PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Abstract submission deadline is over. You are still welcome to participate in the conference.
Themes of the Conference
Meaning of Philosophical Counselling
Fundamental assumptions in Philosophical Counselling
Characteristics of and conditions for Philosophical Counselling
Use of psychological tools and methods in Philosophical Counselling
Approaches and Perspectives in Philosophical Counselling
Structure and of Philosophical Counselling
Methods in Philosophical Counselling: Socratic Dialogue, Maieutics, Dialectic, etc
Experiences of Philosophical Counselling in various settings: Self-help groups, Philosophy Cafés, Philo dramas, Bibliotherapy, etc.
Approaches to Philosophical Counselling: Rationalist, Existential, Mindfulness, etc.
Methods and tools of philosophical counselling from Indian philosophy
Relevance of thinkers & philosophers for Philosophical Counselling
Foundational assumptions about mental illnesses and mental health
Debates around the diagnosis of mental health concerns
Nature of philosophical discussions in Philosophical Counselling
Ethics of philosophical counsellor
Who can be a philosophical counsellor?
Any other relevant topic related to either the above sub-themes or the broader theme of the conference.
Abstract Submission Guidelines
Word document with your abstract to include:
§ Title of the paper.
§ Author names and affiliations: Provide authors' affiliation details, including full institution name and country.
§ Abstract: A concise and factual abstract not exceeding 250 words is required.
Paper Submission Guidelines
§ Chicago Style Guide
§ 12-point Times New Roman font.
§ All paragraphs and body text 'justified' and single-spaced.
§ One line should separate paragraphs or sections. Do not indent paragraphs.
§ Set page size to A4.
§ Margins: Microsoft Word ‘Normal’ (2.54 cm).
§ Submissions not to exceed 5,000 words each (including tables, figures, and references).
§ Main headings, subheadings and sub-subheadings should be formatted as in the example below. No more than three levels of headings should be included.
§ All figures must be inserted in a JPEG image format, within the page margins. Centre images. Do not insert loose objects such as arrows, lines, or text boxes. Number and caption below the figure (Figure 1: Caption), centre aligned.
§ Tables should be created within the Microsoft Word document, should fit onto one A4 page and should be numbered and captioned below the table, centre aligned.
§ Bold any section/paragraph headers and left align.
§ Do not use any page headers, footers, or page numbers (footnotes are acceptable).
§ Use only the portrait layout. Do not include any pages in the landscape layout.
§ References to be single-spaced (indented after the first line of reference).
§ Title page information to include:
§ Title of the paper.
§ Author names and affiliations: Provide authors' affiliation details (where the work was done) including full institution name and country.
§ Abstract: A concise and factual abstract not exceeding 250 words is required.
§ Keywords: Immediately following the abstract provide a minimum of three keywords.
§ Submission of a paper implies that the work has not been published before.
§ Title your email with your attached paper “ICPC Paper Submission” and send it to pc2022conference@gmail.com