Panel Discussion: The Healing Relationship – Science or Art?

The Faculty of Organizational Studies invites you to a panel discussion on the topic "The Healing Relationship: Science or Art? Integrative Psychotherapy of Dr. Richard Erskine", which will take place at the faculty on April 20 at 2:00 PM.

The panel will feature Bogdan Marković, psychotherapist, director and founder of the Institute for Relational-Integrative Psychotherapy of Serbia, and Darja Pačevski, psychotherapist and co-director of the Institute for Relational-Integrative Psychotherapy of Serbia (IRIPS).

The discussion will be moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dragana Mitrić-Aćimović, lecturer at FOS "Eduka" and a psychotherapist under supervision engaged at the psychological counseling center "Mensana" in Novi Sad.

Discussion topics

  • What makes the psychotherapeutic relationship healing?
  • How do we recognize and respond to the relational needs of our clients?
  • Is attunement in psychotherapy a skill we learn, or does it develop through the experience of authentic human connection?

The panelists will rely on their clinical experience, as well as knowledge gained through direct learning from Dr. Richard Erskine and other international supervisors in the field of integrative psychotherapy.

Two significant books by Dr. Erskine will also be presented:

  • Early Affective Confusion: Relational Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Borderline Clients
  • Withdrawal, Silence and Loneliness: Psychotherapy of the Schizoid Process

These works provide deep insight into the ways in which the psychotherapeutic relationship can become a space for understanding, contact, and change. To further support understanding of the therapeutic paradigm behind them, the panel will introduce some of the key concepts of relationally oriented, developmentally based integrative psychotherapy – an approach that views the therapeutic relationship as the central path to psychological healing.

About the panelists

Bogdan Marković has nearly a decade of clinical experience working with adolescents, adult clients, couples, and groups, providing support to individuals facing a wide range of psychological challenges and life difficulties. He is an assistant to the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Integrative Psychotherapy (IJIP) and a collaborator with the board of the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association (IIPA), where he actively contributes to knowledge exchange and the development of integrative psychotherapy at the international level.

Darja Pačevski has extensive clinical experience working with clients dealing with depression, the consequences of abuse, and various forms of psychological trauma. She is a supervising associate at the Inspera Counseling Center and a member of the Continuing Professional Development Committee (CPDC) within the International Integrative Psychotherapy Association. She has made a significant contribution to the development of integrative psychotherapy in the region as a translator of Dr. Richard Erskine’s seminars and his two important books.

The panel discussion is open to students and employees of FOS "Eduka", as well as other interested participants.