Full information on the conference: https://www.iapct.org/events/2025-conference
Additional time zones & abstracts will be shared later in the conference program.
Day 1: Wednesday, October 8 – All remote
| Time (local, NL) | Duration | Format | Speaker(s) | Title |
| 11:00-11:20 | 20 min | Remote | Conference Team | Opening & Welcome |
| 11:20-11:55 | 25+10 min | Remote/NZ | John Kirkland et al. | PCT as transformative processing algorithms |
| 11:55-12:15 | 10+10 min | Remote/AUS | Greg Tsuklis | A Chatbot Based on Method of Levels: Results of a Randomised Controlled Trial |
| 12:15-13:15 | 60 min | – | – | Lunch Break |
| 13:15-13:45 | 20+10 min | Remote/AUS | Tom Cochrane | A control theory of morality |
| 13:45-14:05 | 10+10 min | Remote/AUS | Daniel F. Gucciardi et al. | Integrative Perspective of Personalised Stress Regulation (Recorded + Q&A) |
| 14:05-14:25 | 10+10 min | Remote/JAP | Masaru Kanetsuki et al. | Japanese Version of Reorganisation of Conflict Scale |
| 14:25-14:40 | 15 min | – | – | Break |
| 14:40-15:10 | 20+10 min | Remote/UK | Dan Pope et al. | Implications of professionals’ exposure to suicide on suicide risk assessment – informed by PCT |
| 15:10-15:40 | 20+10 min | Remote/US | P. Claudius Osei | Levels of Performance |
| 15:40-15:55 | 15 min | – | – | Break |
| 15:55-16:55 | 60 min | Remote/Canada | Tom Scholte | Reflexive Conflict Management: An Introductory Workshop |
Day 2: Thursday, October 9 – almost all local
| Time | Duration | Format | Speaker(s) | Title |
| 10:00-10:30 | 20+10 min | Local | Dag Forssell | An example of how to present PCT to a lay audience |
| 10:30-11:00 | 20+10 min | Local | Kent McClelland | Racism as a Social Institution |
| 11:00-11:15 | 15 min | – | – | Break |
| 11:15-11:35 | 10+10 min | Local | Ellen M. Lutz | Integrating PCT with Characteristics of Recovery |
| 11:35-11:55 | 10+10 min | Local | Susan Yousufi | Role of PCT on control loss among refugees |
| 11:55-12:25 | 20+10 min | Local | Tom Merrill | Beyond Triggers: Aggression as Perceptual Control |
| 12:25-13:25 | 60 min | – | – | Lunch Break |
| 13:25-13:55 | 20+10 min | Local | Susan McCormack | From combat to construction: MOL in help-seeking veterans |
| 13:55-14:25 | 20+10 min | Local | Djoeke van de Klomp | Neurodiversity: Am I Abnormal or Simply in Control? |
| 14:25-14:55 | 20+10 min | Local | Anne Valdez Mora et al. | Arts Therapy and PCT |
| 14:55-15:10 | 15 min | – | – | Break |
| 15:10-15:40 | 20+10 min | Remote/ARG | Matias Salgado | Practitioners’ Top 5 Benefits and Challenges When Applying MOL |
| 15:40-17:10 | 90 min | Local | Andreas Rapp | Exploring Method of Levels – Interactive Peer-to-Peer Practice (Workshop) |
Day 3: Friday, October 10 – hybrid
| Time | Duration | Format | Speaker(s) | Title |
| 10:30-12:00 | 90 min | Local | Eva de Hullu | Hierarchical Control (Workshop) |
| 12:00-12:15 | 15 min | – | – | Break |
| 12:15 – 12:45 | 20+10 min | Local | Michael Landman | Pupil dilation during curious dialogue: a pilot test |
| 12:45-13:45 | 60 min+30 | – | – | Lunch Break |
| 13:45-14:15 | 20+10 min | Local | Bruce Nevin | Complementary Theories (PCT vs FEP) |
| 14:15-14:45 | 20+10 min | Remote/US | Richard Marken | The Brain is a Specification (Not a Prediction) Machine |
| 14:45-15:00 | 15 min | – | – | Break |
| 15:00-16:30 | 90 min | Hybrid | Warren Mansell et al. | Exploring PCT along with AI and ML towards impactful innovations (Panel) |
| 16:30-16:45 | 15 min | – | – | Break |
| 16:45-17:45 | 60 min | Remote/US | Cat Harbord, B.Taylor Fleming | Crisis of Linear Thinking in Dog Behavior with PCT |
| 17:45-18:00 | 15 min | Local | Conference Team | Closing Session |
Group outing
Saturday, October 11 takes us outdoors for a group excursion. The exact details are still being finalized (ideas welcome!). We’re considering a scenic boat trip through the Weerribben wetlands, where we can subtly bypass the crowded tourist town of Giethoorn but have a similar experience of Dutch traditions.
Extend your visit with an MOL course
For those who can’t get enough, the conference can have an extension: Laura Hudepohl and colleagues are organizing an English-language MOL course on October 13-14 in Broek in Waterland (near Amsterdam), with an online closing session on November 10. Costs (with discount for IAPCT conference attendees): €560,-. More info: https://www.gesprekspartnerzijn.nl or laura.hudepohl@gmail.com.
