Behavioral Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence. New Times, New Strategies

The past 23 i 24 de novembre del 2017 The 6th Catalan Congress of Child and Adolescent Mental Health was held at the CosmoCaixa Barcelona.

This edition addressed the issue of conduct disorders from a multidisciplinary and intersectoral perspective.

The program was set up in different debate tables: Clinic I, Clinic II, Interventions, Research Finally, one last thing about the attacks carried out in August 2017. Prèviament va haver-hi una conferència inaugural que va aportar una visió antropològica de la qüestió. El Congrés va incloure també la presentació de pòsters centrats en la temàtica anunciada.

In this 6th edition, the organization of the Congress was the responsibility of Catalan Congress of Mental Health Foundation, along with the participation of a broad collective of professionals from the Organizing and Scientific Committee, and the support of different entities and institutions in the sector, worked together for the success of the Congress.

Josep Moya Àngels Vives

President of the Organizing Committee President of the FCCSM

What has the Congress contributed?.

• Has permitted give voice to different models and disciplines within a framework of respect and collaborative spirit.
• It has been an intense emotional experience to be able to share with almost five hundred colleagues the pulse of the plural, multidisciplinary, and singular thought of each speaker, filling both rooms (Auditorium and Agora).
• The need has become apparent to share the difficulties and proposals regarding working with children, adolescents, families, schools, primary care professionals, and social services.
• Ha suposat un espai de reflexió intens i plural que ha fet palesa la importància d’address behavioral problems in a diverse and committed way, més enllà de l’etiquetatge diagnòstic, per part dels professionals que tenim una responsabilitat ètica sobre la generació actual i envers les generacions futures.
• In particular, it has also become clear that in the face of such serious situations that occur in our society, such as the August 2017 attacks, professionalment ens hem sentit interpel·lats i ens sensibilitza molt més enllà del que passa al despatx o al servei.
• The experience of shared work between the members of the Organizing and Scientific Committees with the Catalan Mental Health Congress Foundation opens us new opportunities for the creation of spaces for thought, debate, and participation, que ens permetin de dotar-nos de millors instruments per la nostra tasca.