1st International Symposium on Psychotherapy of Addiction: Ukrainian Model and Alternatives

13.00 – 13.30
– Opening of the Symposium, solemn welcoming speech
– Prof. Alfred Pritz – President of the World Council of Psychotherapy
– Prof. Oleksandr Filts – President of Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapists, International Association for Addiction Psychotherapy
– PhD Svitlana Mykhailiv – Director of Ukrainian Institute of Addiction Psychotherapy, head of addiction psychotherapy section of Ukrainian Umbrella Association of Psychotherapists

13.30 – 15.00
Prof. Oleksandr Filts – «The history of the development of the Ukrainian model of addiction psychotherapy, basic theoretical concepts»

15.00 – 15.30
Coffee break

15.30 – 16.30
Prof. Alfred Pritz – «Perspectives of psychotherapy today»

16.30 – 18.00
Dr. John Arden – «Mind-Brain-Gene-Addiction Therapy Integration and the Mind as a Feedback Loops»

18.00– 19.00 Sect

9.00 – 9.30
PhD Yuliya Medynska – “The importance of constructive narcissistic regulation in the psychotherapy of addictions”

9.30 – 10.00
Prof. Kira Sedykh – “Transformation Rituals of Archaic and Modern Cultures”

10.00 – 10.30
PhD Denys Starkov – “Addictive and post-traumatic self-splitting: similarities and differences”

10.30 – 11.00
Fr. Dr. Serhii Kyryliuk, PhD, MD – “Spiritual care in the psychotherapy of addictions”

11.00 – 11.30
Coffee break

11.30 – 12.00
Oksaana Kozlova-Zurheide – “Treatment and rehabilitation at Elulootus health center, Tallinn, Estonia

12.00 – 12.30
Alisa Albok – “Toompargi Center for Mental Health”

12.30 – 13.00
Grigor’eva Svitlana – Neurophysiological model of dyadic relations in dependent behavior

13.00 – 14.30
Lunch Break

14.30 – 15.30
Prof. O. Filts, PhD S. Mykhailiv – presentation of the psychotherapeutic project. Communication with project participants about their experience of psychotherapy

15.30 – 16.00
Jeffrey Ross – “Systems and Psychotherapy of Addictions”

16.00 – 16.30
PhD Volodymyr Pryshlyak – “Addiction as an acquired pathological organization. Formation of the addictive identificate”

16.30 – 17.00
Coffee break

17.00 – 17.30
PhD Victoria Zabor – “Values and meanings: an existential-analytical approach to working with addictions”

17.30 – 18.00
PhD Oleksandra Nizdran – “Intimacy in Addiction Psychotherapy”

18.00 – 18.30
Oleksandr Fedorets – “Anosognosia – a temporary obstacle or a basic problem for therapeutic contact?”

19.30 – 21.00
Festive banquet

9.00 – 10.30
Round table with the participation of Ukrainian and Italian colleagues “Addiction in adolescents”, moderators – Anzhela Kigichak-Borshchevska, Oksana Kozlova

10.30 – 11.00
Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30
Discussion “Ukrainian model of addiction psychotherapy – features and development potential”, moderated by Prof. O. Filts, prof. Kira Sedykh

12.30 – 13.00
Completion of the Symposium