Welcome to the international conference ICCT2025
Welcome,
The Academy Contextual Work (ACW) welcomes you, as the organizer of the conference with support of the international community,
for three connecting days at the AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp (Belgium).
It were three wonderfull days. Thanks to all participants who attended the ICCT2025.
The necessary attendence certificates an proof of payement will be sent by email.
Regarding the presentations and lectures, we are looking into what an how we can make this available to the conference participants.
If you have any further question, let us know.
6 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS OVER 3 DAYS
click on the photo for more information about the keynote speaker
28 WORKSHOPS
During the ICCT you can choose which workshop you want to participate in.
You do not have to make your choice in advance.
Upon arrival at the reception you can choose your desired workshop ticket.
Do you want to change workshops later?
This is possible, as long as there are still places available in the desired group.
Please visit the reception for current availability.
This conference is organized by Academy Contextual Work
Conference committee
Luc Claes
Paul Heyndrickx
Yvette Desmet
Sabine Bogaert
Katrien Schoevaerts
Scientific committee
Paul Heyndrickx (Academy for Contextual Work B)
Dr. Catherine Ducommun-Nagy (The Institute for Contextual Growth, Inc. USA)
Dr. Jaap van der Meiden (Institute Contextual Approach NL)
Dr. Stéphanie Haxhe (l'Ardoise Pivotante asbl, B)
Prof. Dr. Peter Rober (KU Leuven B)
Yvette Desmet (Academy for Contextual Work B)
Kristien Schoevaerts (Academy for Contextual Work B)
LOCATION CONFERENCE
AP University of Applied Siences and Arts Antwerp
Noorderplaats 2 - take the entrance Italiëlei
2000 Antwerp (Belgium)
PREVIOUS CONFERENCES
First ICCT 1997, Philadelphia-USA
Organized by Nagy’s colleagues and students
Second ICCT 2018, Ede – Netherlands
Organized by the Dutch Institute of Contextual Approach
Third ICCT 2021, Hungary – Budapest
Organized by the Hungarian Family-System Therapy Institute
Forth ICCT 2023, California – USA
Organized by Alliant University's Couple and Family Therapy program
Fifth ICCT 2025, Antwerp - Belgium
Organized by the Belgium Academy Contextual Work
ABOUT ICCT
The contextual therapy developed by Ivan Boszormenyi-Nagy and colleagues has a unique place in the family therapy field. Its relational justice-focused approach has been widely endorsed by clinicians worldwide and recently drew more professional attention across the world. The approach is integrative as it aims to capture the complexity of human life and relationships and is one of the first theories to integrate individual psychotherapeutic approaches with family systems by providing a framework for changing family relational processes while emphasizing the individual’s role and accountability in relationships.
This is especially relevant to our current social context as we seek to heal and repair relational divides manifested through mistrust, anger, and anxiety. Contextual therapy has been applied to clinical work with families, especially post-divorce, blended and foster families, couples, adult children and aging parents, medical issues, interpersonal violence, conduct disorders, and self-destructive behaviors. The philosophical underpinnings and overarching principles are useful for clinical practice from different theoretical approaches.
