We are open for submissions for the 2025 PCE Europe Symposium. Our symposium theme is Growing in Difficult and Challenging Places.
On this page you will find information about presentation types, guidance for abstracts, and the submission process (including links to the submission portals).
Submission key dates
| Date | |
|---|---|
| Call for Papers and Workshop Presentations opens | 13/01/2025 |
| Deadline for Keynote submissions | 31/03/2025 |
| Abstract submission deadline | 30/04/2025 |
| Completion of review process | 30/07/2025 |
| Notifications for accepted papers | 15/08/2025 |
If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact us at pce-europe-glasgow25@strath.ac.uk.
Presentation types
All presentation types can be delivered either in-person or online. We will ask you to indicate your preferred mode of delivery during the submission process.
Keynote speech (60 minutes + Q&A)
We wish to find two keynote speakers through this open call. Our purpose is to give a platform to two colleagues who may not have the typical profile of someone who would usually be invited to be a keynote speaker.
Because we want to give equivalent value to the online space, we would like to invite the keynote on the pre-symposium day (Thursday) to be delivered online. This can be delivered from our campus facilities (if the keynote speaker is attending the pre-symposium in person) or from any location you might choose.
All keynote speakers will be invited to attend the pre-symposium and symposium at no cost. Those who wish to attend in person will be provided with 3 nights' accommodation in central Glasgow (20, 21 & 22 November), travel to/from the symposium (from within Europe), and an invitation to the dinner and ceilidh held on Saturday evening.
Submissions from this presentation type should meet all the criteria outlined in the guidance for abstracts (below). Submissions that are not selected from the call for keynotes will be transferred for consideration as Long Paper submissions.
The call for submissions to give a keynote speech is now closed.
Short paper (20 minutes + Q&A)
Long paper (40 minutes + Q&A)
A paper is an oral presentation (or talk). Parallel sessions will be 90 minutes in length, therefore three short papers or one long and one short paper will be scheduled together in each session. It must be made clear in the abstract why a long paper (rather than a short paper) is proposed.
Workshop (90 minutes)
A workshop is an experiential, interactive opportunity for personal and/or professional learning. We are particularly interested in hearing from practitioners who may not have offered workshops in this context before, whether they are experienced or just starting out - and whether they are academics or more practice focussed. We are also keen to hear from those who are involved in exploring the use of creative arts.
Structured discussion (90 minutes)
A structured discussion involves a group discussion on a relevant theme with the audience led by one or more facilitators. The organiser of the structured discussion will manage the session. Each facilitator should offer a brief introduction to their own perspective on the discussion theme (max. 5 minutes) and then open the discussion to the audience.
Mini-symposium (90 minutes)
A mini-symposium consists of 3-4 short papers focused on a common theme. A discussant may be included on the panel to discuss the papers in relation to the main symposium theme. The organiser of the mini-symposium will manage the session. There is a separate mini-symposium submission portal. The organiser of the mini-symposium will log in, create the submission and upload an abstract that provides an overview of the mini-symposium then invite each presenter to log in and submit their individual abstract.
Lightning talks (3-5 minutes: students only)
A lightning talk is a very brief presentation on a subject of relevance to the field. Submissions for lightning talks are invited exclusively from students. Lightning talks will be grouped together in short sessions.
Posters
Posters provide a way to share your research with colleagues in a visual way. Posters will be available to delegates throughout the symposium. A dedicated poster session will be scheduled when poster presenters can expect to discuss their poster with delegates. Printed poster dimensions for the in-person symposium should approximate 24" x 36" (61 cm x 91 cm). Online posters should be available in PDF format. We encourage in-person posters to also be made available online.
Guidance for abstracts
All abstracts should be no longer than 400 words. We do not require your abstract to follow a specific structure, however it is important that you make it as clear as possible how your submission meets the following criteria as these will be used by us to assess it.
Please follow the submission steps on the portal, and do not enter any personal details within the body of the abstract.
Abstracts that are accepted for the symposium will be shared with delegates through the EventsAir app.
| Criteria | Keynote | General call |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Addresses the symposium theme: growing in difficult and challenging places | Essential | Desirable* |
| 2. Is grounded in/by PCE theory or links are made explicit | Essential | Essential |
| 3. Offers an innovative and/or minoritised perspective | Essential | Desirable* |
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4. Communicates: a. The main purpose of the submission b. How it will be approached in the proposed format so that delegates know what to expect c. Its relevance and applicability to therapeutic practice |
Essential | Essential |
| 5. If reporting research findings, includes a brief overview of study design, methods, results and implications | Essential (if relevant) | Essential (if relevant) |
*These criteria will be used to prioritise submissions if required (see submission process, below).
Submission process
Use this link to access the submission portal.
Use this link to access the mini-symposium portal.
You will be asked to indicate the nature of your submission (e.g. research, theory, practice, training, socio-political, community, personal development) and to which person-centred and experiential modality/modalities it relates.
We ask you to limit your involvement to participating in no more than three submissions.
If we have too many submissions for the time and space we have available, we will prioritise submissions that address the symposium theme and/or offer an innovative and/or minoritised perspective (see criteria in guidance for abstracts). We may request that you change the type of presentation (e.g. from long paper to short paper; in-person to online; paper/workshop to poster or pre-recorded video).