Author: Rita Dobson

January 2026 – Join us for a dynamic and inclusive weekend of discovery in Working with Groups: An Exploratory Weekend Workshop. Rooted in the group analytic tradition, this immersive experience invites participants to explore the rich dynamics of group life through a blend of large and small group encounters, interactive lectures, and shared reflection.

Details to be confirmed

From negative mirroring to tradition, creativity and innovation: Group as Pharmakós

26-30 August 2026, Athens, Greece

The 19th Symposium of the Group Analytic Society International will be hosted in Athens (Greece) in collaboration with the Institute of Group Analysis Athens (IGAA). 

This Symposium invites you to explore tradition, creativity, and innovation in group analytic theory, method and application. A new transformative ground will be developed in a city so ancient and modern at the same time. 

The theme of the Symposium is related to the myth of Pharmakós that reminds us to consider the contradictions, paradoxes and inherent duality that humankind is facing during this difficult time.

Don’t worry about the weather, the temperature in the last week of August is not so high and every space at the venue is acclimatised.

Sanja Janovic, Group Analytic Society International

Domenico Agresta, Scientific Committee Chair

Francesca G. Bascialla, Institute Group Analysis Athens