José Romão de Sousa and João G. Pereira

Rights-Based Mental Health Care

Dainius Pūras, Clinic of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Vilnius University

Chair – Dora Pereira, Universidade da Madeira

Valeria Bizzari – Diagnosis and meaning-making. An epistemological problem

Sara Pinto and Alzira Silva  – “It takes a village to raise a child” – When context and biology hinder the joy of motherhood

The family therapist in dialogue: inner and outer conversations

Peter Rober, Institute for Family and Sexuality Studies, KU Leuven, Belgium

14.45 – 15.45 Keynote presentation

Empathy is a Blockbuster Drug!

Jeremy Howick, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, England

15.50 – 16.30 Cultural Activities

Reading Poetry – Paula Cortes, Psychologist and Poet

Mental Disorders in Film (presentation of an upcoming Short Movie) – Teresa Beirão, Writer and Director

16.30 – 17.00 Break

17.00 – 18.15 Panel Discussion 3

Maria do Carmo Vasconcelos, Beatriz Freitas and João Oliveira – Empathy and its impact in social and behavioral dimensions

Ana Florence – Families experiences of Open Dialogue in Vermont, USA

18.15 – 18.45 Reflections on the Day

Peter Rober, Jeremy Howick, João G. Pereira and Marcelo Rodrigo

18.45 Ending

20.30 Social Dinner

Provisional Program