3rd Announcement (July 2003)
3rd International Conference on Positive Psychotherapy
&
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4 International Training Seminar
30 September – 5 October 2003 - Varna, Bulgaria
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4th International Training Seminar
“State-of-the-art in Positive Psychotherapy”
Experiences, projects and innovations– in science, training and treatment
30 September – 3 October 2003
Varna, Bulgaria
In autumn 2003, the International Center of Positive Psychotherapy (ICPP) organizes its
International Training Seminar on Positive Psychotherapy as in every year. We expect around 100
participants this year, so there will be three groups:
Group 1: Train-the-Trainer-Seminar (English-speaking):
Only for experienced psychotherapists from all over the world, already trained in Positive
Psychotherapy. They like to share and gain experiences. We expect around 30-40 participants from
different countries.
The lecturers and trainers will be the participants themselves. Please send us the subjects you
would like to present. Each participant should prepare, at least, one presentation and should come
prepared to the seminar. The presentation should consist of a 20-minute-lecture or a workshop (90
min). There will be around 10 presentations.
Suggested topics:
- supervision
- new approaches and techniques of Positive Psychotherapy based on own experiences
- application of Positive Psychotherapy in the non-therapeutic field
- psychotherapy in hospitals with in-patients (Dr. Arno Remmers)
- exchange with other methods and schools, such as psychotraumatology etc.
Call for Papers for Group 1:
Experienced colleagues from the Centers of Positive Psychotherapy are encouraged to share their
experiences in the three main fields science, training and treatment. They are asked to give 20-30
minute lectures, and to conduct 90 minutes workshops on their theme) . There will be around 10
blocks each of 90 minutes. All presentations will be in English and will have visual presentations
by overhead-projector or beamer.
Deadline for submissions: 5 September 2003
Please send your abstract (one page) by email to the ICPP Secretariat at: icpp@positum.org
Group 2: Seminar for postgraduates in training (German-speaking):
Physicians, psychologists and pedagogues, currently in postgraduate training at the Wiesbaden
Academy of Psychotherapy, in order to be psychotherapists. Around 40-50 participants expected.
The trainers will be mainly the international participants of group 1, namely experienced
psychotherapists and trainers from other countries, who will share their rich experiences. We
encourage the participants of group 1 to give a short presentation of their lecture which they
prepared for group 1 in this group (a “lighter” version). There will be short lectures with workshops
or discussion. The main topic will be the application of Positive Psychotherapy in different
countries and different spheres of life. For the German postgraduate students the further
development of Positive Psychotherapy and its international application will of great interest. There
will be some subgroups for the non-therapeutic German participants, such as management etc.
Group 3: Seminar for postgraduates in training (Bulgarian speaking):
Psychotherapists currently in postgraduate training at Training Centers for PPT in Bulgaria. 20-30
participants. The trainers will be mainly the experienced trainers of the Wiesbaden Academy of
Psychotherapy from Germany. They will introduce different subjects coverning some points of the
curricula for postgraduate psychotherapeutic training.
All three seminars consists of theory, self-discovery, and some supervision.
Program and Time Schedule of the 4th International Training Seminar 2003:
Tuesday, 30th September:
- morning program 10:00 – 13:00 (plenary session)
o 9:30 Music
o 10:00 Official opening
 Welcoming of the participants by representatives of the Bulgarian
Association of Positive Psychotherapy, the International Center of Positive
Psychotherapy and other organizations
 Welcoming words by Prof. Nossrat Peseschkian
 Roll-call of the participants
11:15 Lecture and multi-media-presentation “The worldwide development and
history of Positive Psychotherapy from 1968-2003”
by Mrs. Manije Peseschkian (Germany)
12:15 “Ten years Positive Psychotherapy in Bulgaria” – a presentation by the
Bulgarian Association of Positive Psychotherapy
12:30 “International developments of Positive Psychotherapy” by a representative
of the International Center of Positive Psychotherapy
12:50 Music
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break from 13:00 – 16:00
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afternoon program 16:00 – 19:00 (in three parallel groups 1, 2 and 3)
o seminars and trainings
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dinner 19:00 – 20:30
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evening program (all together) from 20:30
o informal social gathering with music
Wednesday, 1st October:
- all day: divided into group 1, 2, 3 from 10:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 19:00
- social evening
- evening: annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the ICPP
Thursday, 2nd October:
- all day: divided into group 1, 2, 3 from 10:00 – 13:00 and 16:00 – 19:00
- social evening
- evening: annual meeting of all Associations and Centers of Positive Psychotherapy
Friday, 3rd October:
- only morning session (plenary) from 10:00 – 13:00
o feedback and reports from the different groups
o music
o official photo of the 4th International Training Seminar
3rd International Conference on Positive Psychotherapy
“Approaches towards Positive Psychosocial Competency”
3 – 5 October 2003
Varna, Bulgaria
Organizers:
International Center of Positive Psychotherapy (ICPP)
Bulgarian Association of Positive Psychotherapy (DPPB)
Wiesbaden Academy of Psychotherapy (WIAP)
Centers of Positive Psychotherapy all around the world
Local Organizing Committee:
Bulgarian Association of Positive Psychotherapy:
Iwanka Bontcheva, Borijana Chalakova, Gergana Momova, Zwetanka Marinava, Snejana Ilieva,
Ilija Peev, Medical University Varna , Prof.Dr.St.Todorov
International Organizing Committee:
Nossrat Peseschkian, M.D., Thomas Becker, M.D., Claudia Christ, M.D., Christian Henrichs,
M.A., Hamid Peseschkian, M.D., D.Sc., Arno Remmers, M.D.
Following the 1st World Conference on Positive Psychotherapy in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1997
and the 2nd World Conference in Wiesbaden, Germany in 2000, now the International Center of
Positive Psychotherapy in consultation with the Centers of Positive Psychotherapy around the
world, decided to organize annually an International Conference in combination with an
International Training Seminar in different (European) countries. We expect around 120-150
participants.
Program and Time Schedule
Friday, 3 October: 15:00 – 16:30 Opening Ceremony
(music, cultural program, welcoming words of representatives
of national associations of Positive Psychotherapy, greetings
from municipal and local medical authorities)
Chair: Dr. Iwanka Boncheva
(President of the Bulgarian Association of Positive
Psychotherapy)
17:00-18:00 Main Lecture “Positive Psychotherapy for the 21st century”
by Prof. Dr. Nossrat Peseschkian
Announcements by the Organizing Committee
Dinner
20:00
Socio-cultural evening with soft drinks
- Roll-Call of the participants and brief introduction
- Bulgarian Dancing Group
Saturday, 4 October: 9:30
opening with music/poster sessions
10:00 – 13:00 lectures, workshops, seminars (in 4 parallel groups)
16:00 – 19:00 lectures, workshops, seminars (in 4 parallel groups)
20:30 – 22:00 “Transsylvanian Psychodrama” with all participants,
conducted by the Romanian Association of Positive
Psychotherapy
Sunday, 5 October: 9:30
opening with music/poster sessions
10:00 – 13:00 lectures, workshops, seminars (in 4 parallel groups)
13:00 – 14:00 Closing Ceremony (plenary session)
The program of the parallel groups will be:
- Group A) in the large hall: short presentations of 20 minutes with 10 minutes discussion
- Group B, C and D)
- short workshops (each 1,5 hours)
- long workshops (each 3 hours)
Call for Submissions
Participants are encouraged to give short lectures, lectures, workshops, seminars and posters at the
conference. All submissions have to be in English language and to be submitted by email. The
official conference language will be English. Some special workshops can be in native language.
Please send your ½ - 1 page abstract before 5 September 2003 to icpp@positum.org. All accepted
abstracts will be published in the online International Journal of Positive Psychotherapy/POSITUM
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Conference and Seminar Fees
Participants
Only Training
Seminar
Only
Conference
Seminar &
Conference
From Germany
and other Western
Countries
From other
countries
Members of the
Bulgarian
Association for
Positive
Psychotherapy
100 Euro
120 Euro
190 Euro
100 Euro
50 Euro
120 Euro
80 Euro
40 Euro
100 Euro
Participants from Germany and Western Countries should pay by bank transfer to the account of
the German Association of Positive Psychotherapy (DGPP):
DGPP
Bank: Naspa Wiesbaden
Account no: 111 125 848
BLZ (branch no.): 510 500 15
International Bank code (S.W.I.F.T.): NASS_DE55
Participants from countries with difficulties of money transfer, can pay in cash at the registration
desk.
Registration
There are special travel and accommodation arrangements with some travel agencies. If you want
to use a special price, please register at your regional ICPP-coordinator.
In case you arrange your own travel and accommodation, you can register directly at the ICPP
Head Office at: icpp@positum.org
Participants from Germany or any person who takes the airplane from Frankfurt: There is a
special arrangement until 6 March 2003 for only 386 Euro, which includes airfare, half-board, and
accommodation in Hotel Berlin (4 stars) for the period 29.9.-6.10.2003. To be booked through the
travel agency: DER Reisebuero, Berliner Str. 1-3, 63654 Buedingen, Tel.: +49-6042-950790, Fax:
+49-6042-950798, e-mail: buedingen@der.de . The group name is “WIAP”.
Participants from Russia and former Soviet republics: please register with the regional coordinator
of the former USSR: Dr. Ivan Kirillov: ivan_kirillov@mail.ru
Participants from China: Please register with the regional coordinator: Prof. Fuguo Chen:
fuguob@online.sh.cn
Participants from Romania and Eastern Europe (excluding Bulgaria, Russia and the former
USSR): Please register with the regional coordinator: Mrs. Gabriele Hum-Ursachi:
gabinic@yahoo.com
Participants from Bulgaria, please register with the Bulgarian Association of Positive
Psychotherapy (DPPB): Mrs. Iwanka Bontcheva: ibontcheva@ yahoo.com
Venue of Conference and Seminar & Accommodation
Hotel Berlin, Varna/Bulgaria
Other possible accommodations are: (price per person)
Hotel 3+ Stars: Double Room - 20 EUR, Single Room - 26 EUR
Hotel 2+ or 3 Stars: DR - 17 EUR, SR - 21 EUR
Hotel 2 Stars: DR - 13 EUR, SR - 16 EUR
These hotels can be booked through the Bulgarian Association of Positive Psychotherapy (DPPB):
Mrs. Iwanka Bontcheva: ibontcheva@ yahoo.com
Addresses of the Organizers
Bulgarian Association of Positive Psychotherapy
"Polk.Swestarov" - Str. 5a, 9002 Varna, Bulgaria, e-mail: ibontcheva@ yahoo.com
International Center of Positive Psychotherapy
Langgasse 38-40, D-65183 Wiesbaden, Germany, Tel. +49-611-373707, Fax: +49-611-39990
Email: icpp@positum.org
The official website of the conference with further information and latest news:
www.positum.org
We are very much looking forward to welcoming you in Varna, and are sure that this conference
will be an exciting event for all of us. Have a good and safe trip!
The Organizers
28 July 2003