A list of needs developed by a joint AIRT/ IRI meeting

1. Need for certification and continued recertification;  use of Imago intellectual property; Workshop Presenters Update and Clinical Update

2. Need for opportunities to do local trainings with faculty

3. Need for peer supervision

4. CEUs

5. Opportunities to hear non-Imago theorists

6. Need for collegiality - locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally

7. Need for advocacy (access to and support for recourse around different issues including certification, training, policies)

8. Need for a journal, a newsletter, web access for information, as well as interactive communications

9. Need for membership services ? (needs to be elaborated on)

10. Desire for access to discounts on products, insurance plans, group rates, etc.

11. Need for trainings, conferences,etc. to be affordable and accessible

12. Need for costs for whatever organizations will be, to be low (dues)

13. Workshop Presenters' need for reasonable costs, efficient access to manuals and other supplies, as well as a need for coordination and a voice

14. Need for marketing help, both for clients, workshop couples, and for non-Imago therapists to be trained

15. Need for coordination between local, regional, national, and international bodies

16. Need for ownership of these organizations, be they regional, national, or international. That is, elected representation at all levels, not just to be heard, but to have influence in policies, programs, finances, etc.

17. Particular need for an American voice, that is, so that such a large and important number of therapists are not forgotten or minimized.

18. Need for a "Professional Association" to serve the needs of certified therapists, as opposed to all levels of members and affiliates

19.  Need for an American or North American Conference that includes Updates, workshops, options for other speakers, opportunites for meetings, collegiality, well beyond the scope of a "regional" conference

20. Need for avenues of input to develop Imago theory and practice, to build creatively.

21.  Need for educational opportunites around practice management and marketing and development

22. Need for leadership to "walk the talk", that is, to use the applicable dialogue/communologue processes in a respectful way in their work, to ensure that all voices are heard and validated.