XXII IFOTES International Congress

Lignano Sabbiadoro - Italy, 18-22 October 2023


Winds of Hope - Acceptance and capacity for change


Speakers

Embracing chaos in times of transformative change: what does it mean to you?



A mente accesa e connessa: le nuove frontiere dell'apprendimento nell'era digitale



Illusions in online relationships: from social media to the metaverse



La résilience : du modèle de compréhension aux applications pratiques



Believe, Conceive, Achieve



How to face future challenges: resilience, awareness and sustainability



Protecting global health from pandemics and the ecological crisis: an alternative development is necessary



La salute mentale in età evolutiva



Nuove idee sulla vita, sulla psiche e sul linguaggio



An ecological approach of addiction



Der "Papageno Effekt"



Probleme kann man niemals mit derselben Denkweise lösen, Wie Sie entstanden sind (Albert Einstein) 



Autoconsapevolezza e intelligenza emotiva



From self-harm to self compassion 



Riconoscere la violenza contro le donne per sostenere le vittime



Therapeutic communication: the role of epistemic trust and mentalizing



Hoffnung – die Beziehung zum Leben halten



Hoffnung schaffen: brillante Momente erinnern, erleben und als Ressource ankern



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Theme


Human beings face small or large changes throughout their life, sometimes by choice, sometimes because circumstances and events are forced upon them. This can happen in a sudden and dramatic way and involve not only individuals, but communities and society as a whole, as with the Covid-19 pandemic and the recent armed conflict in Europe.
Sometimes changes forced upon us are not easy, but acceptance is the prerequisite to resilience. We should acknowledge that unwelcome change can also open prospects for personal and social maturing.Individuals and society generally have the personal and collective resources to cope and accept change, to keep a balance, even when everything seems upside down. But it can be difficult.Helpline volunteers know this only too well, given that for 60 years they have listened to people and supported them in the most critical moments of life, in those periods when accepting or changing is crucial to restore hope and to build or re-build the future.For its next international congress IFOTES proposes to reflect on these abilities that only human beings have, to experience changes, moving between the capacity for acceptance and the desire for further transformation.

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