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Agata Rusak

was also one of the ganiza�on of work, I want to treat this part margi-
speakers. Already 2012 nally. Because the profession of a psychotherapist
she contributed two ar- is not a technical profession, although it is some�-
�cles to the first issue mes taught and presented as such. I want to show
of the eJournal Chris�- a few aspects that today, in a situa�on in which I
an Psychology Around have already finished working as a psychotherapist,
The World, which was and therefore from a distance, seem important to
dedicated to authors me. There may be more ques�ons than clear the-
from Poland: ses, but let this be an encouragement to meet with
yourself.
• "Step by step we were lead, an interview with
Agata Rusak about the beginnings of the Associa-
�on of Chris�an Psychologists (ACP) in Poland." 1. I will start from the founda�on, from iden�ty,
See here: h�ps://emcapp.ignis.de/1/#p=19 from the ques�on: who am I? Who are you? Who
are you above all, most, most truly? In your indivi-
• "About a good non-fulfillment." See here: h�ps:// duality, this unique one and only person? In your
emcapp.ignis.de/1/#p=24 desires, ideals, values, and not only those declared
but those realized every day. In your struggles,
Thanks to Agata for giving us a li�le personal insight wounds and scars, fragility, weaknesses of all kinds,
into 30 years of SPCh: manners, pa�erns, mechanisms, but also in your
strength, resources, talents, energy, crea�vity and
30 years of SPCh history is a huge amount, in my life courage. In searching for goodness, truth, beauty.
it is the majority of it. I came to Warsaw with one How are you with yourself? Who are you in private
bag, without a place to stay, only with the address mee�ngs, who are you in the work of a psychothe-
of my new job. I decided to make such a crazy move rapist or counselor? What does it mean to "be in a
because I found out that a group of people had met role", to have therapeu�c power, to be transparent
who wanted to establish something that we had or like a blank sheet of paper, to keep a professional
talked about many �mes during my studies with Fr. distance? When do we know that we can observe
Prof. Romuald Jaworski. I bet then and won the in- these different principles of conduc�ng therapy wi-
credible sa�sfac�on with which I am here today. thout losing being ourselves, also towards the pa�-
First of all, a group of people, imperfect but eager ent. Because who am I for the pa�ent? Who do I
to seek God in their profession and build their pro- want to be? Not who he wants to see, what he
fession based on faith in God. We created an envi- wants to get, we o�en deal with this during super-
ronment of enthusiasts and that is why all these vision. But I ask about my own a�tude, about a
works could be created. And we never regre�ed certain personal decision about who to be towards
was�ng �me, money, nerves. Today, as dinosaurs, a person who comes to me for help.
we really know that it was worth it.
A lot depends on this (conscious or unconscious)
Personally, thanks to co-crea�ng SPCh, I was able to a�tude, it is really the founda�on. If I feel like my-
develop, learn, work, earn a living by helping pa�- self, internally consistent, reconciled with the truth
ents, training future therapists, and finally supervi- about my life, I do not have to be afraid of another
sing. I don't know where I would be or what I would person, a pa�ent, a client, nor do I have to pretend
do without the associa�on, but I am deeply grateful that I am be�er or wiser than I am. Two people
to God and to the many people who have shaped meet. Two people who are on the paths of their
me with their presence. own lives. The pa�ent seeks help from me, not
power over him or proving to him how wise I am.
Today, when I look at the profession of a psychothe- And I can perhaps offer him this help, this is what I
rapist, many reflec�ons awaken in me, some of have learned, this is my specializa�on. In this part I
which I would like to share, invi�ng you to think have something to give, such a not very big role.
about your path of helping others. I called this lec- O�en one hour in a week, which has 168 hours.
ture the occupa�onal health and safety of a thera- And these 167 we live separately, so I do not have
pist, but I do not intend to deal mainly with the or- to give myself a key meaning in the pa�ent's life,

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