The 4th International Positive Psychology Congress, to be organized by Üsküdar Üniversitesi this year, will take place in a fi-gital format on March 18-19, 2022. The congress, with this year's theme set as “Psychological Resilience,” will bring together prominent figures from around the world and our country who have significant work in this field. At the congress, which will also feature a speech titled “Emotional Intelligence in Child Rearing” by Üsküdar Üniversitesi Founding Rector Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan, psychologist Dr. Tayyab Rashid, who has works in the field of positive clinical psychology and positive psychotherapy, will deliver the opening keynote. Other speakers at the congress, where Dr. Gunther Hübner from the German Institute for Positive Psychotherapy will also give a conference, include Prof. Dr. Deniz Altınay, Prof. Dr. Sırrı Akbaba, Psychiatrist Prof. Dr. Gökben Hızlı Sayar, and Prof. Dr. Sinan Canan.
Üsküdar Üniversitesi's 4th International Positive Psychology Congress will bring together expert names working in this field. The congress, to be held at Üsküdar Üniversitesi Main Campus on March 18-19, 2022, will be organized in a fi-gital format within the scope of pandemic measures.
Psychological Resilience to be Addressed in All Its Aspects
With the impact of the pandemic, which has been part of our lives for the last two years and caused changes in many areas of our lives, this year's theme for the congress has been determined as “Psychological Resilience.” The congress will host competent national and international figures who conduct studies in the field of positive psychology and make significant contributions to the field.
Experts from Canada and Germany to Attend
Dr. Tayyab Rashid, a psychologist from the University of Toronto, Canada, who has works in the field of positive clinical psychology and positive psychotherapy, will participate as a speaker. Dr. Gunther Hübner from the German Institute for Positive Psychotherapy will contribute to the congress with his presentation titled “Symptoms and Their Meaning Based on Positive Psychotherapy.”
Among the speakers of the congress, Expert Psychological Counselor and Head of Istanbul Psychodrama Institute Prof. Dr. Deniz Altınay will participate with her presentation titled “Psychological Resilience in the Context of Psychodramatic Theories and the Philosophy of the Moment.”
Prof. Dr. Gökben Hızlı Sayar: Psychological Resilience During the Pandemic
At the congress, Üsküdar Üniversitesi Rector's Advisor Prof. Dr. Sırrı Akbaba will contribute with his speech titled “Emotional Intelligence in Education.” Prof. Dr. Gökben Hızlı Sayar, Psychiatrist at Üsküdar Üniversitesi Faculty of Medicine, Department of Mental Health and Diseases, NP Feneryolu Medical Center, will participate with her presentation titled “Psychological Resilience During the Pandemic.” Prof. Dr. Sinan Canan from Üsküdar Üniversitesi will also take part with his speech titled “Being Instead of Doing.”
The congress program, which will be attended by many experts in the field, will consist of conferences, panels, workshops, paper and poster presentations related to positive psychology.
Tarhan: “We need positive psychology much more.”
Üsküdar Üniversitesi Founding Rector and also the President of the Congress, Prof. Dr. Nevzat Tarhan made the following evaluations regarding the importance of the congress:
“We are happy to host again a very important international program. The concept of positive psychology, the science of happiness, is very important. In the international arena, Positive Psychology has started to be taught as a course in many universities. In 2015, Harvard; in 2018, Yale; and in 2019, Bristol University started teaching it as a course. Üsküdar Üniversitesi, much earlier than these universities, introduced Positive Psychology to its students as a rectorate course in 2013. We have seen that the need for it has increased much more after the pandemic. Post-pandemic, a 'great reset' is being discussed globally. We are now experiencing a new normal. We need to adopt a solution-oriented life instead of a problem-oriented one. In this context, the importance of psychological resilience emerges. The preventive aspect is just as important as preventing the recurrence of illness after recovery. With ‘Psychological Resilience’ as its main theme, this congress will bring together very important names under the topics of resilience training and delayed gratification skills. Concepts such as relationship management in social relations, cooperativeness, gratitude training, forgiveness, and empathy will be discussed within the context of psychological resilience. I believe that participants in the congress will gain a lot.”
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