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INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

RAGE AND

MOURNING

Catania | Monastero dei BenedettiniMAY 25 | 28 2017

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

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Rage and Mourning are powerful affects that deeply disturb the human soul and interrupt the course of our existence. They are difficult to ma-nage, to contain, to elaborate, and to overcome. They often underlie the principal suffering that human beings experience or inflict on others at an individual, group, or societal level. These affects are interconnected, and this interconnection is at the source of serious psychopathologies, as well as violent uncontrolled and/or uncontrollable acts. The Conference aim is to investigate the presence of these psychopathological and deviant behaviours, to try to understand their origin, to consider how to handle them, and to iden-tify possible ways to prevent them. For the ancients, it was impossible to avoid rage and mourning (and their consequences) even for the Gods: Greek tragedies always deal with these issues. They were and are still performed in Syracuse, which is close to Catania, and we invite you to join us in a unique opportunity to elaborate on and experience, at a cultural and emotional level, the wealth of topics we will discuss at the Conference panels.

RAGE AND MOURNING

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WAITING FOR THE CONFERENCE

To All Colleagues,Please bear in mind that as this is an international conference all presentations will be in English but ice creams will be authenti-cally Sicilian! The best in the world!Remember too that Sicily is a fantastic country with a rich and unique history of different civilisations and treasures to explore and exercise your curiosity around. A visit to the old Syracuse theatre is enough of an excuse to attend the conference, never mind the most poetic, evocative theme of the conference that touches us all.To our UK members: When you’re doing your booking please be aware that Monday is a bank holiday so you can extend your stay and see/eat more!!

TO BEAR IN MIND

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• VINCENZO CARETTI (ROME)

• SALVATORE CASTORINA (CATANIA)

• JAMES GILLIGAN (USA)

• REENA KAPOOR (YALE)

• GIUSEPPINA MENDORLA (CATANIA)

• CARINE MINNE (LONDON)

• KONSTANTIN NEMIROVSKY (MOSCOW)

• ADRIANO SCHIMMENTI (ENNA)

• GIUSEPPE SPECIALE (CATANIA)

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MAIN TOPICS

• RAGE AND MOURNING IN FAMILY AND GENDER DYNAMICS

• ACTS OF RAGE AGAINST SOCIETY BY INDIVIDUAL AND BY GROUPS

• THE DARK WEB: CYBERBULLYING AND OTHER FORMS OF ONLINE VIOLENCE

• VIOLENCE BY CAREGIVERS AGAINST VULNERABLE PEOPLE: CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

• SEARCHING FOR RELIEF THROUGH DRUG USE

• THE MATTE BLANCO AND BI - LOGIC BASED PERSPECTIVE ON RAGE AND MOURNING

• PERVERSION, RAGE, AND MOURNING

• THERAPEUTIC PERSPECTIVES: INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND SOCIAL THERAPIES FOR GRIEF AND RAGE

• DEALING WITH RAGE AND MOURNING IN THE COURT

• RAGE AND MOURNING IN CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE

• THE HUMAN BEING IN THE GREEK TRAGEDIES: FATE, FAMILY INHERITANCE, PASSIONS AND WILL • RAGE AND MOURNING: THE DANGEROUS LIASON

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GILL MCGAULEY AWARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG

PROFESSIONALS IN FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

This award granted by the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy should encouragenewcomers and trainees from all forensic professional disciplines to present at IAFP conferences andrecognize outstanding scholarly contributions to the field of forensic psychotherapy.

The award is granted by the IAFP in memory of our friend and colleague, Professor Gill McGauley, former

secretary and past president of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy, who died

unexpectedly on the 14th July 2016. Gill’s contribution to forensic psychotherapy and to our association is

unique. She was the first Professor of Forensic Psychotherapy and Medical Education and Head of the

Center for Clinical Education at St George’s University of London and a Consultant in Forensic

Psychotherapy in Central and North West London Foundation NHS Trust (CNWL). She developed

psychotherapy services for women in prison (HMP Holloway and YOI Bronzefield) and worked in the High

Secure Hospital Broadmoor where she established the first forensic psychotherapy service in a high

secure hospital. Gill has developed forensic psychotherapy through teaching, scholarship and research. In

2009 she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by The Higher Education Academy for excellence

in teaching. She gave an outstanding contribution to the research on the application of Attachment

Theory and the development of Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) for personality disordered

offender patients.

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GILL MCGAULEY AWARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG

PROFESSIONALS IN FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

This award granted by the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy should encouragenewcomers and trainees from all forensic professional disciplines to present at IAFP conferences andrecognize outstanding scholarly contributions to the field of forensic psychotherapy.

The award is granted by the IAFP in memory of our friend and colleague, Professor Gill McGauley, former

secretary and past president of the International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy, who died

unexpectedly on the 14th July 2016. Gill’s contribution to forensic psychotherapy and to our association is

unique. She was the first Professor of Forensic Psychotherapy and Medical Education and Head of the

Center for Clinical Education at St George’s University of London and a Consultant in Forensic

Psychotherapy in Central and North West London Foundation NHS Trust (CNWL). She developed

psychotherapy services for women in prison (HMP Holloway and YOI Bronzefield) and worked in the High

Secure Hospital Broadmoor where she established the first forensic psychotherapy service in a high

secure hospital. Gill has developed forensic psychotherapy through teaching, scholarship and research. In

2009 she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by The Higher Education Academy for excellence

in teaching. She gave an outstanding contribution to the research on the application of Attachment

Theory and the development of Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) for personality disordered

offender patients.

GILL MCGAULEY AWARD OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS

IN FORENSIC PSYCHOTHERAPY

This award granted by the International Associa-tion for Forensic Psychotherapy should encourage newcomers and trainees from all forensic profes-sional disciplines to present at IAFP conferences and recognize outstanding scholarly contributions to the field of forensic psychotherapy.The award is granted by the IAFP in memory of our friend and colleague, Professor Gill McGauley, former secretary and past president of the Interna-

tional Association for Forensic Psychotherapy, who died unexpectedly on the 14th July 2016. Gill’s contribution to forensic psychotherapy and to our association is unique. She was the first Professor of Forensic Psychotherapy and Medical Education and Head of the Center for Cli-nical Education at St George’s University of London and a Consultant in Forensic Psychotherapy in Central and North West London Foun-dation NHS Trust (CNWL). She developed psychotherapy services for women in prison (HMP Holloway and YOI Bronzefield) and worked in the High Secure Ho-spital Broadmoor where she established the first forensic psychothe-rapy service in a high secure hospital. Gill has developed forensic psychotherapy through teaching, scholarship and research. In 2009 she was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by The Higher Edu-cation Academy for excellence in teaching. She gave an outstanding contribution to the research on the applica-tion of Attachment Theory and the development of Mentalization Ba-sed Treatment (MBT) for personality disordered offender patients.

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STATUTES OF THE GILL MCGAULEY AWARD

PROCEEDINGS AND CONDITIONS:1. The award shall be granted once per year.2. Eligibility criteria for the award include: a. First-time presenters at an IAFP conference; or b. Presenters who are still in training; or c. Self-described newcomers in the field of forensic psychotherapy3. Candidates will be asked about their eligibility and interest in being considered for the awardwhen submitting a conference abstract. In addition, candidates can be nominated by the scientificcommittee on the basis of their abstracts.4. The award will be open to candidates from every profession.5. If a presentation is given by more than one individual, the first author of the abstract will be presented with the award. The content of the presentations may be research work, theoretical contributions, reports on innovative practice, or case reports with a relevant link to therapeuticmethods and/or theory.

JURY:1. A committee will attend the presentations and assess their quality, their scientific and/or clinical relevance and the quality and originality of the presentation.2. The award committee will be three persons – a member from the local scientific committee, a member from the board of IAFP, and (given that this will develop) the editor of the Journal for Forensic Psychotherapy or the board member responsible for the one-day seminars.3. The committee decides unanimously or by a majority on the award winner. The decision of the committee is final and not subject to legal recourse.

THE AWARD may include either for single authors:

1. A one year free membership to IAFP2. Participation at the next IAFP conference (IAFP will cover the conference feeonly).3. Support for the publication of a paper based on the presentation by a prominenttutorship through IAFP members. The family of Professor Gill Mc Gauley, Tim, Sarah and Jessica Hucker will be informed each year by thepresident of IAFP who has been given the award.

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MAY 25th

19:00-21:00 Welcome Party and Opening Ceremony by Reena Kapoor (President IAFP) and James Gilligan (Past President IAFP) Terrazza Museo Diocesano Catania

MAY 26th MONASTERO DEI BENEDETTINI AUDITORIUM DE CARLO08:00-08:30 Registration08:30-08:45 Opening and Welcome Remarks08:45-09:30 Keynote speakers: Konstantin Nemirovsky (Moscow) Silence is violence: social and personal consequences of psychic trauma and it’s working-through09:30-10:15 Keynote speakers: Carine Minne (London) Rage, not Mourning: A child's loss becomes a young man's violence10:15-10:40 Discussion10:40-11:00 Coffee Break11:00-13:00 PARALLEL SESSION 113:00-14:00 Lunch13:30-14:00 Paid tour of the Monastero dei Benedettini “Archaeological Tour”14:00-15:30 PARALLEL SESSION 215:30-16:30 Large Group - Chair: John Schlapobersky16:30 Transfer for the paid tour to the Greek Theatre of Syracuse to assist to the Greek tragedy “The Seven againt Thebes”

MAY 27th

08:45-09:30 Keynote speakers: Salvatore Castorina and Giuseppina Mendorla (Catania) Tiresia, an interpeter of violence: about the violation of borders and the desolation of the word09:30-10:15 Keynote speakers: Giuseppe Speciale (Catania) Grief and Mourning in the Society: The role of the Law 10:15-10:45 Discussion10:45-11:15 Coffee Break11:15-13:00 PARALLEL SESSION 313:00-13:45 Lunch13:15-14:45 Paid tour of the Monastero dei Benedettini “Eighteenth-Century Tour”13:45-14:45 Annual General Meeting IAFP - Chair: Reena Kapoor (New Haven)14:45-15:30 Keynote speakers:Vincenzo Caretti and Adriano Schimmenti (Roma/Enna) Trauma and Psychopathy15:30-15:45 Discussion15:45-17:15 PARALLEL SESSION 417:15-18:45 Large Group - Chair: John Schlapobersky20:15 Gala Dinner

SOCIAL EVENTS

MAY 28th 09.30 transfer for the paid tour “Visiting Etna”10.00 Visit of the Archaeological Museum. Museo dei Benedettini

26 May “Seven Against Thebes” Greek theatre of Syracuse

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

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Registration fee includes: badge, proceedings, coffee break, lunches, welcome party, congress facilities

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION REGULAR ATTENDEE Deadline: March 5, 2017

ACCEPTANCE NOTIFICATION March 31, 2017

PARTICIPANTS REGISTRATION Deadline: April 23, 2017

Registration and abstract submission www.forensicpsychotherapy.com

FEES IAFP MEMBERS € 300SIPFO MEMBERS € 300 NON-MEMBERS € 350 STUDENTS, POST-DOCS € 150

GALA DINNER € 50

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IAFP CONFERENCE 2017 (CATANIA)Rage and Mourning

IAFP CONFERENCE 2016 (GENT) Families: how to survive them - or not…An analysis of the dangerous family and societal response

IAFP CONFERENCE 2015 (YALE) Recovering from Violence. Victims, Perpetrators and Communities

IAFP CONFERENCE 2014 (UTRECHT) Understanding Justifications and Excuses for Criminal Behavior

IAFP CONFERENCE 2013 (KONSTANZ) Forensic Psychotherapy in the Community - Between Inclusion and Exclusion

IAFP CONFERENCE 2012 (VENICE)Corruption, Deception and Collusion – Attacks on the Mind

IAFP CONFERENCE 2011 (EDINBURGH) Murder In Mind

IAFP CONFERENCE 2010 (OXFORD) Tales of Transgression

IAFP CONFERENCE 2009 (KONSTANZ) Ruptures and Relations – Group Dynamics and Forensic Psychotherapy

IAFP CONFERENCE 2008 (VENICE) Security and Terror: A State of Mind IAFP CONFERENCE 2007 (OXFORD) Hope and Hate – Working With the Forensic Patient

IAFP CONFERENCE 2006 (OXFORD) Revenge, Justice or Treatment. Forensic Psychotherapy and the Criminal Law

IAFP CONFERENCE 2005 (DUBLIN) After Trauma - Within Families and Between Strangers

IAFP CONFERENCE 2004 (EDINBURGH) Understanding Persecution

IAFP CONFERENCE 2003 (ARNHEM)Process or Protocol?

IAFP CONFERENCE 2002 (STUTTGART) Trauma and Delinquency

IAFP CONFERENCE 2000 (BOSTON)Learning from Violence

IAFP CONFERENCE 1999 (SHEFFIELD) Forensic psychotherapy and thepublic sphere

IAFP CONFERENCE 1998 (COPENHAGEN) Forensic Psychotherapy - Boundaries and Relations

IAFP CONFERENCE 1997 (LONDON) Intoxification, Crime and the Forensic Patient

IAFP CONFERENCE 1996 (ULM)Freedom and Coercion. Forensic Psychotherapy under ScrutinyIAFP CONFERENCE 1995 (GLASGOW)Violence and Death

IAFP CONFERENCE 1994 (THE HAGUE)Personality Disorders. The Challenge for Forensic PsychotherapyIAFP CONFERENCE 1993 (LONDON)Psychodynamics and the Adolescent and Female OffenderIAFP CONFERENCE 1992 (LONDON)Forensic Psychotherapy - Identity, Network and Future

IAFP CONFERENCE

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DATE EVENT TITLE VENUE SPEAKERS

05/05/2005

IAFP and Henderson

one day seminar

May 2006

Bodily Harm Henderson Hospital, London, UK

John AdlamMarilyn LawrenceDr. Carine MinneSteve McCluskey

Rebecca NeeldChris Scanlon John Woods

07/07/2006IAFP and ESRC

one day seminar

July 2006

Fire Starting as a Symptom of

Personality DisorderHenderson Hospital,

London, UK

John AdlamDr. Peter Goward

Dr. Kevin HealyClaire Purton

Anna MotzDr. Jean Ruane

Dr. Gary Winship

25/01/2008IAFP and co

one day January 2008

The Therapeutic Milieu under Fire:

Attachment, Attrition and Regeneration

Millfields Unit, London, UK

John AdlamHarpreet Gill

Laura HamiltonDavid Jones

Theo van LerselPam Melliar

Stanley RuszczynskiChristopher Scanlon

Dr. Celia Taylor

17/09/2010IAFP and

Millfields one day

Sept 2010

On Being Hated by the Patient: The

Meaning of and Responses to

Ruptures in the Therapeutic Alliance

Millfields Unit, London, UK

Dr. Colin CampbellTilman Kluttig

Des McVeyDr. Naomi Murph

21/05/2010IAFP and

Broadmoor one day

May 2010

'Brutal Cultures': Bullying and

Scapegoating in Forensic Settings

Broadmoor Hospital, Crowthorne, UK

Sunita ArjuneAndrew Cooper

Patrick MandikateDr. Celia Taylor

IAFP ONE-DAY SEMINARS 2005 - 2016

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DATE EVENT TITLE VENUE SPEAKERS

11/02/2011 IAFP and Respond

Strange Fascination: Disability

psychotherapy in forensic settings

London, UK

Richard CurenKate Rothwell

Dr. Valerie SinasonDr. Earl Hopper

Dr. Alan CorbettTamsin Cottis

Simon Hackett Christopher Scanlon

21/10/2011IAFP and co

one day Oct 2011

Destructive Thinking and Thinking About

Destructiveness: Theory-Practice Gaps

in Psycho-social Studies, Criminology

and Forensic Mental Health

University of Central Lancashire, UK

Dr. Mark FreestoneProf. Loraine Gelsthorpe

Prof. Michael Günter

25/05/2012IAFP and Scottish PD Network and

NHS Scotland

Treatment of Personality Disorder in

Forensic SettingsStirling University, UK

Andreana Adamson Nick Benefield

Dr. Jackie CraissatiDr. Celia Taylor

01/05/2013IAFP and

Nottinghamshire Healthcare

Evidence for the Arts Psychotherapies in Forensic Practicein

Practice: Setting targets or being

targeted?

Rampton Hospital, UKStella ComptonProfessor Helen

Odell-MillerKate Rothwell

24/05/2013 IAFP Crime in Mind Crime in Action Catania, Sicily, Italy

Peter Aylward Dr. Carlo LonghitanoGiacomo Pignataro

Prof. Tommaso Rafaraci Prof. Carmelo Raspa

Dr. Maria ReinaDr. Francesco Spadaro

Prof. Giuseppe SpecialeDr. Estela Welldon

IAFP ONE-DAY SEMINARS 2005 - 2016

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DATE EVENT TITLE VENUE SPEAKERS

07/06/2013 IAFP

Treating EvilPhilosophical,

psychotherapeutic and legal

perspectives

Friends Meeting House, St Giles,

Oxford, UK

Dr. Gwen Adshead Prof. Jonathan Glover

Prof. Nicola LaceyMs Anna Motz

Dr. Hanna Pickard Dr. Nigel Warburton

06/12/2013

IAFP and TFPInstitutes

München in Kooperation

mit der

Das stationäre Setting in der Forensischen

PsychotherapieMunich, Germany

Dr. Gerhard Dammann Markus G. FeilTilman Kluttig

Dr. Mathias LohmerDr. Corinna Wernz

05/12/2014

AFP and TFPInstitutes

München in Kooperation

mit der

Perversion und Päd-ophilie in der Forensi-

schen PsychotherapieStirling University, UK

Dr. Gerhard DammannMarkus G. FeilTilman Kluttig

Dr. Mathias LohmerDr. Corinna Wernz

17/10/2015 IAFP and Confer

Why are we Murderous?

The Psychodynamic Treatment of the Forensic Patient

London, UKProf. Brett Kahr

Dr. Carine MinneProf. Gill McGauleyDr. Estela Welldon

28/11/2015

IAFP and Media and the Inner

World Network, University of Roehampton

and University of Bournemouth

Box Set, Mind Set’ The Forensics of Popular Culture

London, UK

Caroline BainbridgeDr. Andrea EsserDr. Sandra Grant

Brett KahrDr. Chris Scanlon

Dr. Estela Welldon Candida Yates

IAFP ONE-DAY SEMINARS 2005 - 2016

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DATE EVENT TITLE VENUE SPEAKERS

11/12/2015 IAFP

Mother in Mind; Improving Services

for Mothers with Complex Mental

Health Needs

Oxford, UK

Dr. Gwen AdsheadJulia Blazdell Gerry Byrne

Agnieszka KlimowicSaarah Majid

Anna MotzMichael Yousif

04/12/2015

IAFP and TFPInstitutes

München in Kooperation

mit der

Maligner Narzissmus Antisoziale

Persönlichkeitsstörung Psychopathie

Psychodynamik und Behandlungstechnik

Munich, Germany

Dr. Gerhard DammannMarkus G. Feil Tilman Kluttig

Dr. Mathias LohmerDr. Corinna Wernz

12/03/2016 IAFP and Confer

Unravelling Psychopa-thy: Psychodynamic

perspectives on working with

personality disorders

London, UK

Dr. Colin CampbellDr. Ronald Doctor

Anna MotzDr. Celia Taylor

Dr. Estela WelldonDr. Jessica Yakeley

01/10/2016 IAFP and ConferPsychodynamic Perspectives on

Sexual PerversionsLondon, UK

Richard Curen Dr. Ronald Doctor

David MillarDr. Carine Minne

Dr. Celia Taylor Dr. Estela Welldon

07/10/2017 IAFP and SipfoDonne Vittime

Donne CarneficiWomen as offenders

Womenas victimsCatania, Italy

Dr. Antonino Calogero Dr. Felice Carabellese

Viviana CiceroRichard Curen

Federica GuagliardoRoberta Mangiameli

Loredana MazzaSantino Mirabella

Salvatore Sapienza Dr. Francesco Spadaro

Mirella Viscuso

IAFP ONE-DAY SEMINARS 2005 - 2016

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DATE EVENT TITLE VENUE SPEAKERS

09/12/2016 IAFP

Creating Containment:

Working Therapeutically with

Parents in Crisis

Oxford, UK

Dr. Gwen AdsheadGerry Byrne

Amanda Jones Anna Motz

Anna Williams

IAFP ONE-DAY SEMINARS 2005 - 2016

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Local PCO

P.zza Europa, 1 / 95027 Cataniawww.medeacom.com

WHO WE AREThe International Association for Forensic Psychotherapy (IAFP) is a Charity and exists to promote the health of offenders and victims through the use of psychotherapeutic understanding, risk assessment and treatment techniques and to advance understanding about forensic psychotherapeutic practice.

ATTENDEESThe 26th IAFP Conference is an international scientific event focused on bringing together clinicians and also any professional or volunte-er that works and/or collaborates in the forensic field, such as in the forensic academic world. We anticipate attendees coming from many different countries of the world, including psychiatrists, psychotherapi-sts (group, individual and art therapists), psychologists, trainees, social workers. But also lawyers, judges and nurses interested in this area and in the issue and in the topics of the Conference.