PRRC-IADP2008 E-Mail News Vol.2 March, 21st, 2008
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To all participants of 8th Pacific Rim Regional Congress for Group Psychotherapy and
Group Processes & 14th Conference of International Association of Dynamic Psychotherapy (PRRC-IADP2008)
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Spring is beginning here in Japan. I hope this mail finds you well.
We are happy to send you the second “PRRC-IADP 2008 E-mail News” as a continuation of the 1st volume in February. This volume features the congress organizing programs at the main congress which was newly designed .
Please use this E-mail Newsletter as well as the congress website for the latest information.

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Tomoko James, Secretary General, Congress Headquarters Office


We would like you to inform some of the titles and lecturers of congress organizing programs
during the main congress which were recently decided.


【Opening Lecture】
"An Exploration for Psychodynamics of Internal and External Safe Space"
　　Hidefumi Kotani, Congress Chair, President, IADP

【Key Note Lecture】
"Using Group Psychotherapy to Create an Internal Safe Space for Managing Anxiety"
　　Frances Bonds-White Ed.D. President, IAGP

【Dr. Edward L. Pinney Memorial Lecture】
　　Sabar Rustomjee, Past President of IAGP

【Educational Lecture 1】
“Individual and Group Psychotherapy for Chronic Patients”
　　Lecturer: In preparation

【Educational Lecture 2】
“New Horizon in the Field of Organizational Development”
　　David Gutmann Ph.D.

【Symposium 1】
"Group Psychotherapy for Depression"
　C0-Chairs:
　　Dr. Ta-jen Chang, M.D. (Taiwan), President of Taiwan Association of Group Psychotherapy
　　Kenji Kitanish, M.D. (Japan), Past President of The Japan Association of Group 　　　Psychotherapy
　Discussant: In preparation

【Symposium 2】
“Cultural Variables in Psychotherapy”
　　Presenter: Mikihachiro Tatara, Ph.D.
　　　“Amorphous Ego Structure and Psychotherapy in Japan”

【Symposium 3】
“Creating New Space beyond Internal and External Wars”
　　Chair: Hidefumi Kotani, Chair of the Congress
　　Presenter & Discussant: In preparation

【Special Cultural Lecture】
"The Spirit of Japanese KOIZUMI Yakumo (Lafcadio Hearn) Met"
　　Bon Koizumi, Associate Professor, Shimane Prefectural Univ. Junior College, Grandson of Koizumi Yakumo

【Young Forum】
“Research Award Presentation for Young Participants”

【Others】
Early bird and Lunch lectures and meetings are in preparation.


Congress organizing programs will be added more in the future.
We would like to announce you as soon as contents of the programs are decided.

Details of the congress programs
http://www.prrc-iadp2008.org/congress/


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【Congress Program】10days to the Proposal Deadline!!
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The deadline for submission of proposals is March 31.
Please use this opportunity to share your clinical work with the academic community.
We look forward to your proposals.

For more information on proposals, please refer to this page:
http://www.prrc-iadp2008.org/proposal/


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Short Column: an Experience of Research Presentation
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We would like to send you an experience of a colleague who presented his research at previous conference (PRRC in 2005, Taiwan).

Three years ago, I presented my research at main congress of PRRC in Taiwan. Since it was my first conference presentation in English, I felt hesitation about it. Yet, it turned out to be a very exciting and fruitful experience. Especially, it was impressive that I had a very meaningful discussion with experts from other countries, which helped me to advance my study forward. Additionally, a large fruit of PRRC was that I was able to submit its achievement to an international journal (Ishikawa, Y. & Kotani, H. (2005). “On Jokes: A Technique of Creating Psychological Safe Space for Schizophrenic Patients”　International Journal of Counseling and Psychotherapy, 3, 93-97.) .
Yoshiya Ishikawa (Institute for Advanced Studies of Clinical Psychology, International Christian University)


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Tomoko James,
Secretary General,
Congress Headquarters Office of PRRC-IADP2008
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