that it is its duty, in cooperation with philosophical academic institutions, to establish the frame and necessary conditions to reformulate and innovate the ways of teaching philosophy at universities, that should provide university students of Philosophy, from the very beginning, the necessary tools to face the challenges in the professional life as philosophical practitioners.

The Board of SOPECPRAFIL is composed by the following members:
President: Dr. Julio César Krüger
Vicepresident : Dr. Raimundo Prado
General Secretary: Carmen Zavala
Treasurer : José Maúrtua

Honorary Member: Dra. María Luisa Rivara de Tuesta

sopecprafil@practicafilosofica.de

Telephone Numbers : +(51 1) 222 09 70/ + (51 1) 997 175 578 / +(51 1) 985 438 883

1.	Creating, based on philosophical counseling, the appropriate conditions to provide humane and effective help to people with concrete questions and vital problems, respecting and supporting philosophical counselees as autonomous and responsible human beings. Philosophical counseling can be requested by individuals, groups or institutions.
2.	Organizing events open to the general public (lectures, debates, conventions) dealing with global problems of public life and current vital problems, as far as they challenge philosophical theories and practice and as far as they put emphasis in clarifying and in suggesting possible solutions to the problems of sense in the contemporary world and in its orientation.
3.	Appointing researches appropriated to foment the development of philosophical practice in the sphere of Philosophical Counseling, Philosophy with Children and Philosophical Cafés.
4.	Promoting Philosophical counseling in its practical execution and in its theoretical development.
5.	Offering training courses to develop philosophical counseling according to international established standards.
6.	Accomplishing and encouraging updating courses and workshops to support and promote philosophical counselors in their activity to benefit the people and institutions who request philosophical counseling according to international established standards.
7.	Establishing a continuous interchange of experiences between philosophical counselors, including on an international level. Promoting the spreading and interchange of experiences about philosophical practice in Peru and in the world.
8.	Starting a cooperation of mutual support in society with other counseling institutions, universities, schools and other educational or philosophical institutions. SOPECPRAFIL considers that it is its duty, in cooperation with philosophical academic institutions, to establish the frame and necessary conditions to reformulate and innovate the ways of teaching philosophy at universities, that should provide university students of Philosophy, from the very beginning, the necessary tools to face the challenges in the professional life as philosophical practitioners.