5th International Conference
Contextual Therapy
27 - 28 - 29 october 2025
Antwerp - Belgium
THE NEED FOR CONNECTION
Relationship challenges in today's world
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).
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The International Conference Contextual Therapy (ICCT) gathers international speakers, practitioners, and scholars to exchange ideas and information on both contextual practice and theory.
This conference explores the profound effects of the era we live in on our relationships and family dynamics.
We will delve into the challenges posed by changing ideas about relationships and gender, robots, online dating, AI, (mental) illness, and other contemporary events. Contextual therapists and scholars will come together to explore how to navigate this complex world. It opens up discussion on strategies for embrace its benefits while considering its potential impact on people in their relationships. Join us for insightful discussions and practical approaches to contextual therapy in this fascinating era.
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The language of communication during the conference (planary an workshops) is English.
Some presentations will also be in Dutch and French. More information will follow later.
On this page you will find all the basic information of the conference.
More details, registration an booking tickets can be found on the website of the organizer Academy Contextual Work.
Click the button bellow and discover all the information of the international conference.
We hope to meet you there.
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6 KEYNOTE SPEAKERS OVER 3 DAYS
click on the photo for more information about the keynote speaker
28 WORKSHOPS
Soon more information about the workshops
CONFERENCE PRICES
drinks - meals - conferencemap - taxes are included
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EARLY BIRD CONFERENCE PRICES 3 DAYS UNTIL 31.05.2025
- Individual ticket
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- Group ticket from 5 persons
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- Individual student ticket
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- Student group ticket (from 5 persons)
420 euro/pp.
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395 euro/pp.
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375 euro/pp.
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350 euro/pp.
EARLY BIRD PRICES THE MASTERCLASS SPECIAL 29.10 UNTIL 31.05.2025
- Individual ticket
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- Group ticket from 5 persons
- Individual student ticket
- Student group ticket (from 5 persons)
135 euro/pp.
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130 euro/pp.
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125 euro/pp.
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120 euro/pp.
REGULAR CONFERENCE PRICES 3 DAYS FROM 01.06.2025
- Individual ticket
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- Group ticket from 5 persons
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- Individual student ticket
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- Student group ticket (from 5 persons)
520 euro/pp.
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495 euro/pp.
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475 euro/pp.
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450 euro/pp.
REGULAR PRICES THE MASTERCLASS SPECIAL 29.10 FROM 01.06.2025
- Individual ticket
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- Group ticket (from 5 persons)
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- Individual student ticket
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- Student group ticket (from 5 persons)
145 euro/pp.
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140 euro/pp.
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135 euro/pp.
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130 euro/pp.
Instructions individual participant payement:
Step 1. Click 'book here'
Step 2. Click 'continue reservation'
Step 3. Add your personal information and choose below the right payement option
Step 4. Click 'continue booking'
Step 5. You see an overview of your booking - Click 'continue'
tep 6. Choose your payement
Step 7. Finish your payement and booking
Instructions for more than one participant or for group (min. 5 participants) payements:
You need to fill out the registration form for each participant and save it in your shopping cart (your shopping cart is at the top right of the page). Once you have entered all participants you can see the overview in your shopping cart and continue the payement.
Attention! Group reservations only in one reservation AND payement.
Step 1. Click 'book here'
Step 2. Click 'continue reservation'
Step 3. Add your personal information and choose below the right payement option
Step 4. Click 'add cart'
Step 5. Click 'add an other registration' to add an other participant
Step 6. Repeat step 1 to 5 untill all participants you want to register have been added
Step 7. Click 'finish payement'
Step 8. Click 'continue'
Step 9. Choose your payement
Step 10. Finish your payement and booking
Instructions for keynote an workshop speakers:
Keynote and workshop speakers do not need to register. That is arranged automatically.
Family an colleagues of speakers have to register.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS AND PRESENTATIONS
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We welcome all contextual therapy practitioners, researchers and students, as well as professionals in the field of family therapy, counseling, social work, psychology and psychiatry, to present a proposal for a workshop at this 3-day conference. We particularly appreciate proposals that focus on the impact of digitalisation on contemporary relationships, but proposals for other research or innovation in the field of contextual therapy are also welcome.
Our goal is that the conference not only serves as an academic platform, but also as a valuable professional development and continuing education opportunity for practitioners. There will be ample opportunity to network and share knowledge.
We encourage submissions from practitioners, scholars, doctoral candidates and students for original research, case studies, panel discussions, or complete sessions devoted to an issue related to Contextual Therapy. Please check our website for submission of proposals. Your proposal will be read with attention by the scientific committee. Based on their findings, the program will be put together in spring 2025.
Practicing professionals and scholars not presenting at the conference are welcome and encouraged to attend and learn the latest contextual therapy developments, best practices and benefit from the continuing education and professional development opportunities!
How to apply?
1. Download the guidelines proposals
2. Write your proposal
3. Email as PDF to: academiecontextueelwerk@gmail.com
This conference is organized by Academy Contextual Work
Conference committee
​Luc Claes
Paul Heyndrickx
Yvette Desmet
Sabine Bogaert
Katrien Schoevaerts
Frederic Blancke
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
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.
