Vision & Strategy
The European Forum of Psychomotricity envisions an Europe where psychomotricity is a widely recognized and accessible profession, serving the preventive, pedagogical and therapeutic needs of individuals across the continent.
The Board
The mission of the Board of the European Forum of Psychomotricity is the representation of the interests of the Forum.
It is composed of five representatives elected by the General Assembly.
Pim Hoek
President
Psychomotor therapist (MA), former president of the Dutch Association of Psychomotor Therapy, director of a healthcare institution in the Netherlands and steering committee member and representative on behalf of the collaborating professional associations in the Dutch national youth reform agenda.
Veronika Pinter-Theiss
Secretary
Sports Scientist with a Diploma in Motology and Movement Therapy. Her main working field is teaching Psychomotricity and she is specialized in intergenerational psychomotor work. She is the President of the Austrian Association of Psychomotricity.
Cristina Vieira
Vice-President
Psychomotor therapist working in a NGO. She has a Degree in Special Education and Rehabilitation, a Master’s in Developmental Disorders and Early Intervention and a PhD in Education. She is also President of the Portuguese Association of Psychomotricity.
Silvia Cattafesta
Vice-President
Psychomotor therapist (PhD) and sociologist, specialized in developmental, learning, and behavioral disorders. She is President of the Italian Psychomotricians Professional Association (APPI) and CoNAPP (National Organization of Professional Associations) and works as a professor at CISERPP (Verona) and Academic Director at AISFI (Rome).
Ditte-Marie Post
Treasurer
Psychomotor therapist BA with a Master in health promotion.
She is specialized in psychiatry and works in public institutions, education and private practice.
Political work
The European Forum of Psychomotricity (EFP) serves as a key political interlocutor on matters related to Psychomotricity in Europe, uniting professionals from different European countries to provide a cohesive, singular voice, in order to influence on policy-making, and to ensure that psychomotricity continues to advance as a respected discipline within European healthcare and education systems.
European Commission Authorities
International Institutions related with the development of Psychomotricity
Political or scientific national initiatives
Read more about how the EFP manages and organizes its political work to advocate for Psychomotricity in Europe.
Strategy
ach member country of the EFP presents a unique and different situation of psychomotricity. These differences are due to the educational, economical, historical, and political differences between countries.
The work of the EFP needs to reflect and serve both what unifies and diversifies the needs of the member countries.
The European Forum of Psychomotricity (EFP) seeks to sustain and enhance the organisation as an institution that supports Psychomotricity in Europe, through producing creative and innovative activities for education, professional development, research and political initiatives.
The EFP strategic plan of 2021-2024 is meant to serve the current needs of the Forum. It focuses on the renewal and refinement of the working methods and structure of the EFP, to ensure that the Forum continues to be a living, vibrant place for meeting, sharing and creating in order to support the development of Psychomotricity in Europe within education, research, and profession.
According to our statutes, the European Forum of Psychomotricity pursues only and directly the goals of public utility. It does not pursue profitable goals.
Read more about the general mission of the European Forum of Psychomotricity.
