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FIRST INTERNATIONAL CBT CONFERENCE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BANJA LUKA

June 6-9, 2013

FIRST INTERNATIONAL CBT CONFERENCE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BANJA LUKAJune 6-9, 20132

First International CBT Conference in Bosnia and Herzegovina Banja LukaJune 6-9, 2013

We invite you to:

• joinusincelebratingour10thanniversaryofpromotingCBTinregion

• learntogetherfromgenerousandenthusiastic,highly-qualifiedinternationaltrainers

• shareyourknowledgeandexperiencewithus

• experiencetraditionalBosnianhospitality

• enjoythecomplexmixtureofMediterranean,Byzantine,OttomanandEasternEuropeaninflu-

encesonthecountry’sculturalheritageandcuisine

And all that at extremely low-cost registration fee!


Conference

TheconferenceisorganizedunderthesponsorshipoftheEuropeanAssociationforBehaviouraland

CognitiveTherapies(EABCT).Wearedelightedandendlesslygratefulforwillingnessofinternation-

alandregionaltrainerswhorespondedtoourcallanddecidedtocomeandworkwithoutanyhono-

rariumtocontributetothedevelopmentofpsychotherapeuticpracticeinBosniaandHerzegovina.

Professor Paul SalkovskisandProfessor Kelly Wilsonwilldeliverkeynotespeechesandpre-con-ferenceworkshops,aswellasparticipateinpaneldiscussionon‘ChangeProcessesinCBT:Stateof

theScienceandFutureDirections.

MembersofBosniaandHerzegovinaAssociationforCognitiveandBehavioralTherapywillprovide

allconferenceparticipantsandtrainerstheopportunitytoexperiencetraditionalBosnianhospital-

ityandenjoythecomplexmixtureofMediterranean,Byzantine,OttomanandEasternEuropean

influencesonthecountry’sculturalheritageandcuisine.

Bosnia and Herzegovina was ranked 8th world’s most welcoming countries for visitors, according to the “Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013”

Joinusincelebratingour10thanniversaryofpromotingCBTinregion,learningtogetherfromhigh-

ly-qualifiedinternationaltrainersandsharingourknowledgeandexperience,attheFirstInterna-

tionalCBTConferenceinBosniaandHerzegovina,June6-9,2013inBanjaLuka.


Background

ThisyearBosniaandHerzegovinaAssociationforCognitiveandBehavioralTherapymarksits10th

yearsofitsexistenceandworkinpromotingCBTinBosniaandHerzegovinaandtheregion.Wesee

thisconferenceasanopportunitytomarkourworkinthefield.

OneofTheEuropeanAssociationforBehaviouralandCognitiveTherapies(EABCT)ApprovedPro-

jectApplicationsfor2012isourInternationalCognitiveBehaviouralTherapyConferenceinBosnia

andHerzegovina.

Socio-economicsituationinWesternBalkanisdifficultanditisnotsurprisingthatmanypsycho-

therapistscannotaffordtogoabroadtoconferencesandtrainings.Travelandaccommodationcosts

requiredtoattendinternationalcongressesareveryhighforourstandard.Forexample,monthly

salaryofUniversityProfessorsis750euros,psychotherapistsisaround500eurosandsoon…Many

psychotherapistsfromWesternBalkancountries,nomatterhowmotivated,aredeprivedofmeeting

withcolleagues,exchangeofexperienceandexpertise.

ThemajorityofprofessionalsfromBosniaandHerzegovinahasbeentrained(orarecurrentlyin

training)inthetheoreticalknowledgeandtherapeuticskillsofBeck’sand/orEllis’approach,aswell

asinspecifictreatmentstrategiesforanxietyanddepressivedisorders.However,manypsychothera-

pistsfromWesternBalkancountriesfeelthatwewouldbenefitfromworkshopsonothereffective

psychologicalapproachesbasedonscientificprinciplesandresearch.ExamplesincludeAcceptance

andCommitmentTherapy,MetacognitiveTherapy,CompassionFocusedTherapy,BehavioralActi-

vation,DialecticalBehaviourTherapy,Mindfulness-BasedCognitiveTherapy...Wealsofeelthatwe

wouldbenefitfromworkshopsontreatmentstrategiesforspecificclinicalproblems(e.g.Psychosis,

AddictionProblems,EatingDisorders,Obesity,IntellectualandDevelopmentalDisabilities,Trau-

ma,BipolarDisorders,ChronicIllness,ChronicPain,IdentityProblems,etc).

WeseethisconferenceasanopportunityforallpsychotherapistsfromtheWesternBalkanstogain

knowledgeandskillsfromrenownedtrainersatverylow-costregistrationfee.


President of the Conference

IgorKrnetić

Organizing Committee (in alphabetical order)

BranislavaPopović

DianaRiđić,predsjednica

MedinHodžić

MilicaPavlovićPetković

Program Committee (in alphabetical order)

Prof.drEsminaAvdibegović

Prof.drIzetPajević

Prof.drJezdimirZdravković,predsjednik

Prof.drLjiljanaMihić

Prof.drMarijaBurgić

Doc.drOliveraŽikić

Prof.drTatjanaVukosavljević-Gvozden

Conference Secretariat

EurolineTravel–BanjaLuka

KraljaPetraIKarađorđevića97

78000BanjaLuka

BosnaiHercegovina

Telefon:+38751225220

[email protected]

International Advisory Committee (in alphabetical order)

AdiHasanbašić(BosniaandHerzegovina)

AgnieszkaPopiel(Poland)

AlenMarot(Croatia)

BorisPopov(Serbia)

DanielDavid(Romania)

DžejnaĆapin(BosniaandHerzegovina)

GiovambattistaPresti(Italy)

MartinBrock(UK)

IvankaŽivčić-Bećirević(Croatia)

JacquelineA-Tjak(Nederland)

JánPraško(CzechRepublic)

KirstiAkkermann(Estonia)

KristofferMånsson(Sweden)

MatthieuVillatte(USA)

MehmetSungur(Turkey)

MiquelAngel(Spain)

OliveraMarković(Montenegro)

PeterJanjušević(Slovenia)

RemzijaŠetić(BosniaandHerzegovina)

SofiMarom(Israel)

StevenHayes(USA)

SusannahJ.Schuilenberg(Kuwait)

TijanaMirović(Serbia)

ZoricaMarić(Serbia)

Organization


Program

Pre-COnferenCe WOrKShOPS Thursday, June 6

10:00-17:00 Cognitive-BehavioralTherapyforEatingDisorders(FragiskosGonidakis)

10:00-17:00 AcceptanceandCommitmentTherapy:Mindfulness,AcceptanceandLivinga

ValuedLife(KellyWilson)–Part1

Pre-COnferenCe WOrKShOPS Friday, June 7

10:00-17:00 ChangingBehaviourtheCognitiveWayinObsessiveCompulsiveDisorder(Paul

Salkovskis)

10:00-17:00 AcceptanceandCommitmentTherapy:Mindfulness,AcceptanceandLivinga

ValuedLife(KellyWilson)–Part2

OPenIng SeSSIOn Friday, June 7

16:00-18:00 registration

18:00-19:00 Keynote Speech

CBT,caringandcure:Howtheflexibleuseofempiricallygrounded

psychologicaltherapyhelpspeopletofeelunderstoodandtochoosetochange

(PaulSalkovskis)

19:00-20:00 Keynote Speech

BuildingPsychologicalFlexibility:ATransdiagnosticModelforCognitive

BehavioralTherapy(KellyWilson)

20:00-21:00 Welcome Cocktail Party


COnferenCe PrOgrAmme Saturday, June 8

8:30-12:15 morning Workshops

room A REBTforAnxietyDisorders:UnderstandingPersonintheContextofher

Problems(ZoricaMarić&TatjanaVukosavljević-Gvozden)

room B ACTforPosttraumaticProblemsinLiving(SonjaBatten)

12:15-13:45 Lunch Break

13:45-17:15 Afternoon Workshops

room A DialecticalBehavioralTherapyforBorderlinePersonalityDisorder(Fragiskos

Gonidakis)

room B UnderstandingYourOwnACTPracticeThroughMindfulPeerCounseling

Supervision(IgorKrnetić)

17:00-17:30 Break

17:30-19:00 Panel Discussion & Lectures

room A CBTforHealthAnxiety(PaulSalkovskis)

19:00-21:00 gala Dinner

COnferenCe PrOgrAmme Sunday, June 9

8:30-12:15 morning Workshops

room A REBTasExistentialTherapy(VladanBeara)

room B ValuesasMotivationtoBehavioralChangeinACTandCBT(GiovanniMiselli&

GiovanniZucchi)

12:15-13:45 Lunch Break

13:45-14:45 Panel Discussion

room A ChangeProcessesinCBT:StateoftheScienceandFutureDirections

(PaulSalkovskis,KellyWilson;IgorKrnetić,moderator)

14:45-15:00 Closing Ceremony

15:00-20:00 rafting excursion & Vrbas Canyon Party


Before April 15, 2013 After April 15, 2013 On site

Conference eUr 70 eUr 90 eUr 105 Pre-conference workshops (2 days) eUr 50 eUr 60 eUr 70

A half-price registration feeisavailableforfull-timestudents.

DownloadRegistration&AccommodationFormorOnlineRegistration&AccommodationBooking

atwww.kbt.ba/conference2013/registration.html

registration fees includes:accesstoallworkshops,materials,coffeebreaksandlunchatalldays,welcomecocktail,certificatesofattendance.

ConferenceVenue:hotel Vidovic.

Registration


Banja Luka

BanjaLukaisthesecondlargestcityinBosniaandHerzegovina.ItishomeoftheUniversityof

BanjaLuka,aswellasnumerousstateandentityinstitutionsofBosniaandHerzegovina.Thecity

liesontheVrbasriverandiswellknowninthecountriesoftheFormerYugoslaviaforbeingfullof

tree-linedavenues,boulevards,gardens,andparks.BanjaLukahasalsoanumberofspringsclose

by.TheareaaroundBanjaLukaismostlywoodland.ThecityitselfisbuiltintheBanjaLukavalley,

whichislocatedatthetransitionbetweenhighandlowmountainareas.

BanjaLukahasacontinentalclimate,withharshwintersandwarmsummers.Thewarmestmonth

oftheyearisJuly,withanaveragetemperatureof21.3°C(70.3°F).

HistoryThehistoryofinhabitationoftheareaofBanjaLukadatesbacktoancienttimes.Thereisasub-

stantialevidenceoftheRomanpresenceintheregionduringthefirstfewcenturiesA.D.,including

anoldfort“Kastel”inthecentreofthecity.SlavssettledintheBalkansinthe6thcentury.During

theOttomanruleinBosnia,BanjaLukawastheseatoftheBosnianpashaluk,andthelordsofthe

regionbuiltwhatisnowadaysthemainstreetofthecityandover200projectsrangingfromartisan

andsalesshopstowheatwarehouses,bathsandmosques.Amongmoreimportantconstructions

weretheFerhadijaandArnaudijamosques.

In1688,thecitywasburneddownbytheAustrianarmy,butitquicklyrecovered.Laterperiodicin-

trusionsbytheAustrianarmystimulatedmilitarydevelopmentsinBanjaLuka,whichmadeitintoa

strategicmilitarycentre.OrthodoxchurchesandmonasteriesnearBanjaLukawerebuiltinthe19th

century.Also,SephardicJewsandTrappistsmigratedtothecityinthe19thcenturyandcontributed

totheearlyindustrializationoftheregionbybuildingmills,breweries,brickfactories,textilefacto-

riesandotherimportantstructures.

Forallitsleadershiptotheregionhowever,BanjaLukaasacitywasnotmoderniseduntilAustro-

Hungarianoccupationinthelate19thcenturythatbroughtwesternisationtoBanjaLuka.Railroads,

schools,factories,andinfrastructureappeared,andweredeveloped,whichledtoamoderncity.A

RomanCatholicFranciscanmonasterywasbuiltinthe20thcentury.

AfterWorldWarI,thetownbecamethecapitaloftheVrbasBanovina,aprovinceoftheKingdom

ofYugoslavia.TheprovincialcapitaloweditsrapidprogresstothefirstBanSvetislavMilosavljević.

Duringthattime,theBanskidvoranditstwinsister,theAdministrationbuilding,theSerbianOr-

thodoxChurchoftheHolyTrinity,atheatreandamuseumwerebuilt.


CultureDuetoitslonghistory,BanjaLukaisrichinculture.BanjaLukaisthehomeofseveralmuseums,

thenationaltheatreandlibrary,bothdatingfromthefirsthalfofthe20thcentury,andofnumerous

othertheatres.

Fortress“Kastel”isoneofBanjaLuka’smainattractions.LocatedontheleftbankoftheVrbasriver,

itgivesaspecificcharmtothecity.Duringthesummer,musicconcertstakeplaceinthefortress.In

thesummer,therearemanyfestivals,withlivebandsplayingattheoutdoorvenues.

TourismThecityandthenaturalbeautiesofthesurroundingareaboastanumberofpopulartouristattrac-

tions.Amongthemostfamousarethepools,thermalsprings,andspasintheregion.Duetoits

parksandover10000treesBanjaLukawasoncenicknamedthe“GreenCity”.Theareaispopular

amongnaturelovers,whilethecitycentreisattractivetotouristsduetoitshistoricalstructures

andmanyrestaurants.OtherattractionsofBanjaLukaaretheBanjHillandawaterfalloftheVrbas

rivernearKrupa.

The Vrbas River was home to the 2005 European Whitewater Rafting Championships and World Championship 2009. The Vrbas Canyon is an ideal place for water adventures like kayaking and rafting.

RaftingontheVrbasriveriscurrentlybecomingpopularamongthetourists.Thecanyonwallsare

hometohawks,eaglesandfalconsaswell.Thehighlandsaredottedwithmanyoldvillagesthatof-

ferastarkcontrasttothebeatoftheBanjaLukacitycenter.

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