UKRAINIAN AND EUROPEAN PSYCHOTHERAPY ALLIANCE SEVENTH SYMPOSIUM

Our Seventh Symposium will take place at the time of the third anniversary of the full-scale war in Ukraine.  This is a sombre moment – three years of war, so much loss of life, so many wounded and emotionally scarred, and at the moment there is no end of the war in sight.  The world context within which the war is taking place has changed significantly with the inauguration ceremony of the new President of the United States.  This adds new and anxiety provoking elements of uncertainty, which intensify the nature and impact of the war.

We asked those who have been attending our Symposiums regularly, and finding them so valuable, what would be a helpful focus for the Seventh Symposium.  They said please talk about the mental exhaustion of war, the scale of loss and grief, and how to continue when we are exhausted, and give us some hope and something positive to take us forward and give us courage.  

We considered this carefully and reflectively, and the realisation came to us that it has been during times of war and uncertainty that Psychotherapy has made some significant advances.   It was during the Vietnam war that Francine Shapiro developed the theory which underpins EMDR, and this was used extensively and effectively for Vietnam veterans;  during the global Covid pandemic we developed the understanding of how to conduct Psychotherapy effectively online, and the whole profession shifted to working online to help those in need during the lockdown period;  and now during the Ukraine war Psychotherapy has flourished, with many people coming forward to train as Psychotherapists and new techniques emerging.   So indeed, there is hope, and our seventh Symposium will cover both the cost and negative impact of times of war; and also, the new shoots of hope and growth that spring up through the time of adversity.

Our Sixth Symposium included a Sociodrama which was powerful, healing and successful.  So, in our Seventh Symposium we will hold a large therapy group for the participants, conducted by two senior Psychotherapists, to explore the impacts of war.

The presentations in the Seventh Symposium reflect both the mental exhaustion, loss and grief of war in the sessions before lunch.  After lunch the speakers will talk about the way in which Psychotherapy brings hope, especially in times of war and uncertainty.

We cordially invite European Psychotherapists to join with Ukrainian Psychotherapists in this Seventh 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.  The benefit is felt by both Ukrainian and European Psychotherapists!

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.

The Symposium will be held on Friday February 21 2025 remotely on the "Zoom" platform. Please add it on your computer, smartphone, or tablet (https://zoom.us/download).

The Symposium will be held both in Ukrainian 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 question 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

• Call us from the European Union or if you want to speak English:

  00 370 686 96520

• Call us from Ukraine or if you want to speak Ukrainian:

  00 380 977 667526

VIDEO RECORDINGS OF ALL PREVIOUS SYMPOSIA

The First Symposium was held on February 23rd 2023 to mark the anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It was a moving, extraordinary, and wonderful event, and more than 1000 Psychotherapists registered to join it.

Please use this link to view the video recordings of the First Symposium.

The Second Symposium was held on June 16th 2023 and reached nearly 1500 registrations. The focus of the Second Symposium was the examination and discussion about the new challenges for psychotherapists in extreme situations and how the patients/clients are affected when the psychotherapist is in an exposed situation.

Please use this link to view the video recordings of the Second Symposium.

The Third Symposium was held on November 17th 2023 and reached nearly 700 participants. The event was extraordinary, the participants thanked each speaker, shared their emotions, and the round table discussion was very vibrant and special, probably could have continued for at least few more hours.

Please use this link to view the video recordings of the Third Symposium.

The Fourth Symposium was held on February 23rd 2024 and reached more than 600 participants from 31 countries. The theme for the Fourth Symposium, marking the second anniversary of the full-scale invasion, was “The Tragedy of Childhood in the Time of War.”

Please use this link to view the video recordings of the Fourth Symposium.

The Fifth Symposium, that was held on June 14th 2024, created extremely wide connections! More than 1200 delegates registered for the Symposium from Ukraine, from all over Europe, from the USA, Canada, South Africa, Thailand and Indonesia, and the Symposium was connected remotely with an important Democracy event taking place in Denmark. The Romanian Federation of Psychotherapy helped to host this Symposium. We are very thankful to their President Mara Priceputu and her senior colleagues for working closely with us, and for their generous collegial and financial support.

Please use this link to view the video recordings of the Fifth Symposium.

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The Sixth Symposium was held on November 15th 2024. The theme for the Fifth Symposium was “The Role of Women in the Time of War.” This Symposium included a Sociodrama (this part of the event was not recorded on video), which was conducted by two experts in the field of Sociodrama in Ukraine – Olena Stupak and Anastasia Sklyaruk. We are delighted to be joined and supported by the Danish Council for Psychotherapy for this Symposium.

Please use this link to view the video recordings of the Sixth Symposium.