Conference Agenda

Overview and details of the sessions of this conference. Please select a date or location to show only sessions at that day or location. Please select a single session for detailed view (with abstracts and downloads if available).

Please note that all times are shown in the time zone of the conference. The current conference time is: 15th Sept 2026, 11:49:57am EEST

 
Fri28Aug
Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Amphitheatre II (KEDEA)
Amphitheatre III (KEDEA)
Foyer (KEDEA)
8:00am
9:00am
10:00am
11:00am
12:00pm
1:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
Invited Lecture 3
9:00am - 10:00am
Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)

Dialogical Identity: Concept and Method of Investigation

Piotr Oles

University SWPS, Poland

Symposium 9: Symposium 9
10:30am - 12:00pm
Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)

The Intersection of Indigenous Philosophies of Mind and Self with Dialogical Self-Theory/Therapy

Chair(s): Lewis Mehl-Madrona (University of Maine, United States of America)

Discussant(s): Mahtab Janfada (University of Melbourne)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Convergence of Indigenous Self Theory with Dialogical Self Theory

Lewis Mehl-Madrona
University of Maine

 

Talking Circles and Dialogical Self Theory/Therapy in Practice

Sophie Redlin
Moral Injury Partnership

 

Embodied Story and Self and Dialogical Self-Theory/Therapy

Barbara Mainguy
Coyote Institute

Keynote Speech 4 - Prof. Miguel Gonçalves
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Prof. Hubert Hermans
Location: Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Session Chair: Prof. Hubert Hermans, Radboud University

WHEN VOICES CHANGE: Innovative Moments and the Dialogical Self in Psychotherapy

Miguel Gonçalves

University of Minho, Portugal

Symposium 13
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)

Dialogical Self Theory, Bakhtin Philosophy and Professional Becomings

Chair(s): Mahtab Janfada (The University of Melbourne, Australia)

Discussant(s): Greg Bruno (Kingsborough Community College, CUNY)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Traversing my Becoming Journey through Bakhtin and Dialogical Self Theory: From Meta- to Trans-positioning

Mahtab Janfada
The University of Melbourne

 

Irretrievable Links to Place, People and Prose: Bakhtinian Theory, the Dialogical Self, and Unfinalizable Professional and Personal Becoming

Dawan Coombs
Brigham Young University

 

Dialogical Circles, Dangerous Intersections, and Scavenger Adaptability: How Critical Dialogical Scholars Map Authoritative and Internally Persuasive Discourse*

Christian Gregory
Saint Anselm College

Closing Session
3:30pm - 4:00pm
Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
100 Questions to Hubert Hermans
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre I (KEDEA)
Invited Lecture 4
9:00am - 10:00am
Amphitheatre II (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre II (KEDEA)

Looking To The Mountain Embodying the Dialogical Self - towards an Idiothetic Science

Rens Van Loon

Tilburg University, Netherlands, The

Symposium 11
10:30am - 12:00pm
Amphitheatre II (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre II (KEDEA)

The Dialogical Self in Adolescent Literacy: Insights into Reading, Writing, and Language Learning

Chair(s): Dawan Coombs (Brigahm Young University, United States of America)

Discussant(s): Dawan Coombs (Brigham Young University)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Shifting Adolescent I-positions about Grammar through Literary Discussions and Writing

Deborah Dean
Brigham Young University

 

Using Dialogical-Self Theory to Examine Fluency Instruction at the Secondary Level

Mercedes Allen
Brigham Young University

 

Applying a DST Lens to Enhance Vocabulary Instruction

Kaylee Smedley
Provo High School

Symposium 14
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Amphitheatre II (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre II (KEDEA)

Learning through Live Session Observation, the Genogram and the Training Group : Dialogical Spaces, Polyphony, and the Development of Therapist Identity

Chair(s): Kia Thanopoulou (Family Therapy Unit, Integrated Mental Health Care Unit of Attica)

Discussant(s): Georgia Gkandona (University of Ioannina)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Observing Live Therapy Sessions as a Dialogical Space of Reflexivity

Christina Kounatiadou,1; Valentini Patsea2; Elena Kollia3
1: Family Therapy Unit, Greece; 2: First Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA); 3: Private Practice

 

The Genogram as a Dialogical Experience: Self-Positions and Polyphony in the Training of Therapists

Kia Thanopoulou1; Valentini Patsea2; Thalis Boutsiarakos3
1: Family Therapy Unit; 2: First Department of Psychiatry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA); 3: Department of Psychology, Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences

 

The Role of the Training Group in the Dialogical and Reflective Development of Therapist Trainee Identity

Anna Maria Barlogianni1; Elena Kollia2
1: Psychiatric Hospital of Attica; 2: Private Practice

Invited Lecture 5
9:00am - 10:00am
Amphitheatre III (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre III (KEDEA)

Towards a Dialogical Architecture for AI Agents: Recognising and Refining the "Society of Mind" in Pedagogical Expert Systems

Luis Medina-Gual

Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO)

Symposium 12
10:30am - 12:00pm
Amphitheatre III (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre III (KEDEA)

Voices of trauma and resilience in the lives of Gwen Jonh, Pina Bausch, Sigmund Freud and Charles Darwin: A dialogical and narrative framework for psychobiography.

Chair(s): Athena Androutsopoulou ('Logo Psychis'- Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy, Greece)

Discussant(s): Maria Viou ('Logo Psychis'-Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

In Search of Secure Inner and Outer Spaces:A Psychobiography Study of Gwen John

Ioanna Ferati; Marina Kyvelou; Sofia Maniadaki; Mariatini Zogkou
'Logo Psychis'-Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy

 

Pina Bausch: Embodied narratives of trauma and resilience.

Valia Mastorodimou
'Logo Psychis'-Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy

 

Freud on the Acropolis: A Dialogical Self Analysis of His letter to Romain Rolland

Christos Korovilas1; Athena Androutsopoulou1; Prodromos Tarasis2
1: 'Logo Psychis'-Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy; 2: Narrative Psychotherapy Stories The Podcast

 

More Than An Ordinary Boy: Charles Darwin’s Reflective Voices And His Resilience

Theodora Papanikolaou1; Charikleia Tsatsaroni2; Nopi Varytimidou1; Katerina Zerma1; Athena Androutsopoulou1
1: 'Logo Psychis'-Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy; 2: National Organization for Prevention and Addiction Treatment (EOPAE)

Symposium 15
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Amphitheatre III (KEDEA)
Location: Amphitheatre III (KEDEA)

Fragmented Selves: Studying the Voices of Ordinary and Distinct Persons in Psychosis

Chair(s): Peggy Poimenidou (‘Logo Psychis’ – Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy)

Discussant(s): Eugenie Georgaca (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

 

Presentations of the Symposium

 

Yayoi Kusama’s Life Story: Beyond Fragmentation of the Self

Peggy Poimenidou
Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy Logo Psychis

 

Post Traumatic Growth in Psychosis: A Study in Narrative Identity Construction

Myrsini Katrani; Maya Louvardi; Evangelia Anastopoulou; Konstantina Chatzicharalampous; Adamantia Daiana Panagidi; Angeliki Agapitou
‘Logo Psychis’ – Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy

 

The Polyphonic Self of Nietzsche: The Collapse of a Genius

Christos Korovilas1; Athena Androutsopoulou1; Prodromos Tarasis2
1: ‘Logo Psychis’ – Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy; 2: Narrative Psychotherapy Stories The Podcast

 

Decoding the ‘Paranoid’ Tellings of ‘Paul’: A Dialogical and Narrative Perspective

Marina Loizou1; Alexandra Primeti1; Tzouchaina Ioanna Sali1; Evaggelos Fessopoulos1; Aikaterini Agathou2; Sofia Axaopoulou2; Efthymia Chatzi2; Panagiota Daskalaki2
1: ‘Logo Psychis’ – Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy; 2: 'Logo Psychis’ – Training and Research Institute for Systemic Psychotherapy

Registration
8:30am - 9:00am
Foyer (KEDEA)
Location: Foyer (KEDEA)
Coffee Break
10:00am - 10:30am
Foyer (KEDEA)
Location: Foyer (KEDEA)
Lunch Break
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Foyer (KEDEA)
Location: Foyer (KEDEA)