Prelegenci

Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Leipzig, Germany, Psychoanalyst of children, adolescents, and adults, Training Analyst, Member of the International Psychoanalytic Association, Former President of the World Association for Infant Mental Health

Professor of psychiatry, psychotherapist, supervisor of the Polish Psychiatric Association and the Polish Psychological Association. For many years, she was the head of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinic at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw and a national consultant to the Minister of Health in the field of child and adolescent psychiatry. Author of numerous scientific publications, including the textbook “Family Therapy” and editor of the academic textbook "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry," as well as numerous chapters in psychiatry textbooks. Currently, in retirement, she directs the Warsaw Center for Psychotherapy and Psychiatry in Warsaw.

Psychologist, head of the Personality Development Research Center and Director of the Doctoral School of SWPS University. His research interests focus on identity development, parenting, parental burnout, and regretting the decision to have children. Author and co-author of numerous international publications and presentations. He leads the international research team of the Parenthood Regret Research Network (PRRN), and also serves as Deputy President of the Polish Association for the Psychology of Human Development and a member of the Program Council of the International Society for Research on Identity.

Prof. Alina Borkowska is a specialist of clinical neuropsychology and clinical psychology supervisor. Head of a team of psychologists at the Dr. Antoni Jurasz University Hospital in Bydgoszcz and of the Department of Clinical Neuropsychology at the Nicolaus Copernicus University Medical College in Bydgoszcz. Conducts research in the field of neuropsychology and the neurobiology of cognitive functions in mental and neurological disorders, as well as obesity. She also develops research in the field of functional neuroimaging. Collaborates with international centers: the Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory and Neuroimaging Center, Harvard University in Boston, USA, and EUOROCAT in Tarragona, Spain. Invited lecturer at national and international conferences and is the author of numerous scientific publications in this field.

Grzegorz Matusik holds a postdoctoral degree in law, is a practicing attorney-at-law, and is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia in Katowice. He is the author of dozens of scholarly publications in the field of civil law, including two legal monographs: "Occupation of real estate by the State Treasury" (Warsaw 2021) and "Ownership of transmission facilities versus land rights" (Warsaw 2011, 2013), as well as commentaries on legislation, including the Family and Guardianship Code. From 2017 to 2019, he served as counsel to the General Counsel to the Republic of Poland. Previously, he gained experience in District and Regional Courts in the Katowice appellate court, including the Family Divisions.

Dr. Lidia Popek, MD, PhD, is a specialist in child and adolescent psychiatry, pediatrician, certified psychotherapist and supervisor of the Scientific Section of Psychotherapy and the Scientific Section of Family Therapy of the Polish Psychiatric Association. Psychotherapist of Parent-Infant Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. President and founder of the Polish Association for Infant Mental Health and a member of the World Association for Infant Mental Health. She is the originator of the "Strength of Attachment" Project for Parent-Infant Psychotherapy at the Masovian Neuropsychiatric Center. Holds the position of regional consultant in child and adolescent psychiatry in the Masovian region. Actively works to disseminate knowledge about the mental health of infants and young children, as well as mental disorders in children and adolescents.