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PCE2006 July 12–16, 2006
2nd Announcement and Call for Papers The conference has been certified by the Psychotherapeutenkammer Berlin. Invitation for Active Participation at PCE 2006 Dear Colleagues from all over the
world, It is a great pleasure for us to invite you to participate at and actively contribute to the 7th World Conference on Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling, which will be held in Germany, July 12–16, 2006. We have succeeded in arranging a very nice venue in Potsdam, the historically famous capital-city of the state Brandenburg, 20 kilometers west of Berlin. The conference center "Kongresszentrum am Templiner See, Potsdam" with the congress-hotel is situated directly on the banks of Lake Templin. You can relax quietly in the charming forest and lake landscape of the Pirschheide without being out of touch. It is only ten minutes to the centre of Potsdam and the Railway station; and it only takes roughly half an hour to reach the heart of Berlin and the international Berlin Airport Tegel, one hour to the international Berlin Airport Schönefeld (public transportation). There will be ample opportunities for informal gatherings. If you like, you can participate in a pre-conference encounter group, which will start on Tuesday, July 11 at 9:15, and last until Wednesday, July 12 at 12:15. During the conference some reflection groups will be organized, in which participants can reflect on the conference themes, the keynote address of that day in particular, or on whatever subject they like. Next to the keynote addresses some very interesting symposia are planned, as well as workshops on a diversity of topics. Moreover, there will be ample room for the presentation of individual papers and posters or to organize round table discussion groups. We strongly encourage you to submit proposals for active participation in whatever format. Please notify that the deadline for the submission of conference proposals is January 15, 2006. Enclosed you will find the submission form as well as the registration forms. We think that PCE 2006 will be an excellent opportunity to meet colleagues from all over the world and exchange ideas. Therefore, we very much hope to welcome you in Potsdam. Prof. Dr. Gert-W. Speierer Conference Theme: Introduction Since Carl R. Rogers in 1961, much has been written about the "good life", the "fully functioning" person, health and dysfunction. Today the theme continues to inspire many questions: What evolutions have taken place in the understanding of psychological health in person-centered and experiential psychotherapy and counseling? What is specific to the PCE view that is not present in the views of other orientations? What about the intercultural, metapsychological and spiritual aspects of our theory? Can a common thread still be found in the PCE literature on these topics? How can we help clients and patients to become and be more fully functioning, using their resources, regaining strength and autonomy? How can we ourselves as therapists take care of our health? In PCE 2006, the 7th World Conference for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling, we want to reflect and discuss these questions both on an individual and societal level. Keynote presentations will address the conference theme from a variety of theoretical, cultural and professional perspectives. They will include a more general reflection on the evolution of PCE concepts of health with emphasis on new challenges, an elaboration of scientific interdisciplinary discourses on selforganization relating to the concept of actualizing tendency and a presentation of intercultural social and political aspects of PCE therapy and counseling. Additionally an array of contributions will take place in parallel sessions. Presentations are invited which highlight a person-centered and experiential view on a variety of topics: health and leading a good life, new developments in person-centered and experiential psychotherapy and counseling, empirical research, theory development and the application of the approach in various fields of practice and institutional settings. Any form of presentation is invited: lecture, workshop, panel, poster, multi-media, etc. Topics are welcome including: 1. The "Fully
Functioning" Person, Congruence, Health
General Assembly WAPCEPC Pre-Conference Encounter Group Social Program Welcome reception Wednesday, July 12, 19:00–21:00 River Cruise with dinner & dance party
Thursday, July 13, 20:00–24:00 "Historical Potsdam" Thursday, July 13, 20:00 Festive Evening Friday, July 14, 20:00 Visit of the Reichstag Saturday, July 15, 20:00
The conference will be held at "Kongresshotel am Templiner See" near Potsdam. This is a modern place of communication in the midst of a lovely recreation area which invites you for a walk in the park or on the hiking paths along the lake. The Kongresshotel is just 10 minutes from the City of Potsdam and about 20 km from Berlin and its international airports. Hotel Accommodation
The conference hotel "Kongresshotel am Templiner See" offers more than 400 comfortable single and double rooms. All rooms and apartments have high-quality features and are equipped with shower & toilet, radio, television, telephone and ISDN. Furthermore, the hotel offers facilities like a restaurant, a bistro, a sport hall, a squash-court, a fitness centre and a sauna. For further information you can visit the hotel‘s website:
www.kongresshotel-potsdam.de. The hotel offers special rates for participants of the PCE 2006. Room reservations can be made on the conference registration form. Registration The conference is booked out. Registration is no longer possible! Registration fees include admission to all sessions, the abstract book, the welcome reception on Wednesday, July 12, coffee and tea during breaks, lunch from Thursday, July 13, to Saturday, July 15, a coffee break on Sunday, July 16, and the festive evening on Friday, July 14. Accompanying persons joining only social program events pay a contribution towards expenses. If you register before March 1 you will benefit from the early registration discount of € 100.–. Members of the WAPCEPC (World Association for Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling) have an additional discount of € 50.–. For those who want to become a member, enclosed is a membership form. After WAPCEPC registration and payment please register for the conference with your membership number. To get the discout of € 50.– the WAPCEPC registration has to be prior to the conference registration. Participants from underprivileged and/or distant countries may be eligible for a grant. Please contact the congress secretariat for further information.
Students can register only after March 31, 2006. Cancellation Policy lf the conference registrant is unable to attend the following refund arrangements apply:
We reserve the right to cancel the conference by lack of participants until March 31, 2006. In this highly improbable case all payments are fully refunded. Further claims are excluded. We do not assume liability for the journey or any travelling expenses etc. General Information
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Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Gesprächspsychotherapie (GwG) e.V.
E-mail: brandt@gwg-ev.org 2nd Announcement Invitation Brochure: A5 Brochure, 8 pages (PDF, 104KB)
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