Dear Colleagues,
We remind you that the 67th Congress of Psychologists of Serbia will take place at Zlatibor in Serbia, from May 22nd to May 25th, 2019. Detailed information on forms of participation and ways of application are available on the website of the Serbian Psychological Society (http://www.dps.org.rs/). New paper submission deadline is April 5th, 2019. We especially emphasize that even this year we will apply for accreditation from the Social Protection Chamber and from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development.
The Program Committee of the 67th Congress of Psychologists of Serbia wants to briefly inform you on the importance of the topic of this year's Congress for our profession and on the so far agreed, interesting key lectures.
The topic of this year's Congress - Psychology in the New Age: The challenges of (re)humanization, among other things, encourages us to consider the challenges that psychology as a profession is facing due to the new age and its focus on technology, HR management which is often reduced to jobs that are far from human approach, domination of administration over paying attention on humans, orientation toward hedonism and extrinsic forms of success over exploring human feelings and searching for the genuine human values etc. A man is more and more a part of a system, like it was at the beginning of industrial revolution, and computer technology is making him visible at the social media while disguising new forms of alienation. By opening this topic we whish that psychologists consider possibility that they bring back a person, an individual in the center of their work. Man, technology and other demands of modern society cannot be one without each other, and the question is how to go along. Striving to offer possible answers to some of the challenges of the new era, at this year's Congress we will try to anticipate which areas of psychology, and in what way, can contribute to the humanization of various activities in which psychologists work, which research specifically contributes to this aspiration, which new but already proven forms of support psychology, it’s her science and practice, can offer to an individual in order to develop an authentic personality. These are just some of the questions that we will have the opportunity to think about together at this Congress.
In collaboration with you, dear participants, we want to make this gathering informative, useful and interesting at the same time. Therefore, we invite you that, through participation, to contribute in maintaining the tradition of the Congress which is the place of gathering and exchange of knowledge and experiences of psychologists from Serbia and abroad. This is an opportunity to, through plenary lectures, symposiums, oral presentations, and poster presentations, get informed about and get to know the latest research in psychology and related disciplines, to exchange the experience and insights from practices, while striving to perfect and improve it, to pose important questions and sharpen professional attitudes at the professional and scientific forums, to meet up with members of the sections we are a part of, acquire new skills and get to know inspirational ideas through workshops, make important new contacts with colleagues from Serbia, the region, and from around the world.
We are pleased to inform you about key speakers, eminent psychologists from the country and abroad who have focused their work on the development of various fields of psychology. Noting that the elaboration of the plenary lectures is still in progress, we announce the names of the plenary lecturers who, up to now, have accepted the invitation to contribute to the quality, diversity and attractiveness of the program of the conference, and we announce their topics.
Zorica Marić (Albert Elis Institute): Emotional culture development and (re) humanization of organizations.
Maja Mišković (Concordia University Chicago): Methodology in the service of humanisation of social sciences: (Not) A comfortable alliance.
Igor Krnetić (University of Banja Luka): Compassion in society.
Dunja Tutuš (University of Ulm): Parents of children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Jelena Manojlović (Media and information sciences faculty, Belgrade): Psychology in between yesterday and tomorrow - Modernism, postmodernism and neurosciencies.
Lepa Babić (Ministry of foreign affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Department for international cooperation in science, technology, education, culture and sport): Specifity of human relatinoships in diplomacy.
Plenary conversation in rubric „My view on psychology“ will be conducted by Prvoslav Plavšić.
Maja Mišković, Ph.D., full professor and Executive Director of Doctoral Programs College of Graduate Studies, Concordia University Chicago, obtained her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Novi Sad. She received her M.Ed in Family Studies as well as Ph.D. in Research Methodology from Loyola University (Chicago, Illinois). Her scholarly interests encompass research methodology; qualitative research; evaluation; social and cultural context of identity construction; doctoral studies. She has published several dozens of scientific papers in leading world magazines, a monograph and several chapters in books, and she is also the author of more than forty oral presentations at scientific meetings in the world.
Dunja Tutuš, M.Sc., born in Sarajevo, finished her primary school and secondary medical school in Sombor. Obtained her B.A. in Psychology at the University of Novi Sad, and M.Sc. in Clinical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Health at Friedrich Schiller University in Jena (Germany). She is currently working as a research associate at the University Clinic in Ulm (Germany), Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry/Psychotherapy, where she is a doctoral student. Thesis topic: "Symptoms of posttraumatic stress and dysfunctional thought in parents of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) children/adolescents." Areas of research: child/adolescent psychological trauma and its impact on child and parents; on the trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (Tf-CBT); research on the effectiveness of psychotherapy; chronic physical illness in children/adolescents (rare diseases, oncological diseases) and their connection to the psychological symptoms of the whole family; online psychotherapy.
Lepa Babić, Ph.D., Minister Advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Department for International Scientific, Technical, Educational, Cultural and Cooperation in sports. She has a rich professional career and career in diplomacy. She was the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Macedonia and Bulgaria. She worked as an associate professor of management and psychology at the Faculty of Business at Singidunum University, Sinergija University in Bijeljina, and at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Sarajevo. She has published a series of papers and monographs. In her field of research main topics are additional education in organizations, career development and development of career skills, development of competences for the 21st century.
By considering the relevant topic with relevant speakers, the Program Committee wants to encourage affirmation of our science and profession. Therefore, we invite you to contribute to the quality of the program of the upcoming Congress through participation with oral presentations, poster presentations, organizing symposia, round tables and book promotion.
See you at Zlatibor!
April, 2019.
In front of the 67th Congress of Psychologists Program Committee
Mirjana Beara, Ph.D assistant professor, and Goran Kličković
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