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

National consultant for child and adolescent psychotherapy

Researcher at the Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University in Kraków. National Consultant in Clinical Psychology. Chair of the State Examination Board at the Medical Examinations Center for specialization in clinical psychology and member of examination boards in psychosexology and psychotherapy for children and adolescents. Chair of the Expert Committee for Recognition of Qualifications in Clinical Psychology at the Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education in Warsaw. Clinical psychologist, certified psychotherapist and supervisor, psychodrama therapist and trainer, and specialist in child and adolescent psychotherapy. Head of specialization training in clinical psychology and psychotherapy for children and adolescents in the Silesian Voivodeship. Head of the Training Center in Psychotherapy and Community Therapy at the John Paul II Child and Family Health Center in Sosnowiec. Author of numerous publications in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, and trauma. Over 40 years of clinical experience.

National Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Graduate of the Medical University of Łódź. Actively involved in social and scientific work promoting healthy lifestyles among children and adolescents. Author and co-author of numerous scientific publications. Educator and Head of specialization training in child and adolescent psychotherapy. Practicing clinician working in inpatient, outpatient, and community care. Medical Coordinator of multiple child and adolescent mental health services at the Dr. J. Babiński Hospital in Łódź. Vice-Chair of the Mental Health Council at the Ministry of Health and member of national expert and advisory bodies in mental health and health education.

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.

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.

Professor of medical sciences and psychiatrist. Head of the Department of Pharmacology and New Technologies at the Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology in Warsaw. President of the Warsaw Branch of the Polish Psychiatric Association, Vice-Chair of the Biological Psychiatry Section of the Polish Psychiatric Association, and member of the Association’s Board. Research focuses on innovative treatments for mental disorders and the use of new technologies in diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. Author and co-author of over 100 scientific publications and leader of numerous national and international research projects.

Author of over 400 scientific publications and conference presentations. His main research interests include recurrent respiratory tract infections, respiratory diseases in children (including allergic diseases and the role of inflammatory mediators), factors associated with recurrence of respiratory infections with particular attention to atypical infections, and medical applications of electromagnetic waves. Supervisor of specialization training for physicians in pediatrics and family medicine. Reviewer in doctoral, habilitation, and professorial proceedings and scientific reviewer for several national and international indexed journals. Editor-in-Chief of Military Physician (Lekarz Wojskowy) and Pediatrics and Family Medicine (Pediatria i Medycyna Rodzinna). Since 2015, Regional Consultant in Pediatrics for the Mazovian Voivodeship. Since 2025, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Warsaw.

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.

Specialist in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry, and therapist of Psychoanalytic Parent–Infant Psychotherapy. Currently undertaking comprehensive accredited psychotherapy training. Co-founder and member of the Polish Association for Infant Mental Health (Polskie Stowarzyszenie Zdrowia Psychicznego Niemowląt) and member of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.

Psychologist, family psychotherapist, and early intervention specialist. Currently in training in psychodynamic psychotherapy for children and adolescents and Psychoanalytic Parent–Infant Psychotherapy (training led by Tessa Baradon). Provides family therapy for families with young children and individual psychotherapy for children up to five years of age at the “Power of Bond” Center (Siła Więzi) in Józefów. Member of the Polish Association for Infant Mental Health, where she delivers training on infant and early childhood mental health.

Child and adolescent psychiatrist trained at the Children’s Psychiatric Ward of the Mazovian Neuropsychiatry Centre. Participant in the Psychoanalytic Parent–Infant Psychotherapy training led by Tessa Baradon. Provides Parent–Infant Psychotherapy at the “Power of Bond” Center (Siła Więzi) in Józefów. Currently in comprehensive psychotherapy training. Co-founder and Vice-President of the Polish Association for Infant Mental Health, where she co-organizes and delivers training on infant and early childhood mental health. Member of the World Association for Infant Mental Health.