The focus of this conference is on trauma, which is described as a complex phenomenon that is the result of a stressful life event and manifests itself as a specific set of symptoms. The event that triggers the trauma is beyond the experience of everyday life, beyond the capacities available to the individual, and cannot be reconciled with the experience of life as it has been lived up to that point.

Experts agree that trauma is increasingly part of our everyday lives, affecting families and children.

At our conference, with the help of expert speakers and through small group work, we will seek answers to the question of how we can protect our children from traumatisation in family conflicts, crisis situations and mediation, what the role and responsibility of the mediator is, what he or she can do to prevent it, and where the limits of his or her competence lie.

We now hold our conferences online to give people in remote locations the opportunity to mediators, family, school and child protection professionals, should also be involved a in professional dialogue. The zoom app allows small group collaboration and the dissolution of geographical boundaries both within and outside the country.

Programme

14.00 - 14.15 Introduction

14.15 - 14.35 Barriers to post-traumatic growth - mazes of conflict

Dr. Mária Lubinszki - Psychologist - University of Miskolc

14.35 - 14.55 How do we avoid harming the child in the process?

Erika Rothbart - clinical psychologist, psychotherapist

14.55 - 15.20 Small group workshop

15.20 - 15.35 break

15.35 - 15.50 Practical experience - children in mediation

Flóra Bacsó, János Wagner - mediators, PHA

15.50 - 16.15 – Small group workshops - alternatives, good practices instead of direct involvement of the child

16.15 - 16.30 The role of the child in mediation - results of the working group

Katalin Illyés, János Wagner - mediators, PHA

16.30 - 16.45 Traumatisation of children and parents in protracted divorces

Dr. Márta Mátrai - mediator, social worker in kindergartens and schools

16.50 - 17:00 Questions and answers, closing

We reserve the right to change the professional programme.

Again, we consider it important to exchange views between the participating mediators, so we have also planned small group discussions for dialogue.

If you would like to attend the conference, please use the registration form at the bottom of the page.

We will send you an invoice electronically in the name of the person who paid the registration fee, and you will be able to pay the participation fee on this basis. 

Limited number of places, so we can offer places on a first-come, first-served basis.

Application deadline: 2023. 04. 25.

Because building professional community is important to us, we ask everyone to to your friends and colleagues in the mediation and helping professions!

You are very welcome at the event!

Best regards: the mediation team of Partners Hungary Foundation