Conferences

6th International Conference on Philosophical Counseling & Practice

The National Philosophical Counseling Association (formerly the American Society for Philosophy, Counseling, and Psychotherapy) will be holding a virtual conference via Zoom on a variety of topics relevant to philosophical practice on February 16th & 17th, 2024. The 6th International Conference on Philosophical Counseling & Practice will feature roughly 20-22 speakers.

Register for the Conference Here

Once you submit your conference registration payment via PayPal, you will receive a separate e-mail with your conference log-in information.

Conference Registration Only

$30 and estimated PayPal fee of $1.36

Conference Registration & NPCA Membership

$60 and estimated PayPal fee of $2.22

Questions?

If you have questions, please contact Samuel Zinaich, Jr., Ph.D. at zinaich@pnw.edu

Information about previous conferences can be accessed here.

New LBTC Centre in South Africa Established

The NPCP is pleased to announce the founding of the South African Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute as the latest extension of the Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute in the United States. The new Center will be under the direction of certified LBT therapist, mentor, and scholar Guy Du Plessis. The new Center will promote LBT&C through research, development and training in South Africa as part of a global network of click here to read more.

The Founding Of The European Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation Institute

The Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation (LBTC) Institute in the United States is pleased to announce the founding of the European Logic-Based Therapy & Consultation (ELBTC) Institute as a division of ReCentre, a West University of Timisoara partner. The European Institute shall serve as…. Read more here!

Logic Based Therapy In Healthcare: Using Philosophy To Do And Feel Better

Presented by: Elliot D Cohen, Ph.D., Brown University, principal founder of philosophical counseling in the United States, Executive Director and co-founder of the National Philosophical Counseling Association (NPCA), and President of the Logic-Based Therapy and Consultation Institute.

In the past few years, healthcare professionals have confronted exceptionally stressful working conditions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have resigned their positions, and many others who remain now suffer from burnout or related syndromes that impede their ability to work in this ordinarily high-stress environment. In this presentation, Elliot D. Cohen, the creator of Logic-Based Therapy (LBT), a prominent form of philosophical counseling, showed how…Read more here!

INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION OF PEACE, CO-OPERATION, AND PHILOSOPHY

This INTERNATIONAL DECLARATION of PEACE, COOPERATION, AND PHILOSOPHY penned by distinguished philosophical practitioners throughout the world casts a bright light on the challenges that lie ahead in the quest for world peace and the multiple roles that applied philosophy can play in meeting these challenges. The pandemic, global unrest, climate change, poverty, oppressive, anti-democratic government regimes, and now a war in Ukraine that has created a humanitarian crisis cannot go unexamined by the world philosophical community. Nor can the latter stand idle while countless human lives, and indeed the very survival of planet, hang in the balance. This Declaration posted HERE (English translation follows Spanish translation) is a manifesto intended to serve as a catalyst to…Read more here!