SAVE THE DATE International Association for Croup Psychotherapy and Group Processes GROUPS AND GLOBAL CRISES CHALLENGES FOR PEOPLE,ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIETIES Sapparo, Japan 20 - 23 August 2025

General Information

Title
22nd IAGP International Congress
Organizer
International Association for Group Psychotherapy and Group Process
SUPPORTED BY
Hokkaido Prefectural Government
Hokkaido Board of Education
City of Sapporo
Sapporo City Board of Education
Japanese Association for Group Psychotherapy
Japan Psychodrama Association
Hokkaido group therapy study group
Sapporo Psychodrama Study Group
The Asian Society for Studies on Disaster and Trauma The Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology
Japanese Association of Neuro-Psychiatric Clinics
Japan Psychiatric Hospitals Association
Japanese Association of Occupational Therapists
Japanese Psychiatric Nurses Association
Japanese Society of Certified Clinical Psychologists
Japanese Association of Certified Public Psychologists
Japanese Association of Mental Health Social Workers
Hokkaido Association of Neuro-Psychiatric Clinics
Hokkaido Branch of Japanese Psychiatric Nurses Association
Hokkaido Branch of Japanese Association of Mental Health Social Workers
Hokkaido Society of Cfertified Clinical Psychologists
Hokkaido Association of Occupational Therapists
Japanese Association of Social Skills Training (JASST)
The Japanese Study Group on Mentalization
The Japan Psychoanalytic Society
Theme
Groups and Global Crises: Challenges for People, Organizations, and Societies
Dates
August 20 (Wed.) - 23 (Sat.) 2025
Venue
Sapporo Convention Center (Hokkaido)
(Website: https://www.sora-scc.jp/eng/)
Congress Secretariat
​c/o Convention Linkage, Inc.
E-mail:iagp2025@c-linkage.co.jp

Committees

Organizing Committee

Chair
Heloisa Fleury
(IAGP President, Aprender Vivo Teaching, Extension and Research Institute)
Co-Chairs of Scientific Program Committee
Roberta Mineo
(University of Modena and Reggio Emilia)
Kaoru Nishimura
(International Christian University)
Treasurer
Bruno Chevolet
(MSE, EMM, TeamMotivation, Belgium)
Co-Treasurer
Yoshie Ohashi
(Kyoto Bunkyo University)
Chair of Local Organizing Committee
Jun Maeda
(Muroran Institute of Technology)
Vice Chair of Local Organizing Committee
Asuka Kamada
(Kyarado, Sapporo City School Counselor)
Information Manager
Simon McLellan
(Independent scholar, Aotearoa, New Zealand)

Local Organizing Committee

Chair
Jun Maeda
(Muroran Institute of Technology)
Vice Chair
Asuka Kamada
(Kyarado, Sapporo City School Counselor)
Marketing and Public Relations Section Chief
Hiroyuki Fukuzawa
(Forensic Psychiatry Center, Hokkaido University Hospital)
Public Relations Advisor
Taro Akada
(Tokoha University)
Event Section Chief
Mikako Higuchi
(Sapporo Medical University)
Venue Section Chief
Nozomu Ikeda
(Sapporo Medical University)
Staff Coordinator
Izumi Sawada
(Sapporo Medical University)
Takako Nohata
(Muginoko Child Development Support Center)
International Exchange Section Chief
Yoshiya Ishikawa
(Japan Lutheran College)
Leader of “See You Soon List” Team
Masaaki Chikuda
(Obihiro Kosei General Hospital, JA Hokkaido Koseiren)
Language Support Section Chief
Yukie Ito
(Tomakomai Midorigaoka Hospital, Medical Corporation Sowakai)
Interpretation Advisor
Yuri Seki
(Kubota Psychological Welfare Research Institute)
Official Language Interpretation Coordinator
Keiko Yamaguchi
(The University of Tokyo , Student Counseling room University of Tsukuba)
Multilingual Interpretation Coordinator
Zhengguo Huang
(Kyushu University)
Treasurer Section Chief
Yusuke Sugimoto
(Nagano Hospital of Medical Corporation Sekishin)
Community and Medical Collaboration Section Co-Chiefs
Takahiro Kato
(Hokkaido University)
Kosuke Hayashi
(Keio University)
Members
Akemi Miyamori
(Child Consultation Center, Child-rearing Promotion Department, Ishikari City) Chiharu Kiriki Masuyo Nomoto
(Sapporo Medical University)
Runa Yuasa
(Ebetsu Suzuran Hospital)
Sayaka Takeda Takako Ogino
(Cotree)
Yoshiya Oliver Hasegawa
(Hokkaido University)
Yusuke Kato
(Akagi Kogen Hospital)