Documents required to submit a license application to establish and operate family counseling centers according to Resolution No. 26 of 2015.

Important Note: Translation of all papers and documents into Arabic by an approved entity.

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First: License/renewal application form:

1. Fill out the initial information attached with the application form for licensing (attached).

2. A copy of the previous licensing decision (if it is a renewal application).

Second: Infomation of managers and workers in the facility

If the applicant is a natural person:

• ID card copy of the license applicant (age not less than 27 years).

• A copy of the license applicant’s passport.

• A copy of the university qualification in the field of psychology or one of its branches or its equivalent, certified by the relevant authority in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

• Copies of the license holder’s experience certificates of no less than 5 years in the same field.

• A certificate of good conduct for the license applicant.

• Personal CV.

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If the applicant is a legal person:

1. Submitting evidence of the approval of the registered entity

2. A copy of the center director’s ID card.

3. A copy of the center director’s passport.

4. A copy of the bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in the field of psychology or one of its branches for the director of the center, its branches or its equivalent, certified by the relevant authority, the concerned authority in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

5. Copies of the center director’s experience certificates of no less than 5 years in the same field.

6. A certificate of good conduct for the center director.

7. CV of the center's director.

Center employees:

1. A copy of the ID card

2. a copy of the passport.

3. A copy of the employee’s academic qualification.

4. Certificate of good conduct.

5. CV.

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Third:Foundation building:

1. Providing a recent document of the building’s ownership document or lease contract.

2. Approval from the Ministry of Municipalities Affairs & Agriculture to fulfill the health conditions and security and safety requirements from the Civil Defense in the records system.

3. The number of beneficiaries is proportional to the size of the institution and the quality of the service provided.

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Fourth: The institution’s internal system:

1. A copy of the internal and financial regulations to organize the facility’s work (a sample regulation is attached as a guideline). - The regulation includes: Program and service management (operational standards in detail).

2. A brief overview of the project, including (introduction to the project, plan, goals, outputs, implementation strategies and methods, target group, number of beneficiaries, working hours, time period for individual or group treatment, and financial cost).

3. The administrative and technical staff of the center includes (a functional structure for managing the center - a job description for all working staff - a CV of the center director with a certificate of no less than five years of experience in the same field - the amount of the salaries of the nominated employees and their sources - the mechanism for appointing the nominated employees).

4. Programs and services to be provided through the Family Guidance Center.

5. Statement of the center's source of funding and attaching evidence of the ability to continue funding.

6. A bank certificate for an independent financial account of no less than the amounts approved at the discretion of the Family Guidance Group, to be deposited after approval of the registration application.

• Application form for a license to establish and operate Family Guidance Centers

• Resolution No. 26 of 2017 regarding the conditions and procedures for licensing Family Guidance Centers

Finalizing of the private family counseling center service requires a maximum of 60 days.