Charis Katakis

Charis Katakis is a Ph.D. Psychologist.^[1] The Laboratory for the Study of Human Relations, which she founded, is a member of:

• The Training chamber of the European Association of Family Therapy (EFTA)
• The European Association of Psychotherapy(EAP)
• Hellenic Association of Systemic Therapy (HELASYTH)

She is involved in the clinical psychology field, education specialists in the area of mental health research and related publications. She is an approved supervisor of the American Association of Family and Marriage Therapy (AAMFT), at the founders’ level. In 2007 she has been awarded honorary membership to the European Association of Psychotherapy.

She has played an active role in many organizations and associations:

1. The first president of the Hellenic Association for Systemic Therapy (HELASYTH)
2. Board member of the Chamber of the National Family Therapy Associations, of the European Family Therapy Association (EFTA)Laboratory for the Study of Human Relations.
3. Board member of the Therapy Center for Depended Individuals (KETHEA)
4. Board member of the National Organization for Combating Drugs (OKANA).
5. Founding member of the Greek Systems Group
6. Board member of AXIOTIS (an association for the improvement of the functioning of
7. Board member and twice candidate for president of the International Association of Family Therapy (IFTA).
8. Chair person of the IFTA 1996 International Congress which was organized by the public sector).

Some of her thoughts and concepts have been mentioned as follows :

In one of hers books called "Reflections on the state of Greek psychology" she explains why the developments in Greece have been delayed enough and also why the recent ones have not been invisible and perceptible to the World Wide Web and the associations concerning the psychology situation in Greece.

In addition, the operational definition of her notion in the book called "The self-referential conceptual system" is the self-reference,^[2] a central idea in the context of cognitive science.It describes the way a particular person, family or any other social group apprehends itself in relation to its environment and its aggregated life situation.

"Even a superficial glimpse of the family therapy field would be enough to convince anyone that family dynamics and interactional patterns are almost invariably discussed as universal and stable phenomena.".^[3] Different processes for different therapies is the logo for therapist's actions, therapeutic bond, and outcome.

Teleonomic entropy: In order to make it more suitable for understanding the functioning of such biopsychosocial systems, its definition has to be extended.This article recommends the new sense of teleonomic entropy.^[4] Teleonomic entropy at the physicochemical level is related to, but not self-same to, physicochemical entropy.

Titles based on Biblionet

• (2012) The three identities of the Greek family, Scope
• (2012) The tame snake god, Scope
• (2012) The purple liquid Field
• (2008) The tame snake God, Greek Letters
• (1998) The three identities of the Greek family, Greek letter
• (1995) The purple liquid, Greek letter

Participation in collaborative projects

• (2011) Me and you ... and others, Armos
• (2010) The training of psychotherapists in Greece Asimakis P.
• (2009) Systems approach, Greek Letters
• (2003) The talisman, Greek letters

Other Titles

• (2005) Androutsopoulou, Athens, innocent language of our dreams, Greek Letters
• (2005) with map and compass, Greek Letters
• (2003) With eraser and mirror, Greek Letters
• (2002) McGoldrick, Monica, opening the old chests, Greek Letters
• (2000) Meth, Richard L., Men in therapy, Greek Letters
• (2000) Minuchin, Salvador, Families and family therapy, Greek Letters
• (1999) Kefalas, Asterios G., The business in the 21st century, Greek Letters
• (1998) Pittman, Frank, The man in crisis, Greek Letters
• (1998) Psaltis, Evi, The eagle feather therapist, Greek Letters
• (1997) Gergen, Kenneth J., The saturated self, Greek Letters
• (1997) Bruner, Jerome, Acts of meaning, Greek Letters
• (1997) Mindell, Arnold, Conversing with the body of your dreams, Greek Letters
• (1996) Mishler, Elliot G., Interview survey, Greek Letters

References

External links

• Official website