Guidelines for presentations
Participants may propose a maximum of two presentations: posters, workshops, symposia, panels.
Presenters must hold a valid conference registration (click here to register).
All proposals must include an abstract of approximately 300 words, clearly stating:
- The research question or focus
- Objectives
- Methodology (if applicable)
- Main findings or expected contributions
- Relevant and up-to-date references
The content of presentations should be related to the theme “Working Together in Gestalt Therapy Research”:
● Gestalt therapy research epistemology
● Psychotherapy research
● Research methods for Gestalt therapy: qualitative versus quantitative
● Psychotherapy tools (scales, validated questionnaires, etc.)
● Teaching Gestalt therapy research in training
● Research in Gestalt therapy supervision
● Research on psychotherapy training
● Ethics of Gestalt therapy research
● Artificial Intelligence and psychotherapy research
● Networking among Gestalt researchers
The conference is open to all kinds of perspectives on research as long as there is a visible connection to Gestalt therapy.
All proposals (workshops, posters, panels) must be submitted through the official online submission form and will be peer-reviewed by the Board of Reviewers, an international panel of experts composed of scholars and professionals from international Gestalt institutes, research institutions, and scientific journals, ensuring a rigorous and internationally representative evaluation process.
The Board of Reviewers will evaluate presentations according to the following criteria:
- Adequacy to the topic of the conference: The presentation should be linked to Gestalt therapy Research.
- Methodological Rigor and Clarity: The clarity, coherence, and appropriateness of the methodology (theoretical, qualitative, or quantitative), as well as the strength of the argumentation or analysis.
- Novelty or originality: The degree of novelty in the research question, approach, or findings, and its potential to advance understanding in Gestalt Therapy.
- Clinical Relevance and Contribution to Practice: The extent to which the submission informs, enriches, or critically reflects on Gestalt therapeutic practice.
Ethical notes
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