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1. The
Interest Group shall be known as The Evolutionary Psychiatry Interest Group. 2. The
purpose of the Interest Group shall be to debate, investigate and exchange
information and ideas about Darwinian
evolutionary theory applied to human behaviour and mental disorders
(“evolutionary psychiatry”), among interested Fellows of the Royal
Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) and other
Australian psychiatrists. 3. The Interest Group hopes to encourage the use of evolutionary theory as a powerful and effective conceptual and informative framework by psychiatrists and other clinicians and mental health professionals, for their use in the assessment and treatment of mental disorders. The Group hopes to assist and promote the incorporation of this growing knowledge base into the teaching of trainees and the encouragement of further research by peers and other disciplines into its merits and clinical applications. 4. The
primary method for accomplishing these purposes shall be to hold a meeting to be
held monthly at The RANZCP NSW Branch
Office at 761 Darling Street,
Rozelle NSW 2039.
The Group will also hold an annual seminar where members and invited
speakers will have the opportunity to present lectures and conduct workshops on
relevant topics related to evolutionary psychiatry for the benefit of members
and other interested psychiatrists. 5. All
Australian and New Zealand psychiatrists, who wish to explore and contribute to
the development and use of evolutionary theory to improve understanding of
mental disorders and to instruct research and treatment, shall be eligible for
membership. 6. A
Chairperson and co-chairperson will be elected directly by the members on an
annual basis at an AGM to be held concordantly with the annual general seminar
(AGS). The Chairperson shall be
responsible for the administration of meetings and to correspond with the Editor
of The Newsletter (the monthly journal published by the NSW Branch of the
RANZCP) to summarise the group’s charter, advertise meeting dates and offer
membership to interested persons. The
co-chairperson will preside when/if the chairperson is unavailable.
7. Any
dues for membership shall be determined by the members on an annual basis, at
the AGM. The method of payment
shall be by an annual subscription to be paid either to the Chairperson or via
the RANZCP as part of the RANZCP’s annual “Subscription Notice”, where the
Evolutionary Psychiatry Interest Group will
be listed amongst the other Faculties, Sections and Interest Groups under
“Optional Memberships & Subscriptions”.
8. The Chairperson shall receive and have custody of the Interest Group’s funds, maintain its accounts and pay expenses. 9.
The Interest Group shall be not-for-profit and any member’s funds shall
be used exclusively for expenses related to the continued functioning of the
Group, such as costs related to holding meetings, distribution of information
about the Group’s activities, costs associated with the inviting speakers,
etc. Wherever possible, the Group
will attempt to utilise existing resources of the RANZCP and the Group’s
individual members. 10. The Interest Group will publish relevant information regarding its activities, collate information about evolutionary psychiatry and develop links with other relevant sites through a Web Site. The domain name www.evolutionarypsychiatry.org.au has been obtained for this purpose. Due to the length of the name, an application has been forwarded for the shortened version www.ep.org.au.
Citation suggestion: Dr Gary Galambos, Charter, Evolutionary Psychiatry Interest Group Sydney Australia (http://www.ep.org.au/epig/charter.htm) [date accessed]The materials provided on this website may be freely cited but reposting on other websites, publishing or other reproductions, whole or in part, are subject to the written permission of Gary Galambos. Images may be reproduced provided the source is properly acknowledged.Site Copyright (C) 1999-2004 Dr Gary Galambos M.B.B.S. F.R.A.N.Z.C.P.Page last updated: 17 September 2006
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