CONGRESS

SYGAPA MEN’S AND FATHER’S (DAD’S) DIGNITY

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INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON FAMILY AND EQUALITY

'JUSTICE AND DAD’S’ & MEN’S DIGNITY’

CONGRÈS INTERNATIONALE POUR LA FAMILLE ET L'ÉGALITE
'JUSTICE ET DIGNITÉ MASCULINE ET PATERNELLE'



ORGANISED BY

MEN’S AND FATHERS’ DIGNITY ASSOCIATION GREECE (SYGAPA)

ORGANISÉ PAR

L’ ASSOCIATION GRECQUE POUR LA DIGNITÉ MASCULINE ET PATERNELLE

(SYGAPA)



Programme - Abstract Book

Programme - Livre des Résumés









DRAMA, GREECE, 2-5 JANUARY 2009

DRAMA, GRÈCE, JANVIER 2-5 2009



Co-organisers: Prefecture of Drama ,

Technological Educational Institute of Kavala



Coorganisateurs: Préfecture de Drama,

Institut Technologique de l’ Éducation de Kavala





EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

OF MEN’S AND FATHERS’ DIGNITY ASSOCIATION GREECE



Nicolas Spitalas, President

Georgios Moumouzias, Vice-President

Konstantina Giannaki, General Secretary

Keimis Krionas, Special Secretary

Theodoros Melissaris, Treasurer

Georges Litsakis, Member of Office

Niki Balati, Member of Office



CONFERENCE SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE



Wassilios Fthenakis, Professor

Dimitrios Emmanouloudis, Professor

Nicolas Spitalas, Professor

Georgia Tzamalouka, PhD

Ioannis Lambrou, PhD

Stefka Kitanova, PhD





Organising Chair: Nicolas Spitalas



Compilation, Presentation and Edition

of the Conference Programme-Abstract Book: Ioannis Lambrou









PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE





When Men’s and Fathers’ Dignity Association Greece (SYGAPA) appeared five years ago, it called for the establishment of gender equality within society and the family. Back then Greek society ignored divorce-related issues, which were just the common secret of one million Greek divorcees.



Since then these issues were discussed within scientific and political circles, but came to a standstill at a point when the Greek law had to be improved. Varied interests have reversed the progress of family law, which has gone back to the middle ages, at a time when, throughout the planet, especially in the western world, mature and civilized people are tracking down divorce-related problems and are solving them both judicially and socially.



Divorce affects the future of a society, a country, therefore it affects all its citizens.



It has financial, social, psychological, legal, professional, institutional and political sides.



At a time when in the rest of the world there are movements for progress, welfare, as well as personal and social recognition, inequalities in Greece are on the increase.



At a time when, for example in Canada, France and Malta, divorce-related claims are politically embraced and systematically supported by coordinated actions of both men and women, in Greece we are moving backwards. We have left divorcees to their fate, without social welfare, without family courts with specialised and experienced judges, without social services, without arbitration, without shared custody, without protection against blackmail regarding alimony and parent-child contact.



The voice of Men’s and Fathers’ Dignity Association Greece (SYGAPA) has now reached the rest of Europe and the globe. In unity with the voice of the whole world, it forces states to listen to the needs of three million people in Greece , two hundred million people in Europe and billions in the whole world, minors and adults, who are affected by divorce.



Today these voices begin to sound like one and firmly express their problems in a scientific way, calling for their immediate resolution like a single clenched fist.



We are already creating a European forum and a European confederation with political authorities and we ask from every active citizen to understand our cause and support it.



Nicolas Spitalas, 02/01/2009

Spitalas@teikav.edu.gr, Spitalas@yahoo.gr





INDEX OF SESSION CHAIRS,

AUTHORS OF PAPERS

AND PRESENTERS

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER OF SURNAME



Askitis, Thanos




PhD in Psychiatry, President of the Hellenic Association

of Mental and Sexual Health, Athens , Greece



Chirdaris, Vassilis


Attorney at Law, Lawyer of Human Rights, Athens, Greece



Christodoulakis, Theodosios




Phd in Psychiatry, Psychiatrist, Psychoanalyst, Director of EOPS,

Member of International Society of Psychiatry, Athens , Greece



Dallaire, Yvon


MA in Psychology, Option Santé, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada



Emmanouloudis, Dimitrios


Professor of the Technological Educational Institute of Kavala , Greece



Fthenakis, Wassilios


Professor of Developmental Psychology, Free University Bozen , Germany



Galanopoulos, Nikos




LLB, Ex-Lawyer, Special Researcher of Human Rigths, Athens , Greece



Golden, Tom


LCSW, Webhealing.com, Gaithersburg , MD , U.S.A.



Hasanagas, Nikolaos


PhD in Social Sciences, Technological Educational Institute of Kavala , Greece



Kalfopoulou, Iphigenia


Chairman of the Greek Adoptees Reunion Registry, Thessaloniki , Greece



Kalierou, Liana




ΜΑ in Family Therapy, MA in Developmental Psychology,

Member of the American Psychotherapy Association, Athens , Greece



Kambouri, Fani






Postgraduate Researcher at the Laboratory of Methodology Research in Health

and Safety-Related Topics, Department of Social Work,

Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete , Greece



Kammer, Jack




MSW, LGSW, MBA, The Center for Men and Boys in Social Policy,

Baltimore MD , U.S.A.



Karavidas, George


BA in Psychology, Gymnast, Athens , Greece



Kitanova, Stefka




PhD in Chemistry and Biology, President of European Association of Teachers Bulgaria ,

Sofia, Bulgaria



Kouros, Ioannis






Child Psychiatrist, M.D., DEAPA, C.E.S.,

President of the Association of Psychology and Psychiatry for Adults and Children,

Athens, Greece



Kupstis, Ken


Journalist, BA in Communication Arts, Assistant to CNN Miami Bureau , FL , U.S.A.



Kyrou, Georgios




Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ,

Greece



Lambrou, Ioannis




PhD in Men's Studies, Associate of the Undergraduate Gender Studies Programme

of the University of Athens , Greece



Lorandos, Demosthenes






PhD in Philosophy, JD, Clinical Psychologist, Attorney at Law,

Nationally Recognized Expert on False Allegations of Physical and Sexual Abuse,

Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.



Maamer, Kerim


Responsible of the Center of Parental Rights, Brussels , Belgium



Markatos, Nikos


Professor, Ex-Rector of the National Technical University of Athens , Greece



Moumouzias, Georgios




Vice-President of Men’s and Fathers’ Dignity Association Greece,

Inspector of the Greek Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare, Thessaloniki , Greece



Pakas, Michalis


Member of Men’s and Fathers’ Dignity Association Greece



Piromalli, Amédéo
President, I-Comme-Identité, Paris, France

Sampani, Helen






Postgraduate Researcher at the Laboratory of Methodology Research in Health

and Safety-Related Topics, Department of Social Work,

Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete , Greece



Spitalas, Nicolas




Professor of the Technological Educational Institute of Kavala ,

Founder and President of Men’s and Fathers’ Dignity Association Greece



Tripolitou, Dionisia




ΜΑ in Sociology, Trainer of Adults, Advisor of Familial Planning and Human Potential,

Kos, Greece



Tromp, Pieter




PhD in Paedagogics/Child Psychology, Father Knowledge Center Europe ,

Utrecht, The Netherlands

Tsilimbari, Alexandra








Postgraduate Researcher at the Laboratory of Methodology Research in Health

and Safety-Related Topics, Department of Social Work,

Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete , Greece



Tsirvoula, Fani


Attorney at Law, Ex-Judge, Athens , Greece



Tsopani, Kleopatra






Postgraduate Researcher at the Laboratory of Methodology Research in Health

and Safety-Related Topics, Department of Social Work,

Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete , Greece



Tzamalouka, Georgia






PhD in Sociology, Instructor at the Laboratory of Methodology Research in Health

and Safety-Related Topics, Department of Social Work,

Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Crete , Greece



Vanderheyden, Jean-Émile


Phd in Neuropsychiatry, Hôpital André Vésale, Montigny-le-Tilleul, Belgium



Van Ginkel, Joost


Film Director, The Netherlands



Verdis, Athanasios




Lecturer, Department of Philosophy, Pedagogy and Psychology,

University of Athens, Greece



Whiston, Robert




Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Chairman of the Equal Parenting Federation,

United Kingdom



Willekens, Michel




Founder, Militant Member, International Network " La Vie des Pères",

Co-founder of "Collectif des Pères Séparés – SOS Papa Bruxelles - Wallonie", Belgium



Zafiropoulos, Sarantis




Assistant Professor of Architecture, School of Architecture , Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ,

Greece



Zohrab, Peter Douglas
LLB, BA, BA (Hons), President of the New Zealand Equality Education Foundation,
Paraparaumu, New Zealand

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

FRIDAY, JANUARY 2
WELCOME SPEECHES – DRAMA PREFECTURE AMPHITHEATRE
7:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m.
Nicolas Spitalas, President of Men’s and Fathers’
Dignity Association Greece, Politicians and other guests
– DINNER –
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3
SESSION I – DRAMA PREFECTURE AMPHITHEATRE
THE ROLE OF THE FATHER FROM PAST TO PRESENT
9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Robert Whiston
Law is Parochial
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Robert Whiston
Children Act 1989: The Elimination of Shared Parenting
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Pieter Tromp
Benefits of Post-Divorce Shared Parenting
and the Situation in the Netherlands , Belgium and Germany
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Liana Kalierou
Father and Daugther
– COFFEE BREAK –
SESSION II – DRAMA PREFECTURE AMPHITHEATRE
THE FAILINGS OF THE LAW OF DIVORCE AND SEPARATION
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 p.m.
Demosthenes Lorandos
Parental Alienation Syndrome:
Detractors and the Junk Science Vacuum
11:45 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Peter Douglas Zorhab
The Move to Female Subjectivity
As the Standard for Law and Policy
12:45 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Theodosios Christodoulakis
The Effects of Divorce on the Psychology of Children and Adults
1:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Kerim Maamer
Opinion sur les créances alimentaires
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Amédéo Piromalli
Enquêtes sociales
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Thanos Askitis
False Accusations of Sexual Acts during Conflictual Divorces
1:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Michel Willekens
Rapport d’introduction à la problématique
des destructions familiales par les dysfonctionnements
de la Justice et des Institutions ayant pour cause
une discrimination de sexe
SESSION III – DRAMA PREFECTURE AMPHITHEATRE
HUMAN RIGHTS
2:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Vassilis Chirdaris
Child Custody in Europe
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Nikos Galanopoulos
The European Law
– LUNCH BREAK – HOTEL XENIA –
SESSION IV – HOTEL XENIA CONFERENCE CENTRE
FAMILY-RELATED SOCIAL ISSUES
4:00 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Georgios Kyrou
Children Sometimes Take Revenge
4:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Jean-Émile Vandreheyden
La pénibilité des divorces conflictuels:
Αpologie pour une prise de conscience sociétale
4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Nicolas Spitalas
Le rôle de l’ école et des médecins aux enfants du divorce
4:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
George Karavidas
The Right to be a Man and a Father
5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Sarantis Zafiropoulos
1+2+3: Six difficult pieces:1x2x3
– COFFEE BREAK –
SESSION V – HOTEL XENIA CONFERENCE CENTRE
MISUSES OF JUSTICE
5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Fani Tsirvoula
Issues Regarding the Assignment of the Custody of Children
after the Breakup of Marriage
5:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Nikos Markatos
Justice against Me
6:00 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
Nicolas Spitalas
Divorce et justice
6:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Fani Kambouri & Georgia Tzamalouka
The Institution of Justice as a Means of Aggressiveness-Extortion
by the Woman/Mother against the Man/Father
SUNDAY, JANUARY 4
SESSION VI – DRAMA PREFECTURE AMPHITHEATRE
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY
9:00 a.m – 9:15 a.m.
Yvon Dallaire
La réelle fonction du père
9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.
Ioannis Kouros
Parental Disharmony in Children with Disturbances
in their Character
9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Athanasios Verdis
Children’s Narratives during their Discussions with Adults
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Dionisia Tripolitou
Familial Stereotypes and the Impact of Children's Behaviour
in the Family
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Iphigenia Kalfopoulou
Adoptions and Fathers
– COFFEE BREAK –
SESSION VII – DRAMA PREFECTURE AMPHITHEATRE
MAN-WOMAN RELATIONS
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Georgia Tzamalouka, Helen Sampani, Alexandra Tsilimbari, & Tsopani Kleopatra
The Aggressivity of Woman within the Couple
12:00 noon – 12:30 p.m.
Nikolaos Hasanagas
Gender Relations and Power: “Existential Imperialism”?
12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Ken Kupstis
Caveat Amator: Strategies for Men during False Allegations
SESSION VIII – DRAMA PREFECTURE AMPHITHEATRE
MEN’S LABOUR
1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Georgios Moumouzias
Labor and Equality: Myth and Reality
1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Jack Kammer
Gender Diversity in the Social Work Profession
SESSION IX – HOTEL XENIA CONFERENCE CENTRE
ISSUES OF GENDER POLICY
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Wassilios Fthenakis
The Father as More than (Just) Breadwinner:
The Prospects of a Family Policy Sensible to Fathers
2:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Ioannis Lambrou
Proposals for a Greek Men's Studies Research Plan
– LUNCH BREAK –
SESSION X - HOTEL XENIA CONFERENCE CENTRE
FILM SCREENINGS
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Joost Van Ginkel
Sand, 2008, Stichting Zand, The Netherlands
Discussant: Pieter Tromp
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Tom Golden
Men's Issues Potentially Impacting All 149 Million Men and Boys
in the U.S. (2008)
Discussant: Ioannis Lambrou
SESSION XI - HOTEL XENIA CONFERENCE CENTRE
CONCLUSIONS - ASSEMBLY
OF MEN’S AND FATHERS’ DIGNITY ASSOCIATION GREECE
5:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Conference Conclusions
5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Presentation of Men’s and Fathers’ European Programme
6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Assembly of Men’s and Fathers’ Dignity Association Greece (SYGAPA)
MONDAY, JANUARY 5
SESSION XII - HOTEL XENIA CONFERENCE CENTRE
EXHIBITION AND EXCURSIONS
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Exhibition
10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Excursions
– CONFERENCE ENDS –

SESSION CHAIRS
SESSION I
Chair:
Wassilios Fthenakis (wassilios@fthenakis.de)
SESSION II
Chair:
Georgios Kyrou ( gkyrou@gmail.com )
SESSION III
Chair:
Georgios Moumouzias ( moumouz@physics.auth.gr )
SESSION IV
Chair:
Michalis Pakas ( vadevale@yahoo.gr)
SESSION V
Chair:
Athanassios Verdis ( oxoniana@gmail.com )
SESSION VI
Chair:
Pieter Tromp (vaderkenniscentrum@gmail.com)
SESSION VII
Chair:
Stefka Kintanova ( butsa13@abv.bg )
SESSION VIII
Chair:
Robert Whiston (robert.whiston@talktalk.net)
SESSION IX
Chair:
Peter Douglas Zorhab (peter@zohrab.name)
SESSION X
Chair:
Dimitrios Emmanouloudis ( demmano@teikav.edu.gr )
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