About the Congress

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The congress on S. Servolo Island, Venice (Italy), is the 18th bi-annual international conference organised to explore developments in Personal Construct Psychology in all the fields in which this theory is applied - including practice, research and theoretical challenges.

PCP, initially developed by George A. Kelly (1905 – 1967), started with the focus of psychotherapy and has inspired and informed research and practice across a wide range of fields including education, counselling, health, business, arts, architecture, linguistics and politics.

Work in these diverse fields is based on the common idea of the person as fundamentally engaged in making sense of his/her own world and in verifying that sense-making to assess its usefulness in the living of their lives.

Academics, practitioners, students and researchers from all areas of interest are invited to share, promote, critique and develop PCP in all its forms in the most democratic and collaborative ways we can invent.

Massimo Giliberto, Institute of Constructivist Psychology (Italy)

Organizing Committee

Massimo Giliberto (Chair), Francesco Velicogna, Carmen Dell’Aversano, Carla Trincas

Conference Committee

Maria Armezzani (Italy), Richard Bell (Australia), Vivien Burr (UK), Trevor Butt (UK); Peter Cummins (UK); Carmen Dell’Aversano (Italy); Mary Frances (UK); Marco Gemignani (USA); Massimo Giliberto (Italy); Alessandra Iantaffi (USA); Marco Inghilleri (Italy); Assaad Marhaba (Italy); Robert Neimeyer (USA); Harry Procter (UK); Joern Scheer (Germany); Dusan Stojnov (Serbia); Valeria Ugazio (Italy); Francesco Velicogna (Italy); David Winter (UK); Adriano Zamperini (Italy)

Students Committee

During the last Summer School, organised by the European Constructivist Therapy Network (ECTN), the idea emerged to create a Students Committee. This group will collaborate with the Conference Committee and organizers, consistent with the spirit of participation and sharing experiences in a constructivist way lived during the summer school, representing the thoughts and suggestions of a new generation.

The Students Committee is an unlocked group, a ‘laboratory’, a ‘work in progress’ open to any student interested in PCP and constructivism. It is possible to join a Students Committee simply by contacting Carlo Guerra studentspcp2009@gmail.com to become part of our e-mailing group.

Currently the membership is:

Milena Akšamović (Serbia); Lucia Andreatta (Italy); Chiara Arneri (Italy); Chantel Ashkar (Australia); Elena Barbato (Italy); Luca Bidogia (Italy); Ilaria Bregant (Italy); Maja Brusin Kelly (Serbia); Alessandro Busi (Italy); Francesca Carlin (Italy); Laura Casale (UK); Marco Casarotti (Italy); Sarah Chadwick (UK); Simone Cheli (Italy); Vukašin Čobeljić (Serbia); Alessia Coccioli (Italy); Michela Corona (Italy); Agnese Corpaci (Italy); Giovanna D'Apolito (Italy); Elena Daniel (Italy); Vladimir Džinovič (Serbia); Fausta Fabbris (Italy); Samantha Feroci (Italy); Luigi Fiorin (Italy); Giovanna Foffano (Italy); Jennifer Alba Gelar (CAN); Nikola Golubović (Serbia); Verena Gomiero (Italy); Luana Grassi (Italy); Carlo Guerra (Italy); Desley Hennessy (Australia); Sia Henry (USA); Simona Imazio (Italy); Ingrid Karlegger (Italy); Željka Kecman (Serbia); Tamara Koprčina (Serbia); Marija Krsmanović (Serbia); Elena Lugato (Italy); Anne-Marie Martin (UK); Marialuisa Menegatto (Italy); Robert Newton (UK); Paola Orlando (Italy); Jelena Pavlovič (Serbia); Blake Peck (Australia); Christian Petrillo (Italy); Camilla Polli (Italy); Jan Pries (Germany); Sylvia Puchalska (UK); Ana Rajkovič – Tuce (Serbia); Federica Rigoni (Italy); Adriana Rodriguez (Portugal); Laura Salvadori (Italy); Federica Sandi (Italy); Giulia Sandri (Italy); Joana Senra (Portugal); Stefania Sepp (Italy); Serena Vanini (Italy); Alessandra Viviani (Italy); Kristian Weihs (CAN); Mazia Yassim (UK); Laura Zampolli (Italy); Slađa Živković (Serbia)