An academic and social network at the service of Guatemala
Academic Alliance · Associated Institutions · Professional Practice Network
Universidad Galileo
Both institutions join academic efforts on a shared foundation of humanistic values and personalist principles to respond to the challenges of today's society. This alliance has enabled the training of outstanding specialists in family sciences, across anthropology, philosophy, psychology, psychotherapy, counseling, and family therapy.
✓ Our programs are accredited by the Council of Private Higher Education (CEPS).
Historic signing of the agreement in the office of Rector Dr. Eduardo Suger, Galileo University.
Institutional life
Milestones of the agreement
2004
Resolution 858-V-2004: agreement recognizing the studies as a University Diploma in Counseling and Family Therapy.
2005
Resolution 1234-VIII-2005: recognition of the Postgraduate program in Existential Analysis and Logotherapy. Resolution 1337-X-2005: creation of the Bachelor's Degree in Family Sciences with a specialization in Logotherapy.
2008
Resolution 2743-1-2008: recognition of the Master's Degree in Marriage and Family.
2009
Resolution 2740-1-2008: recognition of the Bachelor's Degree in Theology with a specialization in Psychopedagogy and Family, and approval of the Master's Degree in Logotherapy, beginning in 2010.
Recognized by the international Logotherapy and Personalism community
Viktor Frankl Institute
Vienna, Austria
Dr. Alexander Batthyány, President and Director of the Viktor Frankl Institute, certified the ICF as an accredited institution for teaching Logotherapy, recognizing its academic rigor, research work, and extensive teaching experience. The VFI recognizes the ICF as a member of institutions specialized in the teaching and application of Logotherapy.
Asociación Guatemalteca de Logoterapia y Análisis Existencial(AGLO)
Guatemala
An institution devoted to promoting and disseminating knowledge and therapeutic intervention models based on Dr. Viktor E. Frankl's anthropological conception, advancing mental health and the treatment of psychological and psychiatric disorders through Logotherapy. More than 30 years pioneering Logotherapy in Guatemala.
Asociación Iberoamericana de Logoterapia
Ibero-America
Logotherapy has had the enormous merit of recovering, for contemporary thought, the spiritual dimension of human reality. This association promotes the exchange of experiences, the complementing of knowledge, and the construction of a medium of dissemination that furthers the work of Dr. Viktor Emil Frankl.
Sociedad Mexicana de Análisis Existencial y Logoterapia(SMAEL)
Mexico
An institution dedicated to training logotherapists in Mexico, promoting, disseminating, deepening, researching, and publishing the ideas of Dr. Viktor E. Frankl. In 2016 its Director, Leticia Ascencio de García, awarded an Honorary Doctorate to ICF Director María de los Ángeles Mollinedo for her contributions to the academic community and Guatemalan society.
Asociación Española de Personalismo(AEP)
Spain
Personalism holds the notion of the person as the essential philosophical category: personal dignity is an absolute value and human rights are inalienable principles of the social and political order. The ICF identifies with this philosophical current, training professionals specialized in Logotherapy on a personalist anthropological foundation.
Asociación Iberoamericana de Personalismo(AIP)
Ibero-America
Founded in Guatemala on July 27, 2011, during the First Ibero-American Congress of Personalism and Psychology — the first congress promoted by the AEP in the Americas, thanks to the ICF's enthusiasm for Dr. Juan Manuel Burgos's personalist perspective.
Escuela Católica de Teología, Metodología y Orientación Familiar(ECTMOF)
Guatemala
An educational institution pursuing the cultural goals and human formation of the faithful, creating a scholastic community environment animated by the evangelical spirit of freedom and charity to support personal development.
Professional Practice Network
Students of the bachelor's programs in Clinical Psychology and Family Psychology with a specialization in Logotherapy, and of the master's programs in Family and Marital Psychotherapy and in Logotherapy, take part in this institution's social commitment to Guatemala, bringing everything they have learned to the Practice Centers.
It is our students who, under the supervision and guidance of their professors, come into contact with human suffering and the need for encounter and a rehumanized psychotherapy: a person-centered therapy oriented toward meaning. The ICF extends its hand to the most vulnerable thanks to the partnerships established with the Practice Centers.
- Centro de Salud Belén
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- Colegio Privado 12 de Octubre
- Colegio María de la Merced
- Hogar Miguel Magone
- Aprender para Crecer
- Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos – Unidad de Maltrato
Practice centers
Centro de Rehabilitación Renacer
Provides high-quality services for people struggling with drug or alcohol addiction.
Centro de Salud Belén
A family medical clinic that relies on psychological treatment for the greater benefit of its patients and the community.
Luz del Paraíso
A non-profit civil association working for school-age children and youth with the potential to overcome and succeed.
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Promotes educational leadership skills in teachers and parents to improve children's and young people's academic achievement.
Fundal
A private non-profit foundation dedicated to creating and strengthening communication bonds for people with deafblindness and multiple challenges.
Hospital General San Juan de Dios
A public health institution supported by psychological intervention in its oncology, traumatology, surgery, and outpatient departments.
Fundación de Amor
A private non-profit entity providing medical and occupational assistance for the recovery of kidney patients.
Colegio Privado 12 de Octubre
An academic institution where psychological support reaches students, parents, and teaching staff.
Fundación Alberto Marvelli
A foundation for education and human development, providing technical training and moral support to youth from high-risk areas, broken families, or low-income backgrounds.
Colegio María de la Merced
An educational institution devoted to children seeking a well-rounded education, many affected by divorce, infidelity, and domestic violence.
Hogar Miguel Magone
A care and support institution for children referred by children's courts due to abandonment, abuse, or orphanhood.
Instituto Neurológico de Guatemala
An institution for the evaluation, care, and accompaniment of families with a member affected by neurological syndromes.
Clínica de Sentido – ICF
Our institution's own clinical service, with a personalist and logotherapeutic approach, caring for the person in all their dimensions and with the dignity they deserve.
Aprender para Crecer
An initiative whose Parenting School program trains and guides parents to bring about changes in their children's attitudes and discipline.
Procuraduría de los Derechos Humanos – Unidad de Maltrato
An institution supported by psychological care, receiving court referrals of child abuse and family violence cases.
Programa Jardines Infantiles Municipales (MUNI)
Municipal childhood-care programs: preschools from 3 months to 6 years of age, purpose-driven childhood and adolescence programs, and early stimulation in the communities.
Centro de Capacitación y Atención para Mujeres (MUNI)
A center promoting the empowerment of women in Guatemala City, with group workshops and individual care for victims.
Operación Sonrisa
With more than three decades of experience, it provides free, safe surgeries to thousands of children with cleft lip and palate. One of the largest medical volunteer organizations in the world.
Asociación Guatemalteca de Esclerosis Múltiple (ASOGEM)
A private non-profit organization providing support, training, and comprehensive health services to people with multiple sclerosis and their families.
Fundación Juan Francisco García Comparini
A non-profit organization developing social projects to improve the quality of life of young smallholder farmers in rural Guatemala, with academic training and psychological accompaniment.
Range of Motion Project (ROMP)
A non-profit organization providing high-quality prosthetic care to vulnerable people with amputations, improving their mobility and independence.