CONFERENCE: SNOEZELEN INTERVENTION, A NON-DIRECTIVE APPROACH | OCTOBER 28 | 18:30 | AUDITORIUM 1 AND ONLINE

Snoezelen was born in the Netherlands, in the 1970s, at the De Hartenberg Center Aims to put sensory stimulation at the service of concrete goals for both neurotypicals and children with SEN, adults with anxiety disorders and seniors with or without dementia The Forbrain Snoezelen Room is the first snoezelen room open to the public in Portugal and...

CONFERENCE: ADAPTIVE MEMORY A THOUGHT-PROVOKING PERSPECTIVE | OCTOBER 14 | 18:30 | AUDITORIUM 1 AND ONLINE

Memory research traditionally adopts a structuralist approach whereby its different components (eg, working memory, episodic memory) are defined and thoroughly explored Such an approach assumes, for the most part, that all information is treated equally within each of these components Contrarily, a functional approach looks at memory considering its potential role(s) The adaptive memory framework combines...

CONFERENCE: DEVELOPMENT OF FAMILY RECEPTION FOR CHILDREN WITHOUT PARENTAL SUPPORT | 17 JUNE | 18:30 | ONLINE

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that “… the child, for the full and harmonious development of his personality, must grow up within the family, in an environment of happiness, love and understanding” The data indicate that the family nucleus and/or community-based care is the most likely way to...

CONFERENCE: FEMINIST THOUGHT AND GENDER STUDIES – A BRIEF PRESENTATION | 27 MAY | 18:30 | ONLINE

This conference will focus on the emergence and importance of gender studies, presenting the “feminist revolution” from the point of view of the social sciences Topics covered will include: how gender (as a social concept) became an analytical category in the social sciences, how The feminist perspective has influenced the analysis and understanding of various issues of...

CONFERENCE: THE INTESTINE-BRAIN AXIS – THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIET AND MENTAL HEALTH | 20 MAY | 18:30 | ONLINE

The brain has long been regarded as the organ controlling and modulating the functions of all other organs through the nervous system The gastrointestinal system is no exception, although recent data demonstrate the bidirectionality of this communication, thus identifying the gut-brain axis It is of particular interest the strong relationship between the nature of the microbial community...

Conference "Importance of Self-Determination for the Quality of Life of People with Intellectual Development Disorder" | 21 January | 18:30 | online

It is indisputable that mental health, whose main aspects are emotional well-being and rewarding social and interpersonal relationships, is an essential ingredient in anyone's quality of life, and is therefore a goal for all people, including people with intellectual disability Believing that people with PDI (Developmental Disorder...

Conference "Psychology 4.0: New Technologies and their impact on the field of Psychology" | 14 January | 18:30 | online

Rapid technological developments led to significant advances in different fields New technologies, such as the Internet Of Things or Artificial Intelligence (AI), enable to remotely monitor patients or to learn more about disorders and factors affecting our quality of life, or adapting information to formats that are easily consumed by people Additionally, AI is also...