2015 IAGP 19th International Congress for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes ROVINJ HOTEL LONE / ROVINJ / CROATIA Pre-Congress August 31st-September 1st / 2015 Congress September 2nd-September 5th / 2015 www.iagpcongress.org D ear Colleagues, the 19th Congress of IAGP will convene in Rovinj, Croatia, from the 31st of August to the 5th of September 2015. The theme of the Congress “Despair and Desire in Times of Crisis – Groups in the city … of the world” is both a recognition of the stressful and painful times in which we live, and an appreciation of the confluence of the power of culture and society upon the individual, and hence the groups in which we are members. This Congress will provide a platform for investigation, analysis and dialogue of issues and processes that affect all of us regardless of our ethnic, cultural, political similarities or differences. We need to continue to raise our consciousness about such global issues as trauma, poverty, hunger, war and natural disasters. Therefore the conference will focus on: 1. The emotional impact of man-made and natural disasters: How does trauma, mourning and the transgenerational transmission of chosen traumas and glories impact on people? (Clinical experience and investigation). 2. Humanity on the move: How do human rights violations through globalization, migration, exile, persecution, torture and sexual violence impact emotionally on people? (Clinical experience and investigation) 3. Authority and power: How can consultancy, coaching, training and capacity building enhance people’s capacity to function in institutions with humanity? (Health management and investigation) 4. Love, life and labor in a virtual world: How do people (men, women, children, adolecents, young adults, elderly, handicapped, rich and poor) in places (megacities and remote parts of the world) use internet-based communication to relate to one another? How does this affect their emotional capacity to love, to work and to communicate with others, such as in therapy, in consultancy, in trainings, in school, in workshops and in their daily lives? (Clinical experience and investigation) 5. In addition to these issues, there will be a special highlight, offering open experiential groups inside and outside the conference and in public places of the city. We invite you to join us in this journey by submitting proposals for Workshops, Symposiums, Courses, Ongoing Experiential Groups, Paper Panels, Posters and Video Sessions and ideas for Groups in the City. Submissions are due before 15 October 2014 via the online submission form (www…..). We look forward to receiving your proposals and to an exciting Congress in 2015. Benvenuto …. Bienvenido ….Dobrodošli….Welcome Chair: Elisabeth Rohr (Germany) Vice-Chairs: Einar Gudmundsson (Island) and Enrique Stola (Argentine) , Esther Stone (advisor) Pre-Congress 31st of August – 1st of September 2015 Chairs: Maria van Noort and Marcia Almeida Batista The Pre-congress workshops are designed to provide an intensive learning experience for participants over a 2 day period. The groups provide experiential and cognitive learning. They may be process oriented and/or explore familiar and current theories and techniques of group work. The leaders/conductors are by invitation and selected for their expertise in group analysis, psychodrama, psychodynamic groups, family therapy, trans-cultural issues, organizational consultation, group processes and social-educational groups. Groups will be either in English, Italian or Spanish. Congress 2nd of September – 5th of September 2015 Chairs: Elisabeth Rohr Vice Chairs: Einar Gudmundsson and Enrique Stola The focus of the Congress is to promote dialogue among the participants, and awareness of the world that we live in, as well as broadening scientific knowledge. The Congress format of interactive small and median groups, workshops, symposiums, coffee breaks, end of the day Large Groups, open Groups in the City and social events and activities, provides an opportunity for participants to communicate with and learn about and connect and share with each other. Sessions will be either in English, Italian or Spanish. Congress scientific activities The official language of the Congress is English, some presentations will be in either Italian and Spanish. Workshops Organized around a specific topic or theme. The focus of the workshop is interactive: where information is exchanged between the participants and the leader(s). Workshops may have 1-3 leaders. Sessions are 1 hour and 30 minutes. Symposia Panels organized around a theme: chair plus 2 or 3 panelists and discussants. The symposium format can be a single session symposium or an ongoing symposium, where a major theme in the field is explored in depth over 3- 4 days. Each day session will last 1 hour and 30 minutes. Courses Teaching the essentials of a major topic over 2 or 3 days. Content is usually didactic, but can also include demonstrations and experiential components. Each day session will last 1 hour and 30 minutes. Papers Two or three papers organized around a related theme. The sessions will last 1 hour and 15 minutes. Poster Sessions A visual presentation of a topic mounted on poster. Video Sessions Presentation and discussion of original videos that have clinical relevance. Sessions will last 1? hours. Videos will be presented in a continuous round about during the Congress. Groups in the City The idea is to invite citizens and tourists of Rovinj to take part in these open ‘Groups in the City’ to mingle and/or work with congress participants. These could be reflective citizens events, regular evening performances, play back theatre or sociodrama, theatres of spontaneity or dance therapy in the squares of Rovinj, in the theatres, in social centres or within the congress venue. More focussed events could also be offered. We leave it to you to think creatively about new possibilities in this area and make a proposal. In your proposal, you should include who the ‘audience’ might be, how you would attract them, where you might hold the event, the numbers you would work with, any limits to membership that you might need, and the methodology you would use. Small and Median Groups Organized at the end of each day’s sessions. The goal is to offer all participants a time to reflect on their experiences at the Congress, share thoughts about the Congress theme or other issues of concern. Groups will be conducted in English, Italian and Spanish. Session will last 1 hour and 30 minutes. Large Group Organized at the end of each day’s sessions. The goal is to offer all participants a time to reflect on their experiences at the Congress, share thoughts about the Congress theme or other issues of concern. Groups will be conducted in English, Italian and Spanish. Session will last 1 hour and 30 minutes. Plenary sessions There will be a plenary session each day. Invited speakers will represent different areas of interest and come from different parts of the world. Suggested topic areas: Individual dynamics – group dynamics Group processes Therapeutic frames, conditions and effects Cultural, political and social issues Law and ethics Transcultural, global and ethnic issues Psychodrama (theory and practice) Group Analysis (theory and practice) Psychoanalysis (traditional and new) Psycho-social issues Large group debates Self-Psychology Relational, inter-subjectivity Clinical applications in groups Organizational consultation Educational and professional training Mental health, hospital and public health Family and couples counselling Children and adolescent therapy and counselling Violence, trauma, PTSD Sports and group dynamics Supervision Psychotherapy epistemology Neuroscience Conflict resolution and peacekeeping WHO WE ARE IAGP is a truly international and global organization. The current Board of Directors comprises people from 24 countries. Our affiliate organizations and individual members are group psychotherapists and group processors from many different theoretical orientations from around the world. The following is a list of our officers for the 2012-2015 term. IAGP – Executive Committee David Gutmann, D.E.S (France) – President Kate Bradshaw Tauvon, MA, GA Dip, TEP (Sweden) – Secretary Teresa von Sommaruga Howard, Dipl Arch, Mem IGA (UK/New Zealand ) – Treasurer Bonnie Buchele, Ph.D. (USA) – President Elect Jorge Burmeister, M.D. (Switzerland/Spain) – Immediate Past President Board of Directors: Catherine Mela, MD, PhD (Greece) Dena Baumgartner, PhD, TEP (USA) Ekaterina Mikhailova, PhD (Russia) Isil Bulut, PhD (Turkey) Maite Pi Ordónez, MD (Spain) Giovanna Cantarella, PhD (Italy) Enrico Reo, PhD (Italy) Hsien-Hsien Chiang, RN, MSN (Chinese Taipei) Esther Stone, MSSW (USA) Sue Daniel, MAPS, TEP (Australia) Mona Rakhawy, MD, PhD (Egypt) Macario Giraldo, PhD (USA) Galabina Tarashoeva, MD (Bulgaria) Assie Gildenhuys, PhD (South Africa) Ivan Urlić, MD, PhD (Croatia) Jeffrey Kleinberg, PhD, MPH (USA) Marianne Wiktorin, MA (Sweden) Jun Maeda, MA (Japan) Xu Yong, MD (P R China) Cristina Martinez-Taboada Kutz, PhD (Spain) Section Chairs Chair, Family Therapy Section Marlene Marra, MA (Brazil) Chair, Analytic Group Section (formerly Group Analysis Section) Ljiljana Milivojević, MD, MS, PhD (Serbia) Chair, Organizational Consultancy Section Roberta Mineo PhD (Italy) Chair, Psychodrama Section Yaacov Naor, MA, CAGS, TEP (Israel) Chair, Transcultural Section María Cecilia Orozco, MSFT (Colombia) Chair, Young Professionals Section (voting in progress) Reimer de Rooij, MSc. (Netherlands) Consultative Assembly of Affiliate Organizations (CAOA) Michael Wieser, Mag Dr (Austria) and David Gutmann, D.E.S. (France) Membership Chairs Dena Baumgartner, PhD, TEP (USA) and Cristina Martinez-Taboada Kutz, PhD (Spain): Honorary Archivist Anne Ancelin Schutzenberger, TEP, PhD. - France PAST PRESIDENTS Samuel B. Hadden M.D. (USA): 1973-1977 Raymond Battegay, M.D. (Switzerland): 1977-1980 Malcolm Pines, M.D. (UK): 1980-1984 Jay W. Fidler, M.D. (USA): 1984-1986 Grete Leutz, M.D. (Germany): 1986-1989 Fern Cramer Azima, Ph.D. (Canada): 1989-1992 Alberto C. Serrano, M.D. (USA): 1992-1995 Earl Hopper, Ph.D. (UK): 1995-1998 Roberto de Inocencio, M.D. (Spain): 1998-2000 Sabar Rustomjee, FRANZCP (Australia): 2000-2003 Christer Sandahl, Ph.D. (Sweden): 2003-2006 Frances Bonds-White, Ed.D. (USA): 2006-2009 Jorge Burmeister, M.D. (Switzerland/Spain): 20092012 IAGP is dedicated to the inspirational thinking and action of JL Moreno, MD (USA) and SH Foulkes, MD (UK) Scientific Programm Congress Committee Members Pre-Congress: Maria van Noort (Netherlands) and Marcia Almeida Batista (Brazil) Congress: Elisabeth Rohr (Germany), Chair Einar Gudmundsson (Island) and Enrique Stola, Argentine (Vice Chairs) Advisor: Esther Stone (USA) SPC Sub-Committee Chairs Dena Baumgartner (USA), Mauricio Gasseau (Italy), Raphaël Gutmann (France), Ray Haddock (GB), Roberto de Inocencio (Spain), Anne Lindhardt (Denmark), Christina Martiney-Taboada (Spain), Caterina Mela (Greece), Felix de Mendelssohn (Austria), Horatiu Nil Albini (Romania), Yaakov Noar (Israel), Maite Pi (Spain), Mona Rakhawy (Egypt), Christer Sandahl (Sweden), Teresa von Sommaragua (GB), Ethel Tillinger (Australia), Michael Wieser (Austria), Cecilia Winkelmann (Australia), Gerda Winther (Denmark), Marianne Wiktoren (Sweden), Xu Yong (China) Local Organizing Committee Ivan Urlić – Chair, Croatia Dolores Britvić - Co-Chair Croatia Local Organizing Committee members Marjeta Blinc, Slovenia Tanja Frančišković, Croatia Rudolf Gregurek, Croatia Ljiljana Milivojević, Serbia Ljiljana Moro, Croatia Branka Restek Petrović, Croatia Renata Sabljar Dračevac, Croatia Aldo Špelić, Croatia Slađana Štrkalj Ivezić, Croatia Professional Congress Organizer A.T.I. d.o.o. Zadarska 15 HR – 52100 Pula Croatia Tel. 00385/52/223-400 Fax. 00385/52/217-644 [email protected] www.ati.hr 2015 IAGP ROVINJ 19th International Congress for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes