The Second Internatioanl Expressuve Arts Therapy Conference

[gong at artsci.wustl.edu]

Dear Colleague:
 
You are invited to come to Suzhou, China to participate in the Second 
International Expressive Arts Therapy Conference.  Suzhou is the Venice of 
China rich in literary and artistic heritage.    You will enjoy the 
hospitality and beauty of the nation.
 
Warm regards,
Shu
 
The Second International Conference on Expressive Arts Therapy 

in Mainland China

Zhouzhuang·Suzhou·Mainland China

(First Announcement)

Table of Contents
Table of Contents. 1

1.Themes of the conference. 3

2.Contents. 3

3.The Schedule. 3

4.Participants of the conference. 4

5.Language. 4

6. Duration. 4

7.Venue. 4

8.Registration Fees. 4

9.Conference Liaison Email 6

10.Conference Website. 6

11.Liaison. 6

12.Food and accommodation. 7

13.Transportation and Travel Information. 7

14.Partner Organizations. 7

15.Organizer 7

16.Co-organizer 7

    The First Conference on Expressive Arts Therapy in China was held in 
Suzhou in 2007. It is still fresh in our memory.  There were more than 600 
experts in the field of expressive arts gathered together from all over the 
world to share their expertise with us. They greatly enriched our field of    
psychotherapy. 

    Expressive arts therapies were well utilized during the 2008 major earth 
quake in China.  It was easily accepted by the clients and was very effective 
in the treatment of trauma victims. 

    In recent years, psychotherapeutic work has been blossoming in China.  
Many idealistic young individuals are joining the profession.  It seems that 
expressive arts therapies have been more effective than merely using language 
as a form of communication. 

    So in order to better improve expressive arts therapy in mainland China, 
to provide a chance for experts over the world to exchange information and 
learn from each other, we have decided to hold the Second International 
Expressive Arts Therapy Conference in Mainland China.   

    Fxperts from more then 10 countries including the USA, Germany, Japan, 
Sweden, South Korea, Singapore and Argentina will be invited. Therapists and 
professors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan will also join us to share their 
expertise. Not only will they present research papers and reports, they will 
also provide superb workshops to demonstrate the techniques and power of 
expressive arts therapy. This will also provide a great opportunity for 
mainland Chinese scholars to exchange ideas.

1.  Themes of the conference

    A world in peace harmony through expressive art therapy.

2.  Contents

Postmodern Psychotherapy

Art Therapy 

Psychodrama

Painting Psychotherapy

Music Psychotherapy

Dancing Psychotherapy

Experts Shu: Traditional Chinese Medicine and Expressive Therapies.

Casing/Sculpting Therapy

Hako Niwa/Sandplay Psychotherapy

Narrative Therapy

Poetry Therapy

Portray Therapy

EMDR

Projectile Psychological Testing

The Growing up and the supervisor of a psychological consultant

Other theories and methodology of psychotherapy

3.  The Schedule 
Symposium Agenda
 
Time
 1st August

Sunday
 2nd August

Monday
 3rd August

Tuesday
 4th August

Wednesday
 
A.M
  
 Theme Lectures

Oral Presentations
 Oral Presentations
 Oral Presentations Closing Ceremony
 
P.M
 Opening Ceremony

Theme Lectures 

 
 Workshop
 Workshop
  
 
Evening
 Workshop
 Workshop
 Dinner Party 
  
 


4.  Participants of the conference
The experts and scholars, the enthusiast and the undergraduate and 
postgraduate students in the filed of psychological consultation and 
psychotherapy.

5.  Language
Bilingual (includes English and Chinese)

6.  Duration
1st August 2009 to 4th August 2009 (Totally 4 days, and to report to the 
conference in 1st August)

7.  Venue
Zhouzhuang · Suzhou · Mainland China

8.  Registration Fees
The Details are as follows.

For International participants and participants from Hong Kong, Macao and 
Taiwan.

Registration Fee(US Dollar)
 Registered before 1st May

Registration Fee
 Registered before 1st July

Registration Fee
 Registered on site

Registration Fee
 
 General Participant
 300
 350
 400
 
Student
 200
 250
 300
 
Group (more than participant)
 250
 300
 400
 


Students will be given a discount when registering but the Student ID or 
Postgraduate Student ID should be presented. Part time students are not 
eligible for students’ discount.

A variety of the psychotherapy workshops will held simultaneously. Workshop 
presenters will enjoy a half price discount on the registration fee and will 
receive a gift at the Conference.

All participants in the are invited to the dinner party and enjoy a one day 
free trip to Zhouzhuang.

Bank Remittance: Suzhou New Education Psychology Training School

Opening Bank: Suzhou Canglang Branch of Bank of Communications

Bank Account: 325601000018170011370

Personal Account: Chunyan Li

Bank of China

Post Office Remittance: 

Chunyan Li

No.148, Xiangwang Lane, 

Suzhou New Education Psychology Training School

Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province

215006

9. Conference Liaison Email
Papers submitted to the conference are limited to 1000 words, in Chinese or in 
English.

The submission deadline is 15th June 2009. The announcement of the acceptance 
will be given before July 10th and will be posted on the web.

Please present the title and theme of your workshop or paper before March 15, 
2009.  Each participant is limited to presenting a three hour workshop. 

10.    Conference Website
http://www.sunfamily.org.cn (for registration and uploading papers)

11.    Liaison
Chunyan Li, Haiqin Liu

Conference Liaison Email：szsunfamily at gmail.com 

Contact Landline:                86-512-65305473         ;  65203963,

Facsimile: 86-512-65203963

Little Smart(cel)：                 86-512-60762612         

12.Food and accommodation
should be arranged in advance and paid for by participants. (For detailed 
information, please refer to the conference website.)

13.Transportation and Travel Information 
(For detailed information, please refer to the coming announcement and the 
conference website.)

14.Partner Organizations
 (Omitted)

15.Organizer
Suzhou Psychological Health Associates

Suzhou New Education Psychology Training School 

16.Co-organizer
Zhouzhuang Applied Vocational and Technology College of Suzhou University  

International Zerka Moreno Institute/Center for Creative Develpoment, USA

US Berkeley University Culture and Cognition Psychology Institution  

Japan Hiroshima City University Psychological Consultation Center