The Research and Publication Committee was established within the ISTFP to promote attention toward research relevant to the field of TFP. John Clarkin has guided the Research Committee since the foundation of the ISTFP. During the past decade, I had the opportunity to assist Dr. Clarkin in the initiatives of the Committee. In particular, we had regular open meetings of the Committee during the biennial ISTFP conferences, and the stimuli from those meetings fostered the initiatives of the Committee. In 2022 I was given the exciting opportunity to chair the Research and Publication Committee and was honored to accept this role. The first task was to establish a group of members. With the precious consultation of John Clarkin and Stephan Doering, a list of highly competent and motivated colleagues emerged:

Marko Biberdzic, Victor Blüml, Anna Buchheim, John Clarkin, Chiara De Panfilis, Rossella Di Pierro, Stephan Doering, Karin Ensink, Eric Fertuck, Andrea Fontana, Susanne Hörz-Sagstetter, Maya Krischer, Maria Jesus Rufat

Dear ISTFP members,

The 7th ISTFP conference ended just over two months ago, and I am still reflecting on how stimulating it was, both intellectually and emotionally. Like me, those of you who attended were able to witness our strong sense of community that prevails despite the challenges to group cohesion wonderfully described during the conference by Miguel Angel Gonzalez Torres.

Our sense of community strengthens each of us in numerous ways, so it is important that we nurture this sense of community on an ongoing basis. One way to accomplish this is to enhance our ability to share different skills and resources.

To formalize this ability to share and communicate, the ISTFP’s Public Relations and Communications Committee is creating a complimentary service that will be provided to all TFP groups. We call this service “The ISTFP Mailing List Project”. This will be especially relevant to those of you who plan lectures, trainings, and other academic events.

What is a mailing list?

Mathieu Norton-Poulin, M.Ps.

Mathieu Norton-Poulin is a psychologist in private practice in Gatineau, Québec. He graduated from Laval University in 1995 and started his training in transference focused psychotherapy in 2005. Member of the TFP-Québec group he as been practicing has a certified TFP therapist for the last 9 years. Since 2009 he organized several training events and has given lectures on TFP for medical doctors and college students. He maintains a blog where he write, in plain words, articles to explain TFP to the general public.

READ THE AUTHOR’S BLOG

Dear colleagues and ISTFP members,

The European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ESSPD) is proud to announce the third ESSPD Summer School for early career researchers, organized in collaboration with the University of Lausanne, Depart- ment of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychotherapy and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Service, with the financial support of the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF).

The aim of the summer school is to increase the meth- odological competencies in conducting high quality de- velopmental psychopathology research in the domain of personality disorders. Topics include: developmental psy- chopathology (i.e., prediction of self-harm and suicide in adolescence), inclusion of family in research designs (i.e., mothers with personality disorders and their offspring), prospective long-term follow-up studies, psychotherapy, research designs (i.e., effectiveness, mediation, modera- tion), assessment of emotional processing, socio-cognitive processing and reflective functioning in adolescence.

We will adopt a theory-integrative, disorder-oriented and evidence-based approach. Throughout the one-week pro- gram, the focus will be on the plurality of methods, their productive use for specific research questions and their creative combinations in order to deepen the understand- ing of developmental pathways and the effects of pre- vention and intervention to personality disorders in youth.

Teaching methodologies include interactive presentations, workshop exercises on actual research material, plenary and small group discussions, individual work, speed-talk presentations, playfully structured question-and-answer sessions.

Where?

The summer school takes place in a relaxing and inspiring atmosphere at the picturesque retreat center Crêt-Bérard, calmly perching over Lac Léman in Switzerland, one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. Activities as part of a social program will be organized.

When ?

Sunday, August 27th 2023 (arrival day) – Saturday, September 2nd, 2023 (departure day); 5 full days residential).

For whom ?

PhD students, MDs, or early post-doctoral fellows affiliated with a European university.
Deadline : Applications by February 1st, 2023 by e-mail to [email protected].

All applications must contain a letter of motivation, a curriculum vitae and a 1-page summary of the relevant research project (in one PDF file). Applications from Eastern Europe are explicitly encouraged.

Full fee EUR 750 (includes registration to all scientific ac- tivities, six overnight stays at Crêt-Bérard, all meals/coffee breaks, and organized social activities).

Reduced fee EUR 300 for participants from Eastern Euro- pean countries (includes registration to all scientific ac- tivities, six overnight stays at Crêt-Bérard, all meals and organized social activities).

Important: ESSPD, with funding from SNSF, fully supports financially up to five participants from Eastern European countries (will be paid for: reduced fee and travel expens- es). Please attach one letter of support (e.g. from your supervisor) if you are interested to apply for this funding.

Flyer of the event (PDF)

ESSPD

The European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ESSPD)

ESSPD website