Keynote Speakers at the 18th IATSO conference

We are happy to announce that these excellent professionals will be speaking at our conference in Poznań, Poland:

PLENARY SESSIONS:

• Thore Langfeldt (Norway): The history and current state of our understanding of pedophilia 

• Anthony R. Beech (UK): Understanding the neurobiology of sexual offending: Implications for treatment 

• Michał Lew - Starowicz (Poland): Hypersexuality and sexual offending

• Filip Szumski (Poland): Sex offenders registration, public notification, and civil commitment. Implementation in Poland

• Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme & Megan Cistulli (USA): The Economic Impact of Sexual Violence in Civil Conflict: Lessons from the DRC v Uganda ICJ Judgment 

• Kelly M. Babchishin (Canada): Working through the puzzle: Understanding dyadic and family roles in incest across different relationship types

• Maria Aparcero Suero (USA): Cultural considerations in sex offender risk assessment and treatment

• Sonja Etzler & Julia Sauter (Germany): Psychoanalysis in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders - An Outdated Concept or an Underestimated Potential?

• Theresa A. Gannon (UK): Treatment for men who have sexually offended: Tips for success

• Elizabeth Letourneau (USA): Failed policies: US sex offenders registration, public notification, and civil commitment

• Michael Miner(USA): Research with adolescents who have engaged in harmful sexual behavior: What we've learned and implications for treatment and prevention

PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS (for on-site attendants only) : 

• Thore Langfeldt (Norway): Strategies for treatment of sex offenses against children with relationship therapy 

• Furaha-Joy Sekai Saungweme & Megan Cistulli (USA): Sexual violence in civil conflict: An overview of Africa's response

• Kelly M. Babchishin (Canada): From risk to rehabilitation: Best practices for supervising and treating individuals involved in child sexual exploitation materials 

• Michael Miner(USA): Changing the paradigm? Exploring implications of recent findings on treatment and assessment of adolescent males

• Filip Szumski (Poland): Wysokie czy bardzo wysokie ryzyko recydywy? Możliwości oceny ryzyka recydywy sprawców na potrzeby Ustawy z 22.11.2013 (Engl.: High or very high recidivism risk? The possibilities of recidivism risk assessment under the Polish SVP law (the Act of 22 November 2013)) -> This workshop will be in Polish!