XII International Congress on PCP
"Constructing Meanings, Adapting, Evolving"

University of Washington: Seattle, WA, USA
July 9-12, 1997 (Pre-conference workshops July 8)
 

Schedule


 

Wednesday, July 9th, 1997

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Opening Session
Convener: Forster, J.
Participants: Adams-Webber, J.; Mancuso, J.; Neimeyer, G.; Neimeyer, R.; and Shaw, M.
ANTICIPATIONS: CONSTRUCTIVISM AND THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

10:05 AM to 10:35 AM

Paper Session
Warren, B.
THE PHILOSPHICAL LIMITS OF PERSONAL CONSTRUCT PSYCHOLOGY

Paper Session
Griffin, B.
UTILIZING CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER

Paper Session
Anderson, R.
ENVISAGING A CONSTRUCTIVIST APPROACH TO CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK

Workshop
Ravenette, A.
TO RIDE THE SURF OR DIVE BENEATH THE SURFACE: MASTERING THE SEDUCTIVE POWER OF LANGUAGE IN THE PROMOTION ON CONSTRUCTIVE INTERVENTION

10:40 AM to 11:10 AM

Paper Session
Butt, T.
GEORGE KELLY: PRAGMATIC EXISTENTIALIST

Paper Session
Vogel, D.
A SELF AS SUBJECT STUDY ON THE GENESIS OF NON-NORMATIVE AND "DELUSIONAL" BELIEFS

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM

Paper Session
Stevens, C.
KELLY AND INSIGHT: SORTING THE WHEAT FROM THE CHAFF

Paper Session
Viney, L. and Epting, F.
TOWARDS A PERSONAL CONSTRUCT APPROACH TO THE SUPERVISION OF COUNSELING

Paper Session
Tooth, B.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF RECOVERY FROM SCHIZOPHRENIA

11:50 AM to 12:20 PM

Paper Session
Savage, D.
MODELLING OF COMMITMENT

Paper Session
Hollmann, N. and Metzler, A.
HOW DO COLLEGE STUDENTS PERCEIVE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS?

Paper Session
Hillenbrand, N. and Lieberz, K.
SCHIZOID DISORDER AND ITS SUBJECT-OBJECT REPRESENTATION

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:40 PM to 2:40 PM

Plenary Session
Fransella, F.
Interviewer: Neimeyer, R.
Tentative Title: PERSONAL CONSTRUCT PSYCHOLOGY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE

2:45 PM to 3:15 PM

Symposium
Convener: Forster, J.
FACILITATING THE ARTICULATION OF PERSONAL IDENTITIES THAT EMPHASIZE DEPENDABLE STRENGTHS

Paper Session
Watts, M. and Hampton, J.
COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY AND INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION: THE STING IN THE TAIL

Paper Session
Stockton, L.; Neimeyer, R; and Anderson, A.
SNAKE VERSUS LADDERS: A VALIDATION OF LADDERING TECHNIQUE AS A MEASURE OF HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURE

Paper Session
Catina, A; Boyadjeva, S; and Bergner, M.
CONSTRUING WOMANHOOD: TEACHER SOCIETY AND ITS BAD STUDENTS

3:20 PM to 3:55 PM

Paper Session
Oades, L. and Hemsley , A.
WHAT WOULD A CONSTRUCTIVIST MODEL OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION LOOK LIKE?

Paper Session
Caputi, P.
DETERMINING HIERARCHICAL RELATIONS AMONG CONSTRUCTS IN A REPERTORY GRID

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Afternoon Break
and
Poster Session

Bhandari, S. ­ LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE (CSA) IN RELATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL'S PERCEPTION OF THEIR FAMILY

Grice, J. and Wontor, S. ­ A CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS OF THE PERSONAL CONSTRUCT INVENTORY

Rossotti, N. ­ TRUST AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO DEPENDENCY WITH REGARDS TO MATURE ADULTS AND OLDER PEOPLE

Russ-Eisenschenk, L. and Neimeyer, G. ­ EATING DISORDERS AND PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS: THE EFFECTS OF ANTICIPATED WEIGHT GAIN ON PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL AND VOCATIONAL CONSTRUCT DOMAINS

4:35 PM to 5:05 PM

Paper Session
Travina, L. and Patarakin, E.
CONSTRUCTIVE WEB SITE FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL EDUCATION

Paper Session
Oxley, H.
MAN THE HORSE TRADER, OR PERSONAL CONSTRUCTIVISM MEETS EXCHANGE THEORY

Paper Session
Sewell, K. and Moes-Williams, A.
METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN THE HIERARCHICAL ANALYSIS OF REPERTORY GRIDS: ELABORATION AND CONSTRUCT POLARITY

Paper Session
Kemp, A. and Neimeyer, G.
DEVELOPMENTAL CONSTRUCTIVISM: THE EFFECTS OF ATTACHMENT STYLE ON STRESS EXPERIENCE AND COPING

5:10 PM to 5:40 PM

Paper Session
Costigan, J. and Bell, R.
MEASURING TRANSITIONAL STATES WITH THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ATTITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE (ELAQ): A REFINEMENT OF THE INSTRUMENT

Paper Session
Banister, E.
MIDLIFE WOMEN: QUESTIONING CULTURAL STEREOTYPES OF THEIR CHANGING BODIES

5:45 PM to 7:00 PM

Dinner

7:10 PM to 8:10 PM

Business Meeting
European Personal Construct Association (EPCA)

Business Meeting
North American Personal Construct Network (NAPCN)

Business Meeting
Australasian Personal Construct Network (APCN)

 

8:20 PM to 9:20 PM

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Thursday, July 10th, 1997

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Plenary Session
Speaker: Hermans, H.
VALUATION THEORY AND THE SELF-CONFRONTATION METHOD: A NARRATIVE VIEW OF THE SELF

10:05 AM to 10:35 AM

Symposium
Convener: Anderson, T.
DISRUPTIONS IN THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP: INFLUENCES OF MORALITY, ECOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS, AND OTHER CUTTING EDGE ISSUES

Paper Session
de Walle, J.
A SELF-INVESTIGATION PROCESS FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF MULTI VOICEDNESS UTILIZING THE SELF CONFRONTATIONAL METHOD

Workshop
Leader: Jones, H.
PERSONAL CONSTRUCT PSYCHOLOGY AND LEADERSHIP (SOME REFLECTIONS ON CONNECTIONS WITH THE BRITISH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE 1987 TO 1997)

Paper Session
Botella, L. and Gallifa, J.
THE ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCT SYSTEM COMPLEXITY VIA THE REPERTORY GRID: A NEW MATHEMATICAL METHOD BASED ON THE STRUCTURAL QUADRANTS MODEL

10:40 AM to 11:10 AM

Paper Session
Walker, B. and Matters, B.
EXPLORING IDENTITY AND STEREOTYPING: A REP TEST MEASURE

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM

Paper Session
Rood, L.
IDENTITY DISSONANCE IN TRAUMA AND LOSS

Paper Session
Frances, M.
DECISION MAKING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: A PCP APPROACH TO FACILITATION

Paper Session
Adams-Webber, J.
BIPOLARITY AND MAXIMAL CONTRAST IN SOCIAL COGNITION

11:50 AM to 12:20 PM

Paper Session
Follesdal, H. and Tschudi, F.
COMPARING IDIOGRAPHIC GRID METHODOLOGY WITH HOLLAND'S NOMOTHETIC THEORY OF VOCATIONAL PERSONALITIES

Paper Session
Klion, R.
CORPORATE REORGANIZATION, PERSONAL LOSS, AND SELF RECONSTRUCTION

Paper Session
Aidman, E.
CONSTRUCTS VERSUS PROTOTYPES: MAPPING THE IMPLICIT REPRESENTATIONS OF SELF AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:40 PM to 2:40 PM

Plenary Session
Anderson, W.
WHO ARE YOU? CONSTRUCTING AND DECONSTRUCTING PERSONAL IDENTITY

2:45 PM to 3:15 PM

Paper Session
Cross, M; Hampton, J; and Watts, M.
CONSTRUING COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF THE HIERARCHICAL CLUSTERING OF COUNSELING COMPETENCIES ACROSS CLIENT GROUPS

Paper Session
Clewett, R.
NARRATIVE, RELATION, AND AGENCY: THE INTERFACE OF NARRATIVE THERAPY AND SELF THEORY

Paper Session
Chiari, G. and Nuzzo, M.
IS THERE MORE IN KELLY THAN IS NEEDED?: THE RESTRICTED USE OF PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY

Paper Session
Bell, R.
FACT AND ARIFACT IN THE REPRESENTATION OF REPERTORY GRID DATA BY PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS

3:20 PM to 3:55 PM

Paper Session
Cross, M and Watts, M.
RESUSCITATING THE AUTHOR: A PROTOCOL FOR THE REFLEXIVE AND RECURSIVE ANALYSIS OF DISCOURSE

Paper Session
O'Connor, E.
EMERGING PORTRAITS OF CHRONIC DEPRESSION IN LIFE NARRATIVES OF WOMEN AND MEN

Paper Session
Mills, D.
CONDUCTIVE REASONING AND THE CONSTRUCTIVE LOGIC OF EMODIMENT: AN ESSAY IN THE INVITATIONAL MODE

Paper Session
Hagans, C.; Neimeyer, G.; and Goodholm, C.
TRIADIC VERSUS DYADIC PERSONAL CONSTRUCT ELICITATION: EVIDENCE FOR ARTIFACTUAL METHOLODOLOGY

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Afternoon Break

4:35 PM to 5:05 PM

Paper Session
Howard , G.
THE PROMISE OF ECOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY: ADAPTING HUMAN LIFESTYLES FOR THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

Workshop
Leader: Wilkins, W.
PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS THAT BLOCK CHANGE-- AND HOW TO OVERCOME THEM

Paper Session
Cummins, P.
KNOW WHAT REALLY MAKES ME MAD: A RECONSTRUCTION OF ANGER

Paper Session
Zumaya, M.; Rubio, E.; and Klapper-Bridges, S.
SEXUAL AND COUPLE CONSTRUCTIVIST PSYCHOTHERAPY

5:10 PM to 5:40 PM

Paper Session
Balnaves, M.; Caputi, P.; and Oades, L.
SUPERPATTERNS: EXTENDING THE NOTION OF SHARED MEANINGS IN PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY

Paper Session
Meshoulam, U.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF SELF-IN-ACTION, EXCITATION, AND PASSION

5:45 PM to 7:00 PM

Dinner

7:00 PM to 8:30 PM

Symposium
Convener: Vogel, D.
THE USES AND ABUSES OF CONSTRUCTIVISM IN PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY

Paper Session
Shaw, M. and Gaines, B.
USING GRIDS TO DEVELOP EXPERT SYSTEMS THROUGH THE WORLD­WIDE WEB

Paper Session
Mancuso, J.
A PCP PERSPECTIVE ON ASSIMILATION: SOME ETHNIC IDENTITY NARRATIVES ENACTED ON THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAMPUS

 

8:30 PM to 9:30 PM

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Friday, July 11th, 1997

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Plenary Session
Howard, G.
CONTRUCTIVE REALISM

10:05 AM to 10:35 AM

Symposium
Convener: Winter, D.
PROCESS AND OUTCOME RESEARCH ON PERSONAL CONSTRUCT PSYCHOLOGY

Paper Session
Shapiro, B. and Melrose, S.
USING PERSONAL CONSTRUCTS TO BRING LEARNER VOICES INTO DISCUSSIONS OF THE TEACHING LEARNING DIALOGUE IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS IN TEACHING AND NURSING PREPARATION PROGRAMS

Paper Session
Deubner, R.
CONSTRUCTIVIST ANALYSIS OF THE HEALTH-RISK BEHAVIOR "SMOKING"

Workshop
Ravenette, A.
TO RIDE THE SURF OR DIVE BENEATH THE SURFACE: MASTERING THE SEDUCTIVE POWER OF LANGUAGE IN THE PROMOTION ON CONSTRUCTIVE INTERVENTION (repeat)

10:40 AM to 11:10 AM

Paper Session
Figueras, S.
WHO EDUCATES THE CYBERNETIC CITIZENS?: CONSTRUCTING EDUCATION IN A POSTMODERN WORLD

Paper Session
Ellis-Scheer, J.
IDENTIFYING THE CONTEXT OF THE CONSTRUCT "CARING" USING THE LADDERING TECHNIQUE WITH NURSES

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM

Symposium
Convener: Forster, J.
HOW EDUCATORS WITH CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVES "MAKE SENSE OF" EDUCATION AND WHAT THEY THEY DO WITH THE SENSE THEY MAKE? (Part I)

Paper Session
Scheer, J.; Ellis-Scheer, J.; and Hundertmark, K.
CONSTRUING LIFE SATISFACTION IN OLD AGE: A BINATIONAL STUDY

11:50 AM to 12:20 PM

Paper Session
Raskin, J. and Pabst, R.
CLEAR VIOLATIONS OF REALITY? A CONSTRUCTIVIST CRITIQUE OF EXNER'S COMPREHENSIVE RORSCHACH SYSTEM

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:40 PM to 2:40 PM

Plenary Session
Speaker: Stam, H.
VARIETIES OF CONSTRUCTION AND KINDS OF PRACTICE

2:45 PM to 3:15 PM

Symposium
Convener: Catina, A.
ASSESSING CHANGE AND THERAPY OUTCOME BY MEANS OF THE GRID TECHNIQUE: A CRITICAL YET CONSTRUCTIVE REVIEW (Part I)

Symposium
Convener: Forster, J.
HOW EDUCATORS WITH CONSTRUCTIVIST PERSPECTIVES "MAKE SENSE OF" EDUCATION AND WHAT THEY THEY DO WITH THE SENSE THEY MAKE? (Part II)

Paper Session
Stevens, R.
PERSONAL CONSTRUCTIVISM AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTIONISM: BRIDGING THE GAP

Paper Session
Pacheco, M.; Botella, L.; Feixas, G.; and Cornejo, J.
CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS OF REPERTORY GRIDS: THE GRIDCOR 2.0 PROGRAM

3:20 PM to 3:55 PM

4:00 PM to 4:30 PM

Afternoon Break

4:35 PM to 5:05 PM

Symposium
Convener: Catina, A.
ASSESSING CHANGE AND THERAPY OUTCOME BY MEANS OF THE GRID TECHNIQUE: A CRITICAL YET CONSTRUCTIVE REVIEW (Part II)

Paper Session
Kreber, C. and Adams-Webber, J.
LEARNING FROM THE WORK EXPERIENCE OF SUCCESSFUL FACULTY

Paper Session
Jones, J.
THE UNSETTLING HORIZON: POSTMODERNISM AND KELLY

Software Demos
Open to All Presenters

5:10 PM to 5:40 PM

Paper Session
Southall, N.
TEACHING, EVALUATION, AND THE EVALUATION OF TEACHING

Paper Session
Brennan, J.
HARD CONSTRUCTS

5:45 PM to 7:15 PM

Dinner

7:20 PM to 8:20 PM

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Saturday, July 12th, 1997

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM

Plenary Session
Convener: Sewell, K.
Participants: Forster, J.; Mahoney, M.; Neimeyer, R.; Oyler, J.
CONSTRUCTIVISM IN THE HUMAN SCIENCES

10:05 AM to 10:35 AM

Paper Session
Walker, D.
CONSIDERATIONS IN CONSTRUCTIVIST THERAPY WITH CHILDREN

Paper Session
Clayson, J.
PARADIGM CLASHES IN STATISTICAL EDUCATION

Symposium
Convener: Peavy, V.
OPENING UP NEW PATHWAYS IN CONSTRUCTIVIST RESEARCH

Workshop
Leaders: Botella, L.; Figueras, S.; Herrero, O.; and Pachero, M.
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SELF-NARRATIVES

10:40 AM to 11:10 AM

Paper Session
MacLean, D.; Adams-Webber, J; Fraraccio, N.; Stewart, B.; and Keating, D.
ADOLESCENTS' DECISIONS TO PURSUE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE, A RESULT OF DEVELOPMENTAL AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SELF-CONSTRUAL?

11:15 AM to 11:45 AM

Paper Session
Costigan, J.
DOWN SYNDROME FAMILIES: PERSONAL AND SOCIAL CONSTRUCTS

Paper Session
Sewell, K. and Ovaert, L.
GROUP TREATMENT OF POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS IN INCARCERATED ADOLESCENTS: STRUCTURAL AND NARRATIVE IMPACTS ON THE PERMEABILITY OF SELF-CONSTRUCTION

11:50 AM to 12:20 PM

 

Paper Session
Oades, L. and Viney, L.
TRUTH AND DARE: TOWARD A PERSONAL CONSTRUCT MODEL OF ADOLESCENT RISK-TAKING

Paper Session
Grice, J.; Taylor, G.; and Hopper, M.
THE RELIABILITY OF THE COORDINATE GRID: IMPLICATIONS FOR REPERTORY GRID RESEARCH

12:30 PM to 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:40 PM to 2:40 PM

Plenary Session
Leitner, L.
TRANSFERENCE AND COUNTERTRANSFERENCE IN EXPERIENTIAL PERSONAL CONSTRUCT PSYCHOTHERAPY

2:45 PM to 4:30 PM

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