Thursday, 16 November 2023 The 9th CONGRESS OF SLOVENIAN PSYCHOLOGISTS is officially open
Between November 16 and 18, the 9th Congress of Slovenian Psychologists is taking place again after some years at the Bernardin Congress Center in Portorož, under the title Self and environment: the intertwining of inner and outer worlds. The congress is held under the honorary patronage of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, dr. Robert Golob, and the main organizers of the event are UP FAMNIT and the Association of Psychologists of Slovenia.
On behalf of the Program Committee, President Vlasta Novak Zabukovec, full professor at UP FAMNIT and UL FF, summed up the thoughts regarding the central theme of the congress: »We believe that this is a topic that opens up countless ideas. Me as an individual in a social, natural, built, virtual or otherwise defined environment. Me as a personality who reacts differently to events in the mentioned environments. Me as an active member who contributes to the wealth of social contacts, or me who is aware of the importance of the natural environment. Me, who is important to me to feel good in the built environment, and of course me, who always discovers something new in the virtual environment.«
Around 250 congress participants are already following the program, which includes four invited lectures:
- Maria Ojala from Örrebro University with the lecture »Climate-change hope among young people«,
- David Gosar from the Pediatric Clinic UKC Ljubljana with the lecture »Digital transformation of psychological practice and research«,
- Yannick Joye from the Vilnius University with the lecture »Natural environments and psychological well-being – traditional theories, theory critique and outlining a novel account« and
- Ernest Ženko from UP with the lecture »On the psychology of society«.
On Saturday, November 18, 2023, a STUDENT DAY will be held as part of the congress. This will be an opportunity for students to express themselves and contribute to the diversity of psychological research.
At Thursday's opening ceremony, the participants were addressed by Prof. Vlasta Novak Zabukovec, president of the Program Committee, Prof. Anja Podlesek, president of the Association of Psychologists of Slovenia, Prof. Klavdija Kutnar, Rector of UP, Eva Vodnik, State Secretary at the Ministry of Health and Dušica Boben, Director of the Center for Psychodiagnostic Resources.
The always inspiring Rudi Bučar enriched the program with his music.
