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About the European Personal Construct Association (EPCA)
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The European Personal Construct Association (EPCA) is a multidisciplinary professional
society which supports the study of, and communication about, the life
and work of George Alexander Kelly (1905-1967), the Psychology of Personal Constructs (PCP), and Kelly's ongoing influence in the
many fields to which he contributed.
EPCA pursues these aims by organising biennial conferences in various European countries. EPCA is closely associated with the George Kelly Society (GKS) and uses the Society's resources for communication and information, including the GKS NewsBlog (Contact: Prof. David Winter)..
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Background |
In
1990, during the 2nd
British Conference on Personal
Construct Psychology,
it was decided to establish a pan-European organisation aimed at
spreading the core ideas of Personal Construct Psychology. It was
supposed to act as an umbrella for the existing national organisations
and as a
source of information for people in other countries who often did not
have
access to information but also no chance of getting in touch with
colleagues
with similar interests. These endeavours resulted in an Inaugural
Conference in York, UK in
1992 and the foundation of the European
Personal Construct Association - EPCA.
Since then, thirteen biennial conferences have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Serbia, Sweden and the UK, and for many
years a newsletter
served as the main device for spreading information as well
as for staying in touch. The
advent of the
Internet during the late nineties had of course a considerable impact
on the
way a transnational association operates. A printed newsletter was
replaced by a NewsBlog and other Internet resources.
The association's business was taken care of by its Steering Committee, the multinational Guidance Panel,
from 1992 to 2010. After a period of transition, the co-ordination of
the Biennial conferences has been taken over by the Steering Committee
of the George Kelly Society. It also supports communication between national organisations and other institutions devoted to PCP.
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XIVth EPCA Conference 2018 |
The
next Biennial EPCA Conference will be held in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
from 5th to 8th July, 2018. It will be organised by Richard Casebow. For preliminary information click here: http://www.pcp-net.org/epca-2018/about.html
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