Detailed Programme in Czech
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DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
26.09.2025
08:30 - 09:30
Workshop 01 (Music)
Workshop Facilitator
TBC
26.09.2025
08:30 - 09:30
Workshop 02 (Art)
Workshop Facilitator
TBC
26.09.2025
08:30 - 09:30
Workshop 03 (Drama)
Workshop Facilitator
TBC
26.09.2025
09:35 - 10:35
Workshop 04 (Music) - David Caicedo Galvis: What If We Couldn’t Hear the Music?
Workshop Facilitator
David Caicedo Galvis
Aguanta la Música | Orquesta Filarmónica de Bogotá
Colombia
“What If We Couldn’t Hear the Music?” Self-Experience Workshop Based on Work With Deaf Population in Bogota, Colombia
26.09.2025
09:35 - 10:35
Workshop 05 (Dance) - Peilin Liang: Probody Artmaking as Method
Workshop Facilitator
Peilin Liang
Department of English, Linguistics and Theatre Studies
Singapore
Probody Artmaking as Method: Caring for the Body Through Body-Object Interaction
26.09.2025
09:35 - 10:35
Workshop 06 (Drama) - Jeff Gordon and Yoram Shenar: Connecting to and Playing with the Paradoxical Role of the Clown
Workshop Facilitator
Jeff Gordon + Yoram Shenar
Joy of Heart
Israel
Connecting to and Playing with the Paradoxical Role of the Clown. The Clown Role Gives Us Permission to Embrace Our Weaknesses and Discover Our Strengths, Becoming More Lighthearted, Fun and Humourous
26.09.2025
10:35 - 11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
26.09.2025
11:00 - 12:00
Workshop 07 (Music) - Jarmila Bučíková: The Music of You: A Journey to Self-Discovery
Workshop Facilitator
Jarmila Bučíková
Jarmila Bučíková - Resonare
Czech Republic
The Music of You: A Journey to Self-Discovery
26.09.2025
11:00 - 12:00
Workshop 08 (Dance) - Loredana Larionescu: Bridging Real and Virtual Environments
Workshop Facilitator
Loredana Larionescu
Asociatia Entuziart
Romania
Bridging Real and Virtual Environments: Augmenting Virtual Reality as a Path to Embodiment
26.09.2025
11:00 - 12:00
Workshop 09 (Drama) - Kristýna Hlaváčová
Workshop Facilitator
Kristýna Hlaváčová
School psychologist, drama therapist, teacher
Czech Republic
26.09.2025
12:05 - 13:05
Workshop 10 (Music) - Viktor Kemény: Breathe In, Breathe Out
Workshop Facilitator
Viktor Kemény
Hungary
Breathe In, Breathe Out - The Harmonica as a Tool of Relaxation and Self-Expression Within the Context of Music Therapy
26.09.2025
12:05 - 13:05
Workshop 11 (Dance) - Tomáš Beníček
Workshop Facilitator
Tomáš Beníček
Vice President of the General Committee of MAUT - International Association of Art Therapies
Czech Republic
26.09.2025
12:05 - 13:05
Workshop 12 (Art) - Dorit Drori: Squeeze the Lemon within Us
Workshop Facilitator
Dorit Drori
Israel
Squeeze the Lemon within Us
26.09.2025
13:05 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
26.09.2025
14:00 - 15:00
Workshop 13 (Music) - Zeynep Nazlı Kale: Rhythms of Heritage
Workshop Facilitator
Zeynep Nazlı Kale
Müzik Terapi Derneği
Turkey
Rhythms of Heritage: Implementing Folkloric Kaşık Percussion in Turkish Music Therapy
26.09.2025
14:00 - 16:00
Workshop 14 (Dance) - Susanne Bender: Moving Family Reconstruction
Workshop Facilitator
Susanne Bender
EZETTHERA - Europäisches Zentrum für Tanztherapie
Germany
Moving Family Reconstruction
26.09.2025
14:00 - 15:00
Workshop 15 (Art) - Sibylle Cseri: Online Art Therapy in Training and Practice
Workshop Facilitator
Sibylle Cseri
Metáfora Art Therapy Training Institute
Spain
Online Art Therapy in Training and Practice: Exploring the Impact of an Evolving Tool within the Art Therapy Profession
26.09.2025
15:05 - 16:05
Workshop 16 (Music) - Sylvia Grace Smith: Mood Enhancement through Intentional Music Listening
Workshop Facilitator
Sylvia Grace Smith
Appalachian State University
USA
Mood Enhancement Through Intentional Music Listening: The Iso-Principle’s Role in Health and Wellbeing
26.09.2025
15:05 - 16:05
Workshop 17 (Art) - Eva Hegarová
Workshop Facilitator
Eva Hegarová
Art Therapy Association (MAUT)
Czech Republic
26.09.2025
16:05 - 16:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
26.09.2025
16:30 - 17:30
Workshop 18 (Music) - Marie Beníčková
Workshop Facilitator
Marie Beníčková
Akademie Alternativa
Czech Republic
26.09.2025
16:30 - 17:30
Workshop 19 (Dance) - Meral Gyuner Dalyan: Rhythms of Connection: Movement, Expression, and Creation
Workshop Facilitator
Meral Gyuner Dalyan
Dalyan Psychology
Netherlands
Rhythms of Connection: Movement, Expression, and Creation
26.09.2025
16:30 - 17:30
Workshop 20 (Art) - Veronika Kern Sinová
Workshop Facilitator
Veronika Kern Sinová
Slovakia
26.09.2025
17:45 - 18:00
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony
26.09.2025
18:00 - 19:00
Welcome Drink
Welcome Drink
Welcome Drink
Welcome Drink
Welcome Drink
Welcome Drink
DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
27.09.2025
08:30 - 08:55
Plenary Session 1 (Music)
Keynote Speaker
Vivian Chan
World Federation of Music Therapy
Hong Kong
Embracing our Shared Humanity: A Pathway to Harmony, Growth, and Global Impact for the Future of Art Therapies
27.09.2025
08:55 - 09:20
Plenary Session 1 (Music)
Keynote Speaker
Elizabeth Coombes
University of South Wales
United Kingdom
A Continuum of Musical Care: How a Range of Music-Based Interventions Can Support Families with Young Children
27.09.2025
09:20 - 09:45
Plenary Session 1 (Music)
Keynote Speaker
Samuel Gracida
SRH University
Germany
Listening Across Borders: Music Therapy, Displacement, and the Search for Connection
27.09.2025
09:45 - 10:10
Plenary Session 1 (Music)
Keynote Speaker
Marie Beníčková
Akademie Alternativa
Czech Republic
27.09.2025
10:10 - 10:35
Plenary Session 1 (Music)
Keynote Speaker
Janka Pappová
Editor-in-Chief of the journal Art Therapies for MAUT
Slovakia
27.09.2025
10:35 - 11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
27.09.2025
11:00 - 11:20
Parallel session 1 (Music)
Invited Speaker
Ilaria Bolzon
Associazione Comusicando
Italy
Desert of Words, Drops of Sounds. Music Therapy for Expression and Communication in Severe Disabilities
27.09.2025
11:20 - 11:40
Parallel session 1 (Music)
Invited Speaker
Malle Luik
MTÜ Avita Music Therapy Clinic
Estonia
The Role of Music in Music Therapy Supervision and Professional Self-Development
27.09.2025
11:40 - 12:00
Parallel session 1 (Music)
Speaker
Pauline Broberg-Lewin
Holisticare Hospice
USA
Empowering Patients Through Music: A Practical Guide to Person Centered Care
27.09.2025
12:00 - 12:20
Parallel session 1 (Music)
Speaker
Marta Lissoni
ANFFAS Lucca
Italy
Improvisation: A Case Study - Sono Venuto A Suonare, E Di Nascosto A Danzare (I Came To Play, And Secretly To Dance) (P. Conte)
27.09.2025
12:20 - 12:40
Parallel session 1 (Music)
Speaker
Lydia Rudd Murray
Appalachian State University
USA
Music as a Health Resource: Community Music Therapy for Older Adults
27.09.2025
12:40 - 13:00
Parallel session 1 (Music)
Speaker
Landon Coroi
Appalachian State University
USA
Modern Harmonies: Providing a Rich Music Therapy Experience Through the Merging of Telehealth Services and Music Technology
27.09.2025
11:00 - 11:20
Parallel session 2 (Art)
Speaker
Madalina Gabriela Ilina
Spain
Blau and the Little Big Minute: A Case Study on Bonding as a Creative Experience With an Adolescent With Autism Spectrum Disorder With High Abilities in an Art Therapy Workshop
27.09.2025
11:20 - 11:40
Parallel session 2 (Art)
Speaker
Pamela Whitaker + Adrienne Mcdermid-Thomas
Ulster University + Queen Margaret University
Ireland
Art Therapy and the Materials of Life: A Shared Becoming
27.09.2025
11:40 - 12:00
Parallel session 2 (Art)
Speaker
Camilla Mele
Il Telaio, Milano
Italy
Trauma-Informed Integrated Expressive Arts Therapies Model. Enhancing Emotional Healing and Resilience in Humanitarian Contexts
DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
27.09.2025
11:00 - 12:00
Workshop 21 (Dance) - Gillian Hipp: Move into Balance
Workshop Facilitator
Gillian Hipp
Henley Business School - University of Reading
United Kingdom
Move into Balance: Exploring the Role of Movement in Supporting Well-being During the Sedentary Working Day
27.09.2025
11:00 - 12:00
Workshop 22 (Music) - Samuel Gracida
Workshop Facilitator
Samuel Gracida
SRH University
Germany
27.09.2025
12:05 - 13:05
Workshop 23 (Dance) - Hemma Gerstl: Stress and Emotions
Workshop Facilitator
Hemma Gerstl
University Clinic Tulln
Austria
Stress and Emotions
27.09.2025
13:05 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
Lunch Break
DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
27.09.2025
14:00 - 14:45
Parallel session 3 (Dance & Music)
Keynote Speaker
Susanne Bender
EZETTHERA - Europäisches Zentrum für Tanztherapie
Germany
Moving Family Reconstruction
27.09.2025
14:45 - 15:05
Parallel session 3 (Dance & Music)
Invited Speaker
Päivi Pylvänäinen
Eino Roiha - Instituutti
Finland
Dance Movement Therapy and Jungian Psychology Integrated: New Insights into Depression Recovery
27.09.2025
15:05 - 15:25
Parallel session 3 (Dance & Music)
Speaker
Julia Hall
Schools
United Kingdom
Caring for the Carers: An Embodied Approach to Clinical Supervision within Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH) Education
27.09.2025
15:25 - 15:40
Parallel session 3 (Dance & Music)
Invited Speaker
Brigita Vilč
University of Zagreb
Croatia
Melodies of Care: Music for Well-Being During Breast Cancer Treatment
DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
27.09.2025
14:00 - 15:00
Workshop 24 (Music) - Janka Pappová
Workshop Facilitator
Janka Pappová
Editor-in-Chief of the journal Art Therapies for MAUT - International Association of Art Therapies.
Slovakia
27.09.2025
14:00 - 15:00
Workshop 25 (Art) - Mimmu Rankanen: The Response Art and Artistic Response in Art Therapy Education
Workshop Facilitator
Mimmu Rankanen
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
Norway
The Response Art and Artistic Response in Art Therapy Education
27.09.2025
15:05 - 16:05
Workshop 26 (Music) - Dana Kollárová
Workshop Facilitator
Dana Kollárová
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
Slovakia
27.09.2025
15:05 - 16:05
Workshop 27 (Art) - Val Huet: Compassion-Based Resilience and Self-Care for Arts Therapists
Workshop Facilitator
Val Huet
International Association for Creative Arts in Education and Therapies
United Kingdom
Compassion-Based Resilience and Self-Care for Arts Therapists
27.09.2025
16:05 - 16:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
27.09.2025
16:30 - 16:55
Plenary Session 2 (Art & Dance)
Keynote Speaker
Hanna Nöthig
Reha-Klinik, Hausbaden, Badenweiler
Germany
Art Therapy in Grief Counseling With Children and Adolescents
27.09.2025
16:55 - 17:20
Plenary Session 2 (Art & Dance)
Keynote Speaker
Val Huet
International Association for Creative Arts in Education and Therapies
United Kingdom
Creative Approaches to Art Therapy Supervision: What Do Clients, Supervisees and Supervisors Need?
27.09.2025
17:20 - 17:45
Plenary Session 2 (Art & Dance)
Keynote Speaker
Mimmu Rankanen
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University
Norway
Imagining the Future of Art Therapy - at the Crossroads of Education, Research and Practice
27.09.2025
17:45 - 18:10
Plenary Session 2 (Art & Dance)
Keynote Speaker
Sibylle Cseri
Metáfora Art Therapy Training Institute
Spain
Online Art Therapy in Training and Practice: Exploring the Impact of an Evolving Tool within the Art Therapy Profession
27.09.2025
18:10 - 18:35
Plenary Session 2 (Art & Dance)
Keynote Speaker
Tomáš Beníček
Vice President of the General Committee of MAUT - International Association of Art Therapies
Czech Republic
28.09.2025
08:30 - 08:55
Plenary Session 3 (Mix)
Keynote Speaker
Hemma Gerstl
University Clinic Tulln
Austria
Stress Regulation and Burn-out prevention through the use of the Kestenberg Movement Profile (KMP)
28.09.2025
08:55 - 09:20
Plenary Session 3 (Mix)
Keynote Speaker
Eva Hegarová
Art Therapy Association (MAUT)
Czech Republic
28.09.2025
09:20 - 09:45
Plenary Session 3 (Mix)
Keynote Speaker
Veronika Kern Sinová
Slovakia
28.09.2025
09:45 - 10:10
Plenary Session 3 (Mix)
Keynote Speaker
Kristýna Hlaváčová
School psychologist, drama therapist, teacher
Czech Republic
28.09.2025
10:10 - 10:35
Plenary Session 3 (Mix)
Keynote Speaker
Giorgos Tsiris
St. Columba´s Hospice Care; Queen Margaret University
United Kingdom
Reconnecting the Muses: The Hypothesis of Spirituality in the Music Therapy Profession
28.09.2025
10:35 - 11:00
Plenary Session 3 (Mix)
Keynote Speaker
Dana Kollárová
Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra
Slovakia
Creative Drama as a Supporting Tool in Art Therapies
28.09.2025
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Coffee Break
DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
28.09.2025
11:30 - 13:30
Parallel session 4 (Music)
Speaker
Melody Schwantes
Appalachian State University
USA
Theory of Regenerative Music Therapy: Promoting Inner and Outer Sustainability
28.09.2025
11:30 - 13:30
Parallel session 4 (Music)
Speaker
Sylvia Grace Smith
Appalachian State University
USA
Sounding Relief: Music Therapy as a Non-Pharmacological Approach for Rural Adults with Autoimmune Disease and Mental Health Challenges
28.09.2025
11:30 - 13:30
Parallel session 4 (Music)
Speaker
Babar Khan
Indiana University School of Medicine
USA
Decreasing Delirium through Music in Critically Ill Mechanically Ventilated Older Adults - The DDM Randomized Clinical Trial
28.09.2025
11:30 - 13:30
Parallel session 4 (Music)
Speaker
Chiara Maria Bieker
APS Aulòs
Italy
Specialized Language in Music Therapy: A Challenge for the Profession. Implication in Training, Practice and Research
28.09.2025
11:30 - 13:30
Parallel session 4 (Music)
Speaker
Adriana De Serio
University
Italy
MusicTherapy and Gardentherapy: A Systemic Approach for the Life Quality of the PsychoPhysical Disability
28.09.2025
11:30 - 13:30
Parallel session 4 (Music)
Speaker
Adriana De Serio
University
Italy
MusicTherapy for Actors: An Exploratory Study Applied to Students from University Theatre Faculty
DATE
TIME
SESSION TITLE
FUNCTION
NAME
COMPANY
COUNTRY
PRESENTATION TITLE
28.09.2025
11:30 - 12:30
Workshop 28 (Music) - Giorgos Tsiris: Open Dialogue & ‘Anti-Keynote’ Workshop “Reconnecting the Muses"
Workshop Facilitator
Giorgos Tsiris
St. Columba´s Hospice Care; Queen Margaret University
United Kingdom
Open Dialogue & ‘Anti-Keynote’ Workshop “Reconnecting the Muses: The Hypothesis of Spirituality in the Music Therapy Profession”
28.09.2025
12:35 - 13:35
Workshop 29 (Music) - Vivian Chan
Workshop Facilitator
Vivian Chan
World Federation of Music Therapy
Hong Kong
28.09.2025
13:40 - 14:00
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony