ICP 2025 program

International Council of Psychologists 83rd International Meeting Rotterdam, The Netherlands April 3-5, 2025 Rotterdam Public Library & EUC College

Welcome to ICP 2025 in Rotterdam – the 83nd International Meeting We are delighted to greet you to the ICP meeting in Rotterdam, the city of Erasmus, and a city celebrating migrants.

We are anticipating three days of active discussion in this gathering of colleagues from around the world.

We hope you find engagement, joy, and connections.

ICP 2025 Organizing Committee

Polli Hagenaars

Ada Sinacore

Mary Beth Kenkel

Erinn Cameron

Chris Mulchay

Merry Bullock

Conference Agenda Session Overview Date: Thursday, 03/Apr/2025 9:00am 12:00pm

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Tree of Life: An Introduction to a CulturallyGrounded Practice for International Psychologists

Development of Interventional Module for Social Inclusion of Extremist Youth

Deborah Anne Stiles Webster University, United States of America

Mahesh A. Tripathi Rashtriya Raksha University, India

Location: EUC - Room 11 (2nd floor)

1:30pm 2:00pm

Conference and Opening Session Registration

2:00pm 2:30pm

Conference Opening and Welcome

2:30pm 3:30pm

Opening Keynote: Migration and Human RIghts

Location: EUC - Room 19 (2nd floor)

Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater

Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater Chair: Polli Hagenaars Opening of the Conference with welcome, greetings from local and international colleagues, and introduction to the conference themes and goals Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater Chair: Polli Hagenaars

Migration and Present Day Policies: Challenging Human Rights and Dignity Nora Sveaass University of Oslo/Mental Health and Human Rights Info, Norway 3:30pm 4:00pm

Coffee Break

4:00pm 5:00pm

Opening Panel - Reflections on Migration, Human Rights, and Social Inclusion

Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater

Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater Chair: Ling Ling Tai

Panel Discussant: Migration and Social Inclusion Gabriel Twose American Psychological Association, United States of America

Panel Discussant: Humans - Past, Present and Future Migrants Ava D. Thompson International Union of Psychological Science; University of The Bahamas, Bahamas, The

Panel Discussant: Migration, Human Rights and Social Inclusion Rachel Tribe UEL, Careif & Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom 5:00pm 5:30pm

Artistic Interlude: Anna Rehling with Oliver Salo, Gino Beekmans, Abraham Labastidas Otazo

6:00pm 8:00pm

Opening Reception

Location: Rotterdam Public Library - Theater

Songs: Life on Earth –by Adam Melchor; However Long It Takes –(Original song) with Oliver Salo (Bass), Gino Beekmans (Guitar), Abraham Labastidas Otazo (Piano) Location: EUC Reception (Ground Floor)

Date: Friday, 04/Apr/2025 8:00am 8:45am

Registration

8:45am 9:00am

Conference Opening Day 2

Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Polli Hagenaars Chair: Merry Bullock Welcome to attendees for Day 2 and overview of the day

9:00am 9:55am

Keynote: Economic Insecurity and Migration Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Natalie Porter

Breaking the Cycle: Addressing Child Poverty Nicole Lucassen Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, The 9:55am 10:15am 10:15am 11:10am

Coffee Break

Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor

Roundtable

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Sharon Coen

Strongmen and the Othering of Migrants: Power and Meritocracy in Societies in Crisis Chair(s): Sharon Coen (University of Salford, United Kingdom) Presenter(s): Polli Hagenaars (C5, private practice), Mary Beth Kenkel (Florida Institute of Technology), Ling Ling Tai (CISiscte), Josephine Tan (not present) (Lakehead University), Elaine Oloaye (not present) (Brookdale Community College), Ibeh Agbanyim (not present) (Grand Canyon University), Elaine Congress (not present) (Fordham University), Stephanie Szeto (not present) (St. Francis University), Sijohn Joseph (not present) (Chaithanya Psychotherapy Center) 11:10am 12:00pm

Poster Session One - A

Poster Session One - B

Location: EUC - Room 3 (1st Floor) Chair: Mary Beth Kenkel

Location: EUC - Room 4 (1st Floor) Chair: Yagmur Rumeli

This Interactive Discussion / Poster Session will begin with a short introduction in which each poster presenter will describe the question and short outcome of their work in a 90-second oral presentation. Following the introduction participants will have the opportunity for individual discussion about the posters.

This Interactive Discussion / Poster Session will begin with a short introduction in which each poster presenter will describe the question and short outcome of their work in a 90-second oral presentation. Following the introduction participants will have the opportunity for individual discussion about the posters.

Experiences Of Parents Of Individuals Belonging To LGBTQ+ Community

Identity Intersections and Social Justice: Transgender Narratives in Contemporary India.

Swati Punia1, Dr. Anugraha Merin Rajan2 1: Central University of Punjab, India; 2: Central University of Punjab, India

Harleen Kaur1, Tushar Singh2 1: CHRIST University, India; 2: Banaras Hindu University, India

Voices of Elders on Colonialism: And Still We Rise Winsome Alston College of Staten Island, United States of America

Breaking Barriers: Addressing Institutional Ableism Through Coaching Psychology for Autistic Women

Can Negative Self-image Mediate the Link Between Social Rejection and Social Identity or Does Resilience Matter?

Izuchukwu Ndukaihe1, Philip Mefoh2 1: Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Nigeria; 2: University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria

Cara Langford Watts Neuro Directions Ltd, United Kingdom

Understanding Death Acceptance Among Migrant And Non-Migrant Older Adults In India: The Role Of Psychological And Sociocultural Factors

Claiming and Navigating Professional Space: Exploring Challenges And Coping Strategies of Muslim Women In Workforce

Tushar Singh1, Sreeja Das2 1: Banaras Hindu University, India; 2: Christ (Deemed to be) University, Delhi NCR Campus

Asma Nisar Jesus and mary college, University of delhi, India

‘You Were Born With A Golden Spoon’: Exploration Of Caste-based Microaggressions In Indian Higher Educational Institutes Devu Rajeev, Mihna MA, Kadambari PS, Sucharita Maji, Aneekesh Kumar, Prakalp Thakur Indian Institute of Technology, Dhanbad, India

12:00pm 12:45pm

Lunch

Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor

12:45pm 1:35pm

Poster Session Two-A

Poster Session Two-B

Location: EUC - Room 9 (1st Floor) Chair: Yagmur Rumeli

Location: EUC - Room 10 (1st Floor) Chair: Mary Beth Kenkel

This Interactive Discussion / Poster Session will begin with a short introduction in which each poster presenter will describe the question and short outcome of their work in a 90-second oral presentation. Following the introduction participants will have the opportunity for individual discussion about the posters.

This Interactive Discussion / Poster Session will begin with a short introduction in which each poster presenter will describe the question and short outcome of their work in a 90-second oral presentation. Following the introduction participants will have the opportunity for individual discussion about the posters.

The Resilience Of Syrian Refugees Residing In Different Countries

Exploring Awareness, Attitudes And Experiences Towards Men's Mental Health Issues Amongst Working Professionals In India

Samar Issmailová The Institute of Social Sciences of the CSPS, SAS, Košice + Faculty of Arts UPJŠ, Košice, Slovak Republic

Relationship Between Family Mental Health Problems and Substance Use Disorders Leire Leza1,2, Ana M. Sánchez-Torres1,2, José J. LópezGoñi1,2, Alfonso Arteaga1,2, Javier Fernandez-Montalvo1,2 1: Universidad Publica de Navarra, Spain; 2: IdiSNA. Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra. Spain

Chinu Kishor Agrawal1, Pallavi Neogy2, Shailesh Kumar Jindal3, Tushar Singh4 1: SAM Global University, India; 2: IILM University, India; 3: Amity University, India; 4: Banaras Hindu University, India

Acculturation, Physical Activity, and Leisure Walking in Canadian Immigrants Jennifer A. Boisvert1, W. Andrew Harrell2 1: Independent Practice, United States of America; 2: University of Alberta, Canada

Psychosocial Determinants of Retirement Location Choices and Mental Well-Being Among Older Internal ‘Fostering a Better World’: A Participatory Action Migrants in India Research to Foster Community of Solidarity in Prevention of Youth Suicide in Northeast India Sai Sudha Saini1, Nithya Sriram2, Dr. Chinu Agrawal3 1: SAM GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL, INDIA, India; 2: SAM GLOBAL UNIVERSITY, BHOPAL, INDIA, India; 3: Feeling Minds, India

Internet-delivered, Self-directed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Anxiety, Depression, and Wellbeing: A Randomized Controlled Study in the Middle East Zahir Vally1, Harshil Shah1, Sabina Ioana-Varga1, Widad Hassan1, Mariam Kashakesh1, Wafa Albreiki1, Mai Helmy2 1: United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates; 2: Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman 1:35pm 2:30pm

Tama Dey Christ University, Bangalore, India

Sa Hirap at Sa Ginhawa: The Continuing Plight of Philippine Migrant Workers with Ginhawa as Framework for Wellbeing Archie Lawrence Palima Geneta University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines

Keynote: Environmental Justice and Migration Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Erinn C. Cameron

Understanding Linkages Between Climate Change, Migration and Social Inclusion Lore Van Praag Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands, The 2:30pm 3:25pm

Symposium

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Indhushree Rajan

Human Rights: A Closer Look at the Impact of Climate Change and War Chair(s): Indhushree Rajan (Project Satori/The Conscious Life Psychological Services United States of America) Presentations of the Symposium

The Intersectionality of Climate Change Events and Human Trafficking: Increased Vulnerability for Women Nancy Sidun Independent Scholar

Climate Migrants - Global Implications Jill Bloom William James College

Human Trafficking in a Climate of Conflict Indhushree Rajan Project Satori/The Conscious Life Psychological Services 3:25pm 3:45pm

Coffee Break

Location: EUC (outside Erasmus Hall, 2nd Floor)

3:45pm 4:40pm

Paper Panel: Social Inclusion and Migration - Causes and Consequences Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Marise Born

Psychometric Properties of the Climate Change Anxiety Scale in a South African Context Erinn C. Cameron1,2,3 1: Boston Medical Center Department of Psychiatry, United States of America; 2: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry; 3: Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry

Psychological Science and Immigration in the United States Today Gabriel Twose American Psychological Association, United States of America

Intergroup Contact, Identification, and Attitudes Towards Primary and Secondary Outgroups Leman Korkmaz1,2, Melis Uluğ3,4 1: Middle East Technical University, Turkiye; 2: Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences; 3: University of Sussex; 4: Clark University

Psychology in the Digital Age: Overcoming Cross-Cultural Barriers through Technological Innovation K Jayasankara Reddy Christ University, India 4:40pm 5:35pm

Roundtable

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Marlena Plavšić

Integrating Human Rights into Psychological Practice: Addressing Migration and rising anti-immigrant Sentiment Chair(s): Marlena Plavšić (Global Network of Psyhologists for Human Rights) Presenter(s): George Drazenovich (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Polli Hagenaars (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Marlena Plavšić (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Merry Bullock (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Aimee Karam (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights), Dandrea Reeder (Global Network of Psychologists for Human Rights) 7:00pm 9:00pm

Conference Dinner - Rodin Café Restaurant - Schilderstraat 20A, 3011 CK Join. ICP colleagues for a spcaiul dinner. Registration required

Date: Saturday, 05/Apr/2025 8:00am 8:45am

Registration

8:45am 9:00am

Conference Opening Day 3

Location: EUC (outside Erasmus Hall, 2nd Floor)

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Polli Hagenaars Chair: Merry Bullock Welcome to attendees for Day 3 and overview of the day

9:00am 9:55am

Keynote: Health and Migration

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Chris Mulchay

Reimagining Health and Mental Health Systems for Social Inclusion in Migration: Insights from Rwanda and Sub-Saharan Africa Joseph Kalisa University of Rwanda, Rwanda and Geruka Healing Centre 9:55am 10:50am

Symposium

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Raisa Kumaga

Forced Migration: What Counselling Psychologists Might Contribute to Both Theory and Practice.

Chair(s): Raisa Kumaga (NHS, United Kingdom) Presentations of the Symposium

Medical Legal Reports for Immigration and Asylum Cases: The Ethics of Psychologising Forced Migrants Claire Marshall University of East London

The Potential Psychological Effects of Forced Displacement on Wellbeing and Mental Health for Individuals, Families, and Communities Rachel Tribe University of East London

Exploring Emotional Responses and Self-Concealment: The Psychological Experience of SecondGeneration Somalis with a Parental Forced Migration Background from the 1990s Civil War” Raisa Kumaga University of East London 10:50am 11:10am

Location: EUC (outside Erasmus Hall, 2nd Floor)

Coffee Break

11:10am 12:05pm

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Merry Bullock

Paper Panel: Psychological and Social-Cultural Wellbeing in Migrants

New Arrival? A Systematic Review of Refugee's Psychological & Sociocultural Adaptation Ling Ling Tai1, Kinga Bierwiaczonek2, Rita Guerra1 1: Iscte - University Institute of Lisbon, Portugal; 2: The Leibniz Institute for Psychology, Germany

Psychosocial Impact of Exodus on Kashmiri Pandits: A Thematic Analysis Chirmi Acharya1, Hiteshi Rangroo2, Suveer Gaur3 1: Manipal University Jaipur, India; 2: University of Birmingham; 3: ASM Law Chambers

The Effect of Proactive Coping Mechanisms and Resilience on the Psychological Well-being of Migrant Retiring Population in India A Quantitative Study.

Nithya Sriram1, Sai Sudha Saini2, Dr.Chinu Agrawal3, Shiva Kumar Vanguru4 1: SAM Global University, India; 2: SAM Global University, India; 3: SAM Global University, India; 4: Feeling Minds

Feminist Transnational Considerations for Therapy and Training with Migrant Clients Natalie Porter Alliant International University, United States of America 12:05pm 12:20pm

Film Documentary - By Maurice van Schendel

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor)

Finding the Way: Reconsidering Wayfinding and Liminal Spaces - a short film

12:25pm 1:20pm

Lunch

1:20pm 2:15pm

Keynote: Identity and Migration

Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Nancy Sidun

Engaged Scholarship, Epistemic Justice and Societal Change Halleh Ghorashi VU, Netherlands, The 2:10pm 3:10pm

Roundtable

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Hanlie Van Wyk

Crossing Borders, Confronting Bias – Researching Culturally Competent Care for Minorities and Marginalized Groups Through the Eyes of Early Career Students Chair(s): Hanlie Van Wyk (University of South Africa) Presenter(s): Juan A Nel (University of South Africa), Petra Kotlárová (University of South Bohemia), Gašper Kosič (University of Maribor), Defne Duzenli (University of Padova), Reza Hakimazar (University of Hamburg), Sila Soysal (Università degli Studi di Padova), Catarina Lli (Universidade Europeia), Hanna Mueller-Tyl (University of Oslo) 3:10pm 3:25pm

Coffee Break

3:25pm 4:25pm

Symposium

Location: EUC (outside Erasmus Hall, 2nd Floor)

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Polli Hagenaars

We Are All Migrants: Continuing Effects of Migration on Later Generations.

Chair(s): Polli Hagenaars (C5, Netherlands, The) Presentations of the Symposium

Migration, Coming In And Within; Burdens And Opportunities, A View From Lebanon.

Aimee Karam St. Georges University, Faculty of Medicine, Beirut,

How We Treat The Worst Off Amongst Us, Says More About US Than THEM Saths Cooper Pan-African Psychology Union President, South-Africa

The Right To Independent Living And Migration Philip E. Veerman Youth Intervention Center, Child Rights Focus, The Hague, Netherlands 4:25pm 4:40pm

Reflections on the Conference

4:40pm 5:10pm

Closing

6:00pm 9:00pm

Small Group Dinners

Location: EUC - Erasmus Hall (2nd Floor) Chair: Polli Hagenaars Location: EUC Atrium Ground Floor

Location: Markt Hal

ICP2025 participants can sign up for small (up to 6) group dinners to continue conversation and getting to know one another. Everyone will meet in the MarkHall and then go to group tables.

Date: Sunday, 06/Apr/2025 10:00am 2:00pm

ICP Excursion to World Heritage Foundation Kinderdijk Location: Water Taxi Station

Travel with ICP friends and colleagues with a Rotterdam Water Taxi to the World Heritage Site Kinderdijk. Kinderdijk is a village in the the Netherlands' South Holland province, known for its iconic 18th-century windmills. Its water-management network features 19 mills and 3 pumping stations, plus dikes and reservoirs that control flooding in the polder (low-lying land). Waterways, footpaths and bike trails crisscross the area, leading to the main visitors center and museums in preserved working windmills.

WaterBus: Erasmusbrug Stormpolder, 3016 DK Rotterdam, Netherlands 10:00 am departuer

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