3rd Weekend for Constructivism

was held from March 22nd to March 24th, 2024, at the Hotel Moskva in Belgrade.

The conference was categorized as an international conference by the Serbian Chamber of Social Protection.

The theme of the 3rd Weekend for Constructivism was working with children, adolescents, and their families, with speakers approaching these topics from the perspectives of systemic family therapy and constructivist therapy.

The conference offered a wide range of topics—from working with families during high-conflict divorces, issues faced by families with children on the autism spectrum, domestic violence, to adolescent self-harm, behavioral problems, and gender identity.

The conference was attended by 200 participants.

Eleven speakers shared their experiences and theoretical knowledge over the three days of the conference.

• Dr. Arlene Vetere: “Working Systemically with Family Violence and Attachment Dilemmas”
• Dr. Rudi Dallos: “Working with Autism: A Systemic, Attachment Narrative Approach”
• Radmila Vulić-Bojović: “Systemic Understanding and Interventions in Complicated Divorces”
• Jelena Zulević: “Gender Identity in Adolescents”
• Milan Damjanac: “Transference and Countertransference in Working with Adolescents”
• Vladimir Miletić: “Self-Harm in Adolescents – Preverbal Constructs, Enactments, and Psychotherapeutic Interventions”
• Ana Rajković: “Constructivist Techniques in Working with Children – A Broad Range of Applications”
• Sanja Grbić and Dragan Vesić: “Understanding Polyphony in the Agonistic Self Model”
• Jelena Vukičević and Ljiljana Marković: “Treatment of Behavioral Problems in Children and Youth”