The next year provides us with two opportunities to meet as an Association,
firstly on the 8th October 2023 when ESPA co-hosts and supports the ISCoS
Psychosocial Special Interest Group preconference, and then on 25th and 26th
April 2024 for our usual 2 day meeting, hosted by the Netherlands. There is
more information about both events, including the first abstract call for April in
the newsletter and a great overview or Marcel's Keynote presentation.

This newsletter also includes reviews of other conferences and events
members have attended and some great innovations on our website.

First Call for Papers; Spinal Cord Injury: Quality of Life

Applications for the scholarships are available to those who will be submitting an abstract for the 11th ESPA Conference to be held 25th to 26th April 2024 in Nijmegen.

We are excited to confirm that our 11th conference will be hosted in the Netherlands on Thursday 25th to Friday 26th April 2024. Conference Theme 'Quality of life and the interdisciplinary contribution'.
We're delighted to share that our keynote speaker for this conference will be Professor Marcel Post.
The presentation promises to be very interesting, please see his outline in the newsletter.

We are excited to bring you our programme for our 10th conference to be hosted in
Dublin in May 2022. We have representation from over 7 nations including Germany,
the Netherlands, France, and Ireland, and a diverse and packed event with focus on
whole person rehabilitation, emotional wellbeing, health equality and lived
experience.

Plans are well under way for our Dublin meeting in May and we’re hoping that many travel, there’s a live stream option for day 1.

I am so pleased to be saying hello through our first e-Newsletter and it was fabulous to see 70 members connecting during our virtual conference. Although not in person the warmth, sense of community and friendships were still so apparent.

Connecting you with cutting edge developments in SCI psychology across the world through the inaugural ISCoS Psychosocial and ESPA pre-conference.  Launch of the ISCoS psychology international dataset initiative and the first survey of clinical measures used. Invaluable COVID19 resources at the start of the pandemic.

The most informative and best networking conference of the year!  A transformational programme that lives the values of co-production and lived experience with the first Professor Kennedy Award presentation about mindfulness and self compassion in SCI and workshop about integrating peer support in SCI rehabilitation and community services.

Challenge your thinking and practice through finding out how Rehabilitation Psychology values can be your and your client’s lived experience.  Key ‘take homes’ from the fabulous ISCoS 2019 conference and Australian Psychology Association pre-conference event.

An invitation to join ESPA’S 8^th Conference and share your research and skills.  Connecting members with Tijn Van Dieman’s editorial about SELF-SCI research.

ESPA launches a new way to connect members with its work and celebrates the amazing legacy of its founder, launching the Professor Paul Kennedy Scholarship Award, and an in-conference award voted by delegates in recognition of Mrs Linda Hall, ESPA Secretary 2005-2014.

Find out more about continuing professional development events across the world.