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Robert Elliott , Dave Mearns , Peter F. Schmid & William B. Stiles

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February, 2006 Published online: 11 Aug 2011.

To cite this article: Robert Elliott , Dave Mearns , Peter F. Schmid & William B. Stiles (2006) Potsdam and Beyond, Person-Centered & Experiential Psychotherapies, 5:1, 1-3, DOI: 10.1080/14779757.2006.9688388 To link to this article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14779757.2006.9688388

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Editorial

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Potsdam and Beyond In July (12-16) 2006 we have the 7th triennial conference of the World Association in Potsdam, near Berlin. The theme of the conference is Zeadinga GoodLife:A PCEPenpective ofHeaZth: This theme can cover a wide range of topics as evidenced by the keynotes and the papers already proposed. It emphasizes, for example, the ‘positivemental health’ that may be encouraged by PCE approaches which are particularly hcilitative of the development of selfesteem and the winning of personal power. Research evaluationswithin mental health generally measure outcomes in terms of ‘symptom reduction’ but the whole h i l y of PCE therapies recognize the importance of helping the client to claim their own personal power through self-awareness and self-expression. This emphasis in PCE on the development of ‘positive mental health’ is taken in the knowledge that it is likely to have a more enduring impact upon the person than simply the reduction of a present symptom. Potsdam in July will be a time when people, normally from nearly thirty countries, can meet to share the work they are doing, test the boundaries of the approach and consider new possibilities. The Journal canthen take that communicationand learningforward, broadcasting it further in a systematicfashion by publishing many of the papers that are offered. Everyone offering a paper is encouraged to give a copy of it to any of the editors who will put it through the normal review process or give guidance on what needs to be done to make it publishable. All four editorswiU be at the conferenceto receive papers from presenters but we also encourage people to send the papers to us in advance in order to move up the publication schedule. Our e-mail addresses for this purpose are given at the end of this editorial. After Potsdam the conference moves on to a biennial pattern, with the 2008 event scheduledfor July 6-10 in Norwich, under the theme ‘PmentStrengths andhture ChaZhgeS: This will be the first time the conferencewill have taken place in England. The venue for the 20 10 conferenceshould i d d y be decided by the members present at Potsdam. Any prospective parties who might be interested in bringing the 2010 conference to their country should contact the Board of WAPCEPC,