International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes

The International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes IAGP is a Swiss association based in Kreuzlingen , Canton Thurgau .

It was founded in Zurich in 1973 and recognized as a non-profit organization under Swiss law in 2003 . The aim of the association is to promote group psychotherapy and the organization of group processes - both in small, medium and large groups - in theory and practice, training, research and advice. The publications and congresses of the IAGP are intended to institutionalize networking and the exchange of experiences on a worldwide level and support the cooperation of global and multicultural societies. There are currently representatives from 24 countries in the IAGP.

Internally, the IAGP is divided into six sections, which also form the focus of international networking: family therapy , group analysis , psychodrama , organizational advice , transcultural work and the section for young group experts.

founder

It was founded by Jakob L. Moreno and the following personalities:

Anne Ancelin Schützenberger , France Raymond Battegay , Switzerland Joshua Bierer , United Kingdom Jay W. Fidler , USA

Adolf Friedemann , Switzerland SH Foulkes , United Kingdom (represented by Malcolm Pines) Samuel Hadden , USA Anneliese Heigl-Evers , Germany

Grete Leutz , Germany Zerka T. Moreno , USA Raoul Schindler , Austria Ambros Uchtenhagen , Switzerland

Previous presidents

1973–1977 Samuel B. Hadden, USA 1977–1980 Raymond Battegay , Switzerland 1980–1984 Malcolm Pines , United Kingdom 1984-1986 Jay W. Fidler, USA 1986–1989 Grete Leutz , Germany 1989–1992 Fern Cramer Azima, Canada 1992-1995 Alberto C. Serrano, USA 1995–1998 Earl Hopper , United Kingdom

1998–2000 Roberto de Inocencio, Spain 2000–2003 Sabar Rustomjee, Australia 2003–2006 Christer Sandahl, Sweden 2006–2009 Frances Bonds-White, USA 2009–2012 Jörg Burmeister, Switzerland / Spain 2012–2015 David Gutmann, France Since 2015 Kate Tauvon-Bradshaw, Sweden

International congresses

1954 Toronto 1957 Zurich 1963 Milan 1968 Vienna 1973 Zurich 1977 Philadelphia

1980 Copenhagen 1984 Mexico City 1986 Zagreb 1989 Amsterdam 1992 Montreal 1995 Buenos Aires

1998 London 2000 Jerusalem 2003 Istanbul 2006 São Paulo 2009 Rome 2012 Cartagena de Indias

2015 Rovinj 2018 Malmö

International regional conferences

Pacific Rim Region 1988 Tokyo 1991 Melbourne 1993 Taipei 1999 Tokyo 2001 Melbourne 2003 Singapore 2005 Taipei 2008 Matsue 2013 Taipei 2014 Beijing

Europe 1990 Budapest 2001 Stockholm Latin America 2010 Sao Paulo Africa 2014 Cairo 2015 Pretoria 2016 Cairo 2018 Cairo

Mediterranean region 1997 Bertinoro 2001 Zadar 2004 Athens 2008 Barcelona Caribean region 2013 Havana 2016 Havana

In addition, an international summer academy has been held in Granada every year since 1999 .

See also

• American Group Psychotherapy Association
• American Society of Group Psychotherapy and Psychodrama
• Group Analytic Society
• International working group for group analysis
• World Council for Psychotherapy
• Group therapeutic associations

Web links

• IAGP website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Processes IAGP , Commercial Register of the Canton of Thurgau, accessed on July 10, 2018.