ABOUT THE EIGHTH SYMPOSIUM
Please note: The event time here is listed in Kyiv time (EEST, GMT+3). If you will be joining remotely from a different time zone, kindly take this into consideration. For instance, if you are in the Central European Time (CET) zone, the event will begin at 9:30 AM your local time.
Our Eighth Symposium will take place amidst the profound levels of uncertainty which are deepening the crisis of the war in Ukraine. Uncertainty can be seen as a weapon of war because it has such a damaging psychological effect and easily saps energy, initiative and drive. Added to the uncertainty are mistruths which circulate globally through social media, and these include mistruths about how the war in Ukraine started. All of this threatens to undermine our humanity and our capacity to seek the common good for humanity.
And so our theme for the Eighth Symposium “In Search of Truth and Humanity in Our Time” is an absolutely vital one. Truth is so important and must always combat mistruths. Maintaining the integrity of our humanity is vital. I increasingly observe that through these Symposiums we are becoming very close to each other, and we are becoming a community and a voice upholding paramount principles through the strength of our togetherness. So let us in this Eighth Symposium work together to uphold Truth and Humanity, and in so doing give hope for the future to Ukrainians and to us all. We are delighted to be working closely with and supported by our Polish colleagues for this Symposium. Our heartfelt thanks especially to Ewa Dobiala for all her work with us. We are very honoured that the Patron for this Symposium will be Łukasz Műldner-Nieckowski, National Psychotherapy Consultant for Poland, and he will give short address at the start of the Symposium.
We are delighted to have very distinguished speakers at this Eighth Symposium. Jim Gordon who founded the Center for Body-Mind Medicine and was one of the first to travel to Poland after the full scale war in Ukraine began; Maria Marquardt who says of the extreme demands created by the war in Ukraine that in this situation “Psychotherapy is not a luxury – it is an act of humanity.”; Ewa Dobiala, Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist who has organised systematic support for therapists since the start of the war, and Geraldine O’Kelly Cooney who will share with us wisdom drawn from “The Troubles” in Northern Ireland. Anna Shyichuk is a former CEO of what was an important humanitarian project in Ukraine, until it had to be closed down due to the ending of US humanitarian aid. We are fortunate that she will give a presentation to us.
Our Seventh Symposium included for the first time a large therapy group for all the participants which was conducted by two senior Psychotherapists. In our Eighth Symposium we will again hold a large therapy group conducted by the same Psychotherapists and focused on the theme “In Search of Truth and Humanity.” We invite all participants to take part in this, and offer their thoughts and experiences connected with this important theme.
We cordially invite European Psychotherapists to join with Ukrainian Psychotherapists in this Eighth Symposium, as it is vital for our Ukrainian colleagues that they have the opportunity to be connected with, and in relationship with, colleagues from other European countries as they face their challenging lives in the present, and prepare for their future.
We welcome you!
Patricia Hunt FRSA
Chair of the Ukrainian and European Psychotherapy Alliance
Former President of the European Association for Psychotherapy
patricia.hunt@europsyche.org
REGISTRATION AND PARTICIPATION
Please fill in the registration form here if you wish to participate.
Please use this link to view all speakers.
Download the schedule: English | Ukrainian | Polish.
The Symposium will be held on Friday June 13 2025 remotely on the "Zoom" platform. Please add it on your computer, smartphone, or tablet (https://zoom.us/download).
The Symposium will be held in Ukrainian, Polish and English, with simultaneous translation of presentations.
The event is free for psychotherapists. Registration is mandatory. Only registered participants will be able to participate in the Symposium.
Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions by text and voice, participate in Large therapy group and Small group discussions, communicate in a Round table discussion with their cameras and microphones turned on (if desired).
Certificates of attendance of 6 hours of professional development will be sent to all Symposium participants along with video recordings and lecture slides.
CONTACT US FOR ANY QUESTIONS
Write us in English or Ukrainian to info@uasymposium.online
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