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