New EFTA Training standards

The work was undertaken by EFTA TASK Force under the leadership of Dr Valerie O’Brien.
Members of the Task Force include :
Valerie O’Brien (Chair); Federico Ferrari; Julia Hardy; Lucie Hornova; Teresa Moratalla Gellida; Martine Nisse; Yvain Piketty; Marie Jeanne Schon; Shan Tate.
Status of the Work:
The draft version – August 2025 HERE was agreed by the General Board of EFTA in August 2025. The draft will be discussed at the EFTA Roundtable in Lyon on Friday Aug 29th 12.30 -13.30. Information regarding the background to the evolution is contained in the document. It may also be useful to read the results of the 2025 Survey of Training and Service Provision of Family Therapy in Europe READ THE SURVEY. The data was collected primarily by the Task Force in 2023. This survey provided important information in the development of the standards.
Feedback Invited : The Task Force is open to receiving feedback up to Sept 30th, 2025, at which time the definitive version will be published on the EFTA web site, following this date.
Information to be sent to the Chair of the Task Force Valerie O’Brien at and .
Commencement of New Training Standards:
It is planned that the new standards will be required for all Training Programmes commencing in the academic year 2027.
Dr Valerie O’Brien – Chair of EFTA Training Standards Task Force