Old conferences

Written & mounted by Chris Evans, if you want to be kept updated by Email of changes in this and other psychotherapy resources at this site then Email me at: C.Evans@sghms.ac.uk. Mounted 10.iii.96, altered 28.iv.96

This page is an archive of conferences that were noted here but have been and gone.

1995

N.H.S. Psychotherapy: Survival of the Fittest? (II) {2kb}: S.P.R. (U.K.) Autumn 1995 one day meeting, London, U.K., 3rd November 1995

1996

1996 American Counselling Psychology Convention {9kb}: A.C.P.A. annual convention, Baltimore, MD, U.S.A., 3rd - 10th March 1996
Zizek & Salecl at the San Francisco Society for Lacanian Studies {2kb}: 10th March 1996 see also: a nice follow up letter {<1k}
Family Matters {2kb}: Day Conference of PSRF Division of the British Association for Counselling, London, Britain, 23rd March 1996
CiP96,computers in psychology conference {3kb}: York, Britain, 25th-27th March 1996
What's going on in counselling psychology {3kb}: (Northern) British Psychological Society one day conference, Manchester, Britain, 26th March 1996
Eating disorders and related problems {2kb}: Perhaps not central to a psychotherapy conference noticeboard but the management of eating disorders is an increasingly important area of mental healthcare and the core issues are still those of some sort of psychotherapy or another, London, U.K. 25th-26th March, 1996
2nd International Symposium on Health Information Management Research: Sheffield, Britain, 27th-29th March 1996 not central to the field but increasingly politically pertinent
2 day eating disorders workshop {4kb}: Free Associations Educational Programme, London, Britain, 30th March & 20th April 1996
Active Ingredients in PTSD Cures {4kb} A Conference of Master Practitioners -- Toward the Development of a Theory of Traumatization Recovery, Florida, USA, 29th-30th March, 1996
3rd EPCA conference {2kb}: European Personal Construct Association conference, Reading, Britain, 1st to 4th April 1996
Freedom and Coercion. Forensic Psychotherapy under Scrutiny {7kb}: International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy 5th Annual Meeting, Ulm, Germany, 26th-28th April 1996
Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Net {3kb}: A guide to the Internet for the rest of us, (slanted toward mental healtcare professionals), St. George's supper seminars, 15th May 1996
1996 International Counselling Congress {4kb}: co-sponsored by The International Round Table for the Advancement of Counselling, The Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association, and the British Columbia School Counsellors' Association, Uni. of British Columbia, Canada15th - 19th May 1996
The second Mohonk conference dedicated to the self-organizing psyche {6kb}: "empirical findings derived from animal models, human neurobiology and psychosomatic medicine that directly impact upon depth psychology", New York, USA, 17th-19th May 1996, see also Email with more recent info. {3kb}
International Addiction Congress {2kb}: Another conference which is rather peripheral but if psychotherapists don't help with addictions they're missing out!, Baden near Vienna, Austria, 27th May - 1st June, 1996
11TH biennial conference of the North American personal construct network {4kb}: Theme: Forty Years of Personal Construct Psychology: Achievements and Directions, Banff, Canada, 29th May - 2nd June, 1996
A person-centered approach to cross-cultural communication {2kb}: 24th Annual International Workshop Organised by Center for Cross Cultural Communication founded by Carl Rogers & Charles Devonshire. Ilkley, West Yorkshire, 13th - 21st July 1996
"Rekindling the flame of human possibility" the 34th International Conference of the Association for Humanistic Psychology: Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A., 15th-18th August 1996 with pre- and post-conference institutes, 13th-15th and 19th August.
5th European Conference of the Society for Psychotherapy Research: Cernobbio (Como), Italy, 4th-7th September 1996
5th International Congress on Constructivism in Psychotherapy {3kb}: Tenerife, Canary Islands, 4th-7th September 1996
2nd conference for socio-cultural research {2kb}: International conference on socio-cultural approaches which will honour the centennial of the birth of Piaget and Vygotsky, Genève, Switzerland, 12th-14th September, 1996
21st European conference on Psychosomatic Research {2kb}: Another conference which is not central to psychotherapy but which needs psychotherapists!, Bordeaux, France, 12th-14th September, 1996
6th International Conference on System Science in Health Care {9kb}: Looks at the practicalities and politics of healthcare systems, peripheral to psychotherapy but important, Barcelona, Spain, 16th-20th September 1996
3rd internat. conf. on psychosis: {4kb}: 'containing the inner and outer worlds' University of Essex, Colchester, Britain, 20th-22nd September 1996
Spawning new ideas: a cycle of discovery: Association for Experiential Education 24th International Conference on adventure therapy, Spokane, WA USA, 26th - 29th, September, 1996
Art's hidden order: a two day conference on the work of Anton Ehrenzweig and its legacy, Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies, Sheffield, Britain, 27th-29th September 1996
The psychodynamics of interdisciplinary work in mental health: the 75th Anniversary conference of the Cassel Hospital, Richmond, Britain, 27th September, 1996
Two day course on eating disorders {1kb}: Another conference which is not central to psychotherapy but which needs psychotherapists!, London, U.K., September 1996
Counselling in Primary Care Trust: First National Network Meeting: Derby, Britain, 25th October, 1995
Psychoanalysis and social change: 2nd annual conference of the Association for the Psychoanalysis of Culture and Society (APCS), George Washington University, Washington D.C., U.S.A. 7th - 10th November, 1996
U.P.A. Annual Scientific Meeting: sponsored by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy "Charm and strangeness"Lincoln, Britain, 8th - 9th November, 1996
From Changing People to Helping People Change: the Transtheoretical Model of Change in Action: Two day workshop, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 12th & 13th, November, 1996
Latin American Analytic Group Psychotherapy Congress: (information in Spanish) Beunos Aires, Argentine, 21st - 24th, November, 1996
The State Psychoanalysis Is In: The 10th anniversary conference of Psychoanalysis and the Public Sphere, London, Britain, 22nd - 23rd November, 1996

1997

Authority, Leadership and Partnership in Organizations: 1997 residential conference of the Boston Center of the A.K. Rice Institute (CSGSS), Holyoke, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 15th - 19th January, 1997
7th International Conference on Family Therapy {2kb}: co-sponsored by the Israel Association for Marital and Family Therapy and the IFTA. The Title is "A World Between War and Peace: Towards Healthy People, Families, Societies", Jerusalem, Israel, 9th - 13th March, 1997
2nd B.P.S. counselling psychology day: Manchester, England, 15th March, 1997
Counselling and metamorphosis: University of Durham, School of Education, 5th annual conference on counselling, Durham, England, 22nd - 24th March, 1997 (added 28.i.97)
Solution-Focused Brief Counselling Training: Extra workshop at the University of Durham, School of Education, 5th annual conference on counselling, Durham, England, 25th - 26th March, 1997 (added 28.i.97)
Association of Therapeutic Communities Residential Experiential Workshops: For all staff working in, or with interest in therapeutic communities. A unique opportunity to experience a temporary TC as a resident. Accommodation, meals and fees: £240. Britain, 11th - 13th April, 1997 General information about ATC workshops
email 106444.2536@compuserve.com Tel/fax. [+44|0]181 950 9557 (added 8.iii.97, amended 21.iii.97)
Intensive 3-days Course on PERSONALITY AND PERSONALITY DISORDERS: Institute of Psychiatry, Parma, Italy. 14th to 16th April 1997 (added 18.iii.97)
Eating disorders 1997: the third London international conference {1kb}: Another conference which is not central to psychotherapy but which needs psychotherapists!, London, U.K., 15th-17th, April, 1997
Intoxication, crime and the forensic patient: The 6th International Conference of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy, London, U.K., 25th-27th, April, 1997 (added 20.ii.97)
86th annual meeting of the American Psychoanalytic Association San Diego, U.S.A., 14th-18th, May 1997 (added 19.iv.97)
First annual conference of the coalition for marriage, family and couples education: "Smart Marriages, Happy Families", Washington D.C., U.S.A.15th-20th, May, 1997
Origins and Progress: British Psychological Society, Division of Counselling Psychology, 1st international conference of counselling psychology Stratford, England, Friday 30th May - Sunday 1st June, 1997, submission deadline 30th November, 1996
The scandal of the unconscious (Pt. II): The Canadian Psychoanalytic Association 1997 annual congress, "THE NATURE AND FUNCTION OF UNCONSCIOUS COMMUNICATION IN THE ANALYTIC PROCESS" Toronto, Canada 5th - 7th June, 1997 (added 31.iii.97)
Facts & Fantasies about the Regulation of Psychotherapy in Europe: The British Confederation of Psychotherapists, London, Britain 7th June, 1997 (added 15.v.97)
Association of Therapeutic Communities Training for Therapeutic Practice...beyond 2000.: Greenwoods, Essex, Britain, £35 including lunch. 13th June, 1997 General information about ATC workshops
email 106444.2536@compuserve.com Tel/fax. [+44|0]181 950 9557 (added 8.iii.97, amended 21.iii.97)
Eating Disorders on Campus: the Institutional Response: Third Annual Eating Disorders on Campus, College of Health and Human Development, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 13th - 14th, June, 1997 (added 29.i.97)
unscientific psychology: conversations with other voices: New York, U.S.A. 14th - 15th June, 1997
Regional Meeting of the Mediterranean Area of the World Psychiatric Association: Rome, Italy, 16th - 19th, June 1997 (added 3.iii.97)
The state of the art in psychiatry: Organised by the University Psychiatric Outpatient Dept.with the Swiss Associations for Adult and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Basel, Switzerland 19th - 21st, June, 1997 (added 6.ii.97)
Ulm Workshop on Psychoanalytic Process Research Strategies II: Updating the first Ulm conference on this topic in 1985 and linking with the 1985 book by Dahl, Kaechele & Thomae, occurs the weekend before the International S.P.R. meeting in Geilo, Norway, this is in Ulm, Germany 19th - 21st June, 1997 (added 2.iii.97)
Constructing meanings within professions: Personal Construct Psychology Southern Interest Group one day conference, Reading, Britain Saturday 21st June, 1997 (added 10.iv.97, updated 14.vi.97)
Society for Psychotherapy Research, international meeting: (Documents are in the "PDF" format.) Meeting in Geilo, Norway 25th - 29th June, 1997 (added 2.iii.97)
The Complexity of Organizational Life - How Does Psychoanalytical Thinking Broaden Our Understanding: the ISPSO (International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations) 1997 Symposium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 27th-29th, June 1997 with members' day on 26th (added 19.iv.97, full details here 21.vi.97)
Deaf Nation 1997: (Not directly related to psychotherapy or counselling but there's a tremendous amount to be gained on both sides if more psychotherapists and counsellors got interested in Sign and Deaf culture) International conference on representation, services and study of Deaf culture and community, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Britain 9th - 11th July, 1997 (added 31.i.97, updated 14.vi.97)
The 3rd meeting of the National Network for Counselling in Primary Care Providers: University of Derby (Mickleover site), Britain 11th July, 1997 (added 24.vi.97)
Psychoanalysing Robert Boyle: British Society for the History of Science one day conference exploring the practicalities and problems of "psychoanalysing" a historical figure on the historical evidence. Using analyses from Jungian, Kleinian and Freudian perspectives based on the same information. London, Britain 12th July, 1997 (added 31.iii.97)
International Centennial Conference on the Work of W. R. Bion: Organised by the Turin Psychoanalytical Centre, Turin, Italy, 16th-18th July 1997 Conference will address Bion's work but also has a theme of application of Bion and psychoanalytic thinking to the Internet and WWW. See superb (but large) programme details mirrored here or the Italian original (probably only more accessible if you're in Italy). Both sites also carry abstracts of most presentations in full. (New pointers added continuously through '97!)
14th world congress of psychosomatic medicine: Another conference which is not central to psychotherapy but which needs psychotherapists!, Cairns, Australia, 31st August - 5th September, 1997
Treatment settings and modalities for borderline personality disorders: Cassel Hospital international conference, Twickenham, England, 5th and 6th September, 1997 (added 1.iii.97)
Art Therapy Summer School: Leeds Metropolitan University, Britain 19th - 23rd July (added 29.iv.97)
Touch me I'm sick: marginality and pathology in the new millenium: 3rd annual South African Qualitative Methods conference, Durban, South Africa, 8th - 9th, September 1997 (added 14.vi.97, updated 17.vi.97)
Association of Therapeutic Communities: Does Training help us get it right?: A.T.C. Annual international Windsor conference. See detailed information on the conference including booking info. Windsor, Britain 8th - 11th, September Details: email 106444.2536@compuserve.com Tel/fax. [+44|0]181 950 9557 (added 8.iii.97)
2nd International Conference on Psychological Treatments for Schizophrenia: Organised by the Institute of Psychiatry and the University of Manchester, Oxford, Britain, 2nd and 3rd October, 1997 (added 13.vii.97)
PCP centre autum 97 evening seminars start: London, Britain 9th October (and successive thursday evenings) (added 21.vi.97)
Building Bridges: the psychotherapies and psychosis: 12th International Symposium for the Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia, Westminster, Britain, 12th - 16th, October 1997
How are we able to know the mind of another?: A day conference on pyschoanalysis and philosophy held by the Institute of Psycho-analysis and the Centre for Philosophical Studies of King's College London. London, Britain 8th November 1997 (added 13.vii.97)
Association of Therapeutic Communities Residential Experiential Workshops: For all staff working in, or with interest in therapeutic communities. A unique opportunity to experience a temporary TC as a resident. Accommodation, meals and fees: £240. Britain, 11th - 13th November, 1997 General information about ATC workshops
email 106444.2536@compuserve.com Tel/fax. [+44|0]181 950 9557 (added 8.iii.97, amended 21.iii.97)

1998

Where are the people? Expertise and experience: Psychoanalysis and the Public Sphere, 11th Annual Conference, London, Britain 30th - 31st January, 1998 (Call for papers and advance notice mounted 21.vi.97)
The Internet and Mental Health: Genoa, Italy7th - 8th, February, 1998 (added 13.i.98)
4th Annual Counselling Research conference (BAC/Univ. of Birmingham): Birmingham, Britain 20th - 21st, March, 1998 (added 13.i.98)
A.F.T. international conference -- "Family Business": Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, 15th - 17th April 1998
World Congress of Psychosocial Rehabilitation: Hamburg, Germany 2nd - 5th May 1998 (added 2.iii.98)

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