THE HISTORY OF THE IAGP RESEARCH COMMITTE.
The IAGP Research Committee has been founded on 2012 and chaired by Dr Catherina Mela MD, Former Board member, Neurologist, Group- Analyst and former IAGP Vice President.
It started as an ad-Hoc IAGP Committee and later it became a regular IAGP Committee. During its function of 12 years, many new members from various countries worldwide – including many young professionals – have joined it.
It has organized three International IAGP Research Congresses.
The aim of the IAGP Research Committee is to expand the research spirit among cultures and nations, with all methods of research in different disciplines and techniques of Group Psychotherapy (Group Analysis, Psychodrama, Child and Family Therapy, and others), Group Processes, Psychoeducation, and the application of Neurosciences in Group Psychotherapy.
All these years the IAGP Research Committee – outside and inside IAGP – has been represented worldwide by many lectures, articles, projects, Grand rounds and workshops in many Universities’ and Organizations’ Conferences and scientific activities, in webinars, seminars (Cambridge University, Dubrovnik Inter-university, Academy of Granada, Rome, Vatican University, Israel, NVGP, AGPA, GASi, etc) and journals, it has participated by organizing on- going Symposia and round tables in all IAGP International Congresses and IAGP Regional Conferences (Georgia, Egypt, Colombia, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Portugal, S. Africa, Sweden, USA, Tunisia, etc.).
In collaboration with other IAGP Sections, Committees and Task Forces, the IAGP Research Committee focuses also on Cultural Epidemiology, Migration, on situations related to Trauma and Disaster, on the consequences of the covid19 pandemic, the impact of climate changes and of the financial crisis. Research focused on Group Psychotherapy and Neurosciences’ application as well on the Neurobiology of trauma.
On going Research on the Forgiving Process has been under process for many years, by participation with lectures, workshops, Symposia etc. and the distribution of questionnaires
Many publications have been published in Interational in many IAGP Conferences (Granada, Thessaloniki, Antalya). Books and Journals (like the Forum, the International Journal of Psychology and Neurosciences (IJPN), Psychiatria Danubina etc.
The IAGP Research Committee is co-chaired by:
Yoshie Ohashi & Domenico Agresta Mimmo,
Members of the current IAGP Research Committee are:
We want to thank you, and we will keep on the great enthusiasm, the trust and the work realized all these years, for the vision and the expansion worldwide of the spirit of IAGP Research ..
Resources
A Playful Research Guide for Psychodramatists-Dr. Özge Kantaş, CP/PAT , Assistant Professor, St. John Fisher University
The aim of the IAGP Research Committee is to support and promote research engagement among IAGP members by facilitating communication, connection, and visibility of research-related activities across Sections, Committees, and Affiliate Organisations. Rather than conducting research itself, the Committee provides a forum for research-oriented reflection and exchange between practice and research. A particular focus of the Committee is to encourage the development of solid scientific and research-based papers for Forum, the IAGP scientific journal, including qualitative and practice-based studies. The Research Committee is currently in a developmental phase, working to build collaborative links and to strengthen research culture within IAGP.