Schedule and Tracks
2025 Conference Schedule
Please note that this schedule is subject to change as we approach the conference.
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Track Descriptions:
We welcome proposals that聽invite explorations to expand the boundaries of psychology beyond the confines of modern scientific frameworks. This track aims to foster dialogue between psychology and the humanities, enriching our ethical understanding and responses to human experience, suffering, and potential.聽Submissions that integrate diverse fields such as philosophy, sociology, literature, art, history, political science, and theology with a focus on challenging, deepening, and broadening the ways we think about psychological practice are encouraged.
Specialty Tracks:
This track critically examines the ways in which psychological theory and practice have historically perpetuated systemic inequalities, reinforcing dominant gender norms and limiting the understanding of diverse human experiences. It calls for an interrogation of psychology鈥檚 entanglement with power, particularly in relation to gender and sexuality, and invites feminist and queer scholars to challenge traditional binaries, marginalized narratives, and rigid identities. Proposals utilizing diverse, intersectional perspectives are encouraged, with the aim of reimagining the social and cultural constructs of gender and sexuality and advocating for a more inclusive, humanistic approach to these dimensions of identity.
This track invites a multidisciplinary dialogue focused on the development of moral, intellectual, and civic virtues that are essential to human flourishing. Drawing from Catholic anthropology, Aristotelian ethics, and a broad range of psychological, philosophical, and theological perspectives, this track seeks to deepen our understanding of human dignity, morality, and fulfillment. Proposals are encouraged that explore how virtues such as courage, compassion, and humility foster both personal and communal flourishing, and how engaging with age-old wisdom offers new dimensions to contemporary character development.
This track explores psychological frameworks rooted in diverse global traditions, highlighting alternative ways of understanding the mind, self, and human experience. Drawing from contemplative practices and philosophical systems across cultures, it invites proposals that examine how these approaches challenge dominant Western paradigms and provide holistic pathways to mental health, ethical living, and human flourishing. Contributions that explore how mindfulness, meditation, and other spiritual disciplines inspire transformative action鈥攆ostering justice, compassion, and healing鈥攁re particularly welcome, as are those addressing how these practices intersect with broader social, political, and psychological frameworks.
The "Narratives of Liberation" track invites explorations at the intersection of Narrative Therapy and Liberation Psychology, where storytelling becomes a powerful tool for social change and healing. This track welcomes proposals that center marginalized voices, critically examine structures of oppression, and use narrative as a means of resistance, empowerment, and transformation. We encourage contributions that explore how personal and collective stories can challenge dominant discourses, reclaim agency, and foster liberation, particularly in communities impacted by systemic injustice, trauma, and marginalization. Join us in reimagining the role of narrative in the pursuit of justice and human flourishing.
The "Lack and Flesh: Lacanian Analysis, Phenomenology, and the Body" track invites an exploration of the human condition through the lenses of Lacanian psychoanalysis and phenomenology. This track examines the intersection of the symbolic order, language, and the lived experience of the body, considering how thinkers articulate the tension between absence and presence, flesh and meaning. We invite proposals that critically engage with how these ideas challenge traditional conceptions of identity, perception, and embodiment, offering new ways to understand the interplay between the psyche and the corporeal world.
Presented by the Recover and Thrive Project, this three-day track will shine a light on the often invisible emotional wounds of war鈥攁nd on the strength it takes to heal from them.
This gathering brings together a global, interdisciplinary group of pediatricians, educators, and mental health professionals, including psychoanalysts, many with deep experience in art, play, and music therapy. Parents will also participate as presenters. Through research findings, proven therapeutic approaches, and personal stories, panelists will share ways to strengthen family systems, support recovery, 聽and nurture healing amid the chaos and uncertainty of war and conflict.
The track seeks to offer hope. Participants will gain insight into how war affects children and families, and will leave with practical, creative tools to help build resilience.
Join us in exploring how we can care for the youngest survivors of war鈥攁nd help them thrive.
