Maps & Territory with a Gender Perspective in Mexican Culture
The Family and Culture Special Interest Group hosted a specialized webinar, entitled “Maps and Territory with a Gender Perspective in Mexican Culture,” focusing on an in-depth clinical case presentation in couple therapy, on June 26, 2025. The session was structured to bridge cultural frameworks with therapeutic practice, offering a nuanced examination of gender dynamics within […]
Cultural Approaches to Preventing Sexual Violence
The Special Interest Group on Culture and Sexuality, chaired by Dr. Vasudeo Paralikar, organized a webinar on July 29, 2022, at 7:30 PM IST, featuring three presentations that examined sexuality and its intersections with culture, prevention, and clinical practice in the Indian context. Dr. Ujjwal Nene, Clinical Psychologist and Sexual Health Consultant, delivered an introductory […]
Lessons Learned from Hosting & Helping War Refugees: From Bosnians to Ukrainians
A webinar on Mental Health Care for Refugees was held on May 19, 2022, and titled “Lessons learned from hosting and helping war refugees: from Bosnians to Ukrainians”. The session featured lectures by Stevan Weine and Julia Bala, with additional discussion contributions from Dr. Ewa Dobiala, a psychiatrist from Poland. Two video versions are now […]
Stigma of mental illness and COVID-19 – Cultural perspectives
A webinar was held on “Stigma of mental illness and COVID-19 – Cultural perspectives,” on a December 10, 2021, organized by the SIGs on Culture, Stigma, and Discrimination, summarized expert contributions from Dinesh Bhugra, Melanie Escaño, Cécile Rousseau, and Winnie W.S. Mak. Prof. Dinesh Bhugra, from King’s College London, presented clear evidence from the U.K. […]
Re-conceptualizing Culture & Context for a Globalizing World (2)
The Local Organizing Committee of the 6th World Congress of Cultural Psychiatry organized another webinar on the title “Re-conceptualizing Culture & Context for a Globalizing World,” on Friday, November 19, at 8:00 PM CET. The webinar featured Laurence Kirmayer and Mitchell Weiss, who explained in details the critiques of cultural formulation, and key challenges.
Re-conceptualizing Culture & Context for a Globalizing World (1)
The Local Organizing Committee of the 6th World Congress of Cultural Psychiatry organized a webinars titled “Re-conceptualizing Culture & Context for a Globalizing World,” on Friday, November 19, at 11:00 AM CET. The webinar featured Mario Braakman and Mihri Heval Özgen. They addressed historical approaches, and recontextualization through structural determinants.
Family and Culture in Times of Globalization – Mobility, Migration and Virtual Relations
On September 30, 2021, the Family and Culture Special Interest Group hosted a free webinar titled “Family and Culture in Times of Globalization – Mobility, Migration and Virtual Relations” featuring presenter Maria Borcsa, Past President of the European Family Therapy Association, and discussant Fanny Marell, MSc, Past President of the Stockholm Society of Family Therapy, […]
Bridging the Gap in Psychiatric Care in Non-Western Countries
On November 10, 2020, a webinar continued the dialogue between Prof. Vikram Patel and Prof. Laurence Kirmayer on bridging the gap in psychiatric care in non-Western countries, building on their 2018 WACP conference exchange in New York. Moderated by Dr. Mihri Heval Özgen and Dr. Hans Rohlof, the discussion examined tensions in Global Mental Health, […]